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Ambiq is a semiconductor company on a mission to enable intelligence everywhere by powering the AI edge revolution with ultra-low-power chip solutions. Since 2010, the company has shipped over 300 million units to customers building smarter wearables, medical devices, IoT products, and AI-powered edge applications. The company operates across Austin, Hsinchu, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Singapore.
As Senior Software Program Manager, you will lead the planning, coordination, and execution of software development programs for Ambiq's AmbiqSuite SDK across current and next-generation ARM Cortex-M based SoCs. You will serve as a technical leader and trusted partner throughout the product lifecycle—from pre-silicon planning through silicon bring-up, production software releases, and long-term maintenance.
Key responsibilities include:
- 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
- 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 providing clear visibility into schedules, risks, dependencies, and resource utilization
- Support software release planning, customer commitments, and product launch activities
- Champion software development best practices, quality metrics, and continuous process improvement
You will work closely with software architects, engineering managers, and technical leads across multiple geographies. Success requires strong technical understanding of embedded software development, excellent communication skills, and the ability to translate engineering discussions into executable project plans.
The role is on-site 5 days per week in NW Austin.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- 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 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 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; no visa sponsorship available
