Principal Technical Program Manager – DSP/Mixed-Signal ASIC Development

BLUE ORIGIN

Principal Technical Program Manager leading mixed-signal ASIC development for Blue Origin's satellite communications. Responsibilities include program management from architecture to production, ensuring timely delivery.

Posted 6/12/2026full-timeBay Area • California, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $249,235 - $348,928 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

DAC

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Drive end-to-end MS/DSP SoC development from architecture freeze through production, including IP selection, design services management, and foundry engagement.
Build and maintain integrated schedules across internal and external covering architecture definition, IP procurement, RTL design, verification, physical implementation, and tapeout.
Coordinate resolution of critical open architecture trades on the overall signal chain including hybrid vs. full digital beamforming, SERDES, IF sampling strategy, ADC/DAC analog interface configuration, and element count.
Track and mitigate technical risks related to power budget, IP maturity (non-silicon-proven DAC), NDA/legal pipelines, and IT/CAD infrastructure readiness.
Align overall DSP requirements including digital beamforming specifications and analog/digital interface definitions between FEIC, Modem, and system-level teams to ensure coherent operation across the full phased-array signal chain.
Manage design services partners and IP vendors including SOW execution, milestone reviews, and technical accountability.
Monitor critical path milestones through tapeout and first silicon bring-up, maintaining schedule confidence through proactive risk management.
Support power, area, and cost optimization trades in collaboration with design and systems engineering teams.
Oversee the post-silicon development phases including bring-up, bench-validation, characterization, qualification and production ramp.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering
10+ years in technical program management or semiconductor development, with direct mixed-signal /DSP ASIC/SoC ownership
5+ years leading complex digital SoC programs from architecture definition through tapeout on advanced process nodes (7 nm or below)
Experience managing external design services vendors and IP licensing agreements across multi-party programs
Demonstrated expertise in program planning, critical-path scheduling, and technical risk management for multi-disciplinary ASIC programs.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance
Paid parental leave
Short and long-term disability
401(k) with a company match of up to 5%
Education Support Program
Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.

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Hard Skills & Tools

SoC developmentIP selectionRTL designverificationphysical implementationtapeoutpower optimizationmixed-signal designdigital signal processingASIC design

Soft Skills

technical program managementrisk managementschedule managementcollaborationcommunicationleadershipproblem-solvingvendor managementmilestone reviewsaccountability