As a Senior SoC Technical Program Manager, you will orchestrate the pre-silicon readiness, silicon bring-up, and validation phases for next-generation SOC solutions in Amazon Devices. You will interface with cross-functional engineering teams spanning RTL, verification, bare metal software, firmware, validation, and hardware to ensure successful first silicon boot and production readiness.
Key job responsibilities
- Collaborate with SOC architecture, RTL design, and physical design teams to ensure backend readiness and pre-silicon software readiness including bare metal software, boot ROM, and early firmware on virtual platforms
- Lead end-to-end silicon bring-up from first silicon arrival through successful boot and functional validation, coordinating bare metal software development and IP configuration validation
- Drive Silicon Validation (SV) and Electrical Validation (EV) activities including comprehensive test plans, electrical characterization, and automated test framework development
- Manage BSP development and integration including device drivers, bootloaders, and low-level firmware across all SOC IP blocks
- Coordinate IP vendor-provided software components and drivers with internal BSP development, ensuring proper software abstraction layers and driver interfaces
- Drive effective teamwork and collaboration across silicon design, verification, software, firmware, hardware, and validation teams with competing priorities
- Conduct weekly bring-up status reviews, manage project status and risk reviews from tape-out through production release
- Define and track key bring-up performance metrics including time-to-boot, validation coverage, and issue resolution velocity
- Work with external silicon vendors, IP providers, and validation partners to coordinate bring-up activities and ensure timely delivery of IP configurations and software support
- Create and maintain bring-up process documentation and drive continuous improvement initiatives for future SOC programs
About the team Silicon and Systems Group part of the Amazon Hardware organization, we build a gamut of computing and machine learning technologies - from immersive multi-media experience at home to innovative mobility solutions for robotics. We delivered the Neural Processors AZ1 and AZ2, and the 2025 AZ3 and AZ3 Pro custom-designed silicon chips, and we are just getting started!
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science or equivalent
- 5+ years of software development experience
- 5+ years of technical program management working directly with software engineering teams experience
- Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules
- Experience owning/driving roadmap strategy and definition
- 3+ years of hands-on experience in silicon bring-up, post-silicon validation, or related roles
- Strong understanding of software architecture including bare metal software, firmware, and driver development
- Experience with IP integration, configuration, and associated software interfaces
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field
- Experience with post-silicon validation
- Excellent communication skills across hardware and software
- Strong technical problem-solving skills with ability to dive deep into hardware-software integration issues
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