Senior Staff Technical Program Manager, Tenstorrent
AI Datacenter Systems
More information about location
Office located in Santa Clara, CA
Next-generation computing company building computers for AI
Job no longer available
Next-generation computing company building computers for AI
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
More information about location
Office located in Santa Clara, CA
1001+ employees
Company mission
To bring unique solutions to the problems facing AI and machine learning.
Role
Who you are
- If you're passionate about driving AI Datacenter excellence and strategic executional leadership, we invite you to join us in shaping the future of AI compute technologies ahead
- We value collaboration, innovation, curiosity, and a commitment to solving hard problems
- BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field; MS/MBA preferred
- 5+ years of Technical program management in Software, Embedded, Semiconductor, or AI domains
- Strong understanding of hardware/software co-design principles, and experience working with cross-functional teams of developers, test, and Field-Application-Engineering
- Exceptional Program management skills, including the ability to manage multiple programs, prioritize tasks, influence teams and adapt to changing priorities
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams and communicate complex technical concepts
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a proactive approach to identifying and mitigating risks
- Strong experience and devising metrics, roadmaps, dashboards and preparing executive level presentations
- Experience with project & program management tools and methodologies (e.g., Agile, Scrum, JIRA)
- PMP, PgMP, or other relevant project/program management certifications are a plus
What the job involves
- Innovation is hard, and the rewarding journey from concept to deployment is even harder. Technical Program Managers play a critical and pivotal role in driving ecosystems, solving complex challenges, and launching breakthrough products
- Tenstorrent is a dynamic startup at the forefront of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and High-Performance Compute (HPC) innovations. We're on a mission to revolutionize the landscape of AI hardware, software, and RISC-V compute
- Lead and Manage Programs: Drive and manage end-to-end projects involving the design, development, and deployment of AI chip cards, high-performance workstations, and scalable servers within datacenter environments
- Cross-Functional Coordination: Collaborate with hardware and software engineering teams, product management, operations, and other cross-functional teams to ensure alignment on technical specifications, project goals, and deliverables
- Technical Expertise: Provide deep technical guidance on AI chip architectures, interconnects, memory hierarchies, and thermal management to optimize performance and efficiency in datacenter deployments
- Cross-functional Program owner for Cards & Systems portfolio
- Execute across PCB Hardware, Systems FW, Software, Compliance, etc
- Drive schedules, launch readiness, risks, customer features, etc with Product team
- Leadership briefings, Productization, Engineering efficiency
- Define and track clear goals, priorities, and milestones, ensuring alignment with overall Tenstorrent’s corporate goals
- Provide Programmatic guidance, mentorship, and foster a culture of execution within SW teams
- Monitor project progress, identify risks, and proactively implement mitigation strategies
- Own the product road map from end to end
Our take
Tenstorrent is a US- and Canada-based semiconductor startup specializing in processors for AI workloads. Rather than building gneral-purpose CPUs or GPus, the company develops custom chips and sofrware optimized for running moder AI models. As demand for AI accelerates, and as a global chip shortage reshapes the semiconductor industry, these trends have become strong tailwinds for Tenstorrent.
The company’s unique approach is to build for this future software, which it believes will be written at a higher level. Combining this with conditional computing, Tenstorrent supports a scalable distributed network approach that is analogous to a human brain.
While the market for specialized AI hardware is destined to be gigantic, the company has to compete with a plethora of hopeful startups (as well as major tech companies like NVIDIA and Qualcomm). That said, Tenstorrent boasts an excellent trajectory so far, with its latest moves including unveiling its high-end Wormhole AI processors, and a partnership with LG which will see the development of chips for "Affectionate Intelligence".
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
52% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Dec 2024
$693m
SERIES D
Jun 2024
$300m
LATE VC
Total funding: $1.3bn
Company HQ
Flemingdon Park, Toronto, ON
Leadership
Jim Keller
(CEO)Previously Senior VP of Silicon Engineering at Intel Corporation, VP of Autopilot Hardware Engineering at Tesla, Corporate VP and Chief Architect at AMD, and VP of Engineering at Apple.
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