Senior Software Program Manager

Austin HQfull time

On Site

senior

H1B: no

Ambiqmicroinc The Senior Software Program Manager at Ambiqmicroinc will lead planning, coordination, and execution of embedded software development programs for AmbiqSuite SDK on ARM Cortex-M SoCs. This role requires collaboration across multiple engineering teams and geographies to deliver software solutions.

Responsibilities

Lead planning, scheduling, and execution of multiple embedded software development programs from pre-silicon development through production releases.
Develop integrated project plans by working directly with engineering teams to estimate effort, identify dependencies, and define realistic milestones.
Track execution across multiple projects, proactively identifying schedule risks, resource constraints, and technical dependencies.
Partner with design engineering and management to prioritize work, balance resources across programs, and recommend trade-offs when schedules or staffing change.
Coordinate software activities with SoC architecture, RTL design, design verification, validation, applications engineering, product management, and marketing teams.
Drive cross-functional communication, issue resolution, and timely escalation of program risks.
Monitor software quality metrics, defect trends, release readiness, and execution health throughout the development lifecycle.
Develop program dashboards and executive status reports that provide clear visibility into schedules, risks, dependencies, and resource utilization.
Support software release planning, customer commitments, and product launch activities.

Qualification

Excellent analytical

Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field; Master's degree preferred.
10+ years of technical program management or engineering leadership experience in embedded software within semiconductor or consumer electronics development.
Strong understanding of embedded software development practices, software development lifecycles, and Agile methodologies.
Experience developing integrated project schedules from engineering estimates and managing execution across multiple concurrent programs.
Working knowledge of software development workflows, CI/CD systems, defect tracking, release management, and project management tools.
Ability to communicate effectively with software developers and technical leaders and to translate technical discussions into actionable project plans.
Experience coordinating with cross-functional engineering teams including software, RTL design, architecture, design verification, validation, and applications engineering.
Solid understanding of embedded hardware platforms and board-level system design, sufficient to analyze hardware/software dependencies and support bring-up activities.
Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills with the ability to influence decisions across engineering and executive leadership.
Experience with ARM Cortex-M–based embedded systems, RTOS environments, SDK development, or semiconductor product development is highly desirable.
Experience using AI-assisted software development tools and LLMs to improve engineering productivity is a plus.
Must be currently authorized to work in the United States for any employer. We do not sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas (now or in the future) for this role.