Technical Program Manager - Hardware/Systems, Principal

Join d-Matrix and help build the future of AI inference. We’ve pioneered a memory-centric architecture that brings compute directly into memory, making AI faster, more energy efficient, and accessible on a global scale. From chips and software to rack-scale systems, our team is tackling some of AI infrastructure’s hardest challenges — and shipping breakthrough technology today. If you want to create what comes next and help make infinite inference possible, we’d love to hear from you.

Our culture is built on respect, collaboration, and direct communication. We value humility, we believe our different perspectives lead to better solutions, and we’re looking for people who are driven by execution and energized by hard problems.

Location:

Hybrid, working onsite at our Santa Clara, Ca headquarters 3-5 days per week.

The Role: Principal Technical Program Manager, HW/Systems

We are seeking a Principal Technical Program Manager to drive engineering excellence across the global hardware organization. This role will focus on creating lightweight, scalable processes that enable predictable project delivery in a high-growth startup environment. You will partner with engineering leaders to translate company objectives into actionable software programs, improve planning and execution practices, and foster collaboration across geographies and technical domains. The ideal candidate should be comfortable working in a fast-paced, globally distributed environment and is passionate about delivering high-quality product on time.

What you will do:

• Lead end-to-end program management across post-silicon & system hardware development cycle:

• Preparation for silicon arrival: creating lab space, bring-up systems/boards, production (EVK) design, validation across, Silicon & Systems Hardware, Firmware, QA and Manufacturing engineering teams.

• Firmware deployment and development leading up to demonstration of all key features of the chip and systems

• Power and performance characterization, demo version delivery, leading up to kick-off of quals: silicon qual, board qual, product qual, and NPI.

• Establish well-defined predictable milestones for development within the company and 3rd party partners.

• Coordinate delivery across teams in North America, India, Serbia, and Australia.

• Define metrics, create dashboards and reporting to track progress and program health.

• Develop playbooks and best practices for program management across the organization for cross-functional deliveries.

• Identify and mitigate risks to delivery schedules and quality.

• Act as a liaison between hardware teams and company leadership, providing clear updates and insights.