# Technical Program Manager, Manufacturing Test

**Company:** [Cerebras Systems](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/cerebras-systems)
**Location:** Sunnyvale, CA
**Role:** Technical Program Management
**Salary:** $150k – $220k/yr
**Experience:** 3+ years
**Skills:** Program Management, Project Management, Manufacturing Test, New Product Introduction, Test Hardware, Test Software, Semiconductor Manufacturing, Test Automation, Manufacturing Execution Systems, Risk Management, Quality Control, Change Control, PMP, Six Sigma
**Posted:** 2026-08-26

> Drives manufacturing test programs for hardware and software from new product introduction through high-volume production, coordinating engineering, manufacturing, quality, and external partners. Requires 3+ years of technical program management experience in hardware, electronics, or semiconductor manufacturing.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Own manufacturing test programs end-to-end, from new product introduction (NPI) through qualification, production ramp, and sustaining, covering board-, sub-module-, and system-level test hardware and software.
- Build and drive program plans, including milestones, dependencies, critical paths, and entry/exit gates.
- Coordinate test, hardware and software engineering, manufacturing operations, quality, and external manufacturing partners.
- Partner with program-level TPMs to roll up test readiness, risks, and dependencies into broader product programs.
- Maintain a risk register, surface issues early, and drive issues to closure with clear owners and dates.
- Own the qualification-to-production handoff, ensuring test changes are validated, controlled, and ready for production.
- Run reviews, status reporting, and metrics covering yield, test time, throughput, and capacity.
- Plan test capacity and readiness ahead of production ramps.

## Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 3+ years of technical program or project management experience in a hardware, electronics, or semiconductor manufacturing environment.
- Demonstrated success driving cross-functional programs to schedule without direct authority.
- Working knowledge of manufacturing test and/or the NPI-to-production lifecycle.
- Technical fluency across test hardware and software.
- Clear, data-driven communication with technical and leadership audiences.

## Nice-to-haves
- Experience with contract manufacturers or multiple manufacturing sites.
- Exposure to test development, automation, or manufacturing execution systems (MES).
- Familiarity with quality and change-control practices in high-reliability environments.
- PMP, Six Sigma, or equivalent certification.

## Compensation
- Base salary: $150,000-$220,000 annually.
- Additional compensation may include bonus and equity.

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