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Sr. Principal Technical Program Manager – Digital IP Development

NXP Semiconductors


Job Location:

Austin, TX - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 29 September 2026 (21 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 27 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Role Summary:

ACE Digital IP develops reusable Digital IP and subsystems used across NXPs Automotive IoT Networking and RF product portfolios.

We are seeking a Sr. Principal Technical Program Manager to lead Digital IP development from planning through release. This role drives execution across complex engineering programs providing leadership visibility into schedules risks dependencies resources and release readiness while influencing strategy and delivery across multiple NXP product lines

Job Responsibility:

Key responsibilities include:

  • Lead Digital IP and subsystem development programs from planning through IP release and SoC integration readiness.
  • Develop and manage integrated program plans including scope schedules milestones dependencies risks deliverables and release criteria.
  • Drive cross-functional execution across architecture design verification validation software and SoC integration teams.
  • Align stakeholders on IP specifications interfaces integration dependencies release content and handoff requirements.
  • Support portfolio planning resource prioritization and execution visibility across multiple Digital IP programs.
  • Drive risk management issue resolution decision closure and timely escalation.
  • Lead technical reviews program checkpoints and leadership updates communicating status risks actions and key decisions.
  • Build dashboards KPIs and metrics to provide visibility into execution health resource demand and release readiness.

Job Qualifications:

Required Qualifications

  • BSEE required; MSEE preferred with 12 years of Digital IP SoC development or technical program management experience
  • Strong understanding of Digital IP development flows including architecture RTL design verification integration release management and signoff
  • Proven ability to manage complex engineering programs across schedules milestones dependencies risks deliverables and execution tracking
  • Hands-on experience developing dashboards KPIs and analytical reporting solutions using Power BI Excel SQL Jira Confluence Microsoft Project or similar tools.
  • Proven ability to analyze program execution schedule performance resource utilization risk trends and release readiness data to drive informed business and engineering decisions.
  • Experience translating complex engineering and project data into concise executive-level insights recommendations and action plans.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with portfolio planning resource forecasting and capacity management.
  • Experience building executive dashboards KPI frameworks and business intelligence solutions.
  • Experience with AMBA/AHB/AXI protocols memory subsystems ROM RAM Flash LPDDR/DDR and memory controllers.
  • Experience with RTL design micro-architecture verification timing analysis DFT implementation CDC/RDC lint synthesis and signoff flows.
  • Experience supporting automotive industrial safety security or other high-reliability semiconductor programs.

NXP Introduction:

NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) enables a smarter safer and more sustainable world through innovation. As the world leader in secure connectivity solutions for embedded applications NXP is pushing boundaries in the automotive industrial & IoT mobile and communication infrastructure markets.

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Commitment At NXP.

We recognize NXP is a powerful change agent as we continue to deliver innovative solutions that advance a more sustainable future. We remain steadfast in our commitment to sustainability and making measurable year-on-year progress. Also we aim to create an inclusive work environment and we will not tolerate racism discrimination or harassment of any kind. We have programs in place focused on diversity inclusion and equality. Diversity Equality and Inclusion NXP Semiconductors

More information about NXP in the United States...

NXP is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer regardless of age color national origin race religion creed gender sex sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression marital status status as a disabled veteran and/or veteran of the Vietnam Era or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local addition NXP will provide reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified disabled individuals.

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