TPM Lead

The role

You will break down company objectives into actionable milestones across the engineering organization. You will own the schedule across the silicon, systems, and software product development lifecycle.

What you will do

• Break down company objectives into actionable milestones across the engineering org.
• Own the schedule across the silicon development cycle, systems and manufacturing cycle, and software development.
• Coordinate efforts across teams in Mountain View, New York, London, Zurich and Copenhagen.
• Define metrics, create dashboards and other mechanisms to surface information and track progress.
• Identify and mitigate risks to delivery schedules and quality.
• Synthesize complex technical status, trade-offs, and risks into clear updates for executive leadership.

Required qualifications

• 10+ years in semiconductor development
• 3+ years as a TPM or program lead across silicon, systems and software
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to influence without authority
• Experience in companies with complex software/hardware integration
• Proven track record managing internationally distributed engineering teams
• Proficiency with program management tools such as Jira, Asana or Linear
• Experience with every element of the silicon life-cycle from architecture and RTL generation to verification, tapeout, bring-up and post-silicon validation
• Ability to think out-of-the-box to find solutions

Nice to have

• Ph.D. in an electrical engineering discipline
• Familiarity with chiplets and 3D packaging
• Expert at using Linear for program management tracking
• Familiarity with heterogeneous systems used for AI inference
• Experience working with external silicon foundries such as TSMC, Tier II vendors and OSAT vendors
• Experience working at a silicon startup

About the company

Normal is an applied AI company solving the hardest problems in AI and silicon. They build foundational hardware and software for the semiconductor industry, critical AI infrastructure, and the broader systems that power our world.