Technical Program Manager, Manufacturing Test

Cerebras Systems • Sunnyvale, CA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Cerebras Systems builds the world's largest AI chip, 56 times larger than GPUs. This architecture allows Cerebras to deliver industry-leading training and inference speeds; over 10 times faster than GPU-based hyperscale cloud inference services. This order of magnitude increase in speed is transforming the user experience of AI applications, unlocking real-time iteration and increasing intelligence via additional agentic computation. Cerebras works with the leading model labs, global enterprises, and cutting-edge AI-native startups. OpenAI recently announced a multi-year partnership with Cerebras, to deploy 750 megawatts of scale, transforming key workloads with ultra high-speed inference. Technical Program Manager, Manufacturing Test Team: Manufacturing Test Engineering | Location: Sunnyvale, CA, with occasional travel to manufacturing partners. About the role We build the hardware behind frontier AI, and getting it into volume production reliably is a team sport. We're looking for a Technical Program Manager to drive our manufacturing test programs - the hardware and software used to test our products at the board, sub-module, and system level - from new product introduction (NPI) through to full production. You'll be the connective tissue between engineering and the factory, turning new test capabilities into qualified, repeatable, high-volume production flows and keeping them on schedule as we ramp.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 3+ years of technical program or project management experience in a hardware, electronics, or semiconductor manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated success driving cross-functional programs to a schedule, including with teams that don't report to you.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing test and/or the NPI-to-production lifecycle.
• Enough technical fluency across test hardware and software to earn engineers' trust and make sound trade-offs.
• Clear, data-driven communication with both technical and leadership audiences.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with contract manufacturers or across multiple sites.
• Exposure to test development, automation, or manufacturing execution systems (MES).
• Familiarity with quality and change-control practices in a high-reliability environment.
• PMP, Six Sigma, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Own manufacturing test programs end-to-end -from NPI through qualification, production ramp, and sustaining -for test hardware and software across board, sub-module, and system-level testing.
• Build and drive the plan -milestones, dependencies, critical path, and clear entry/exit gates -and keep it on track as priorities shift.
• Coordinate across teams -test, hardware, and software engineering, manufacturing operations, quality, and external manufacturing partners.
• Work hand-in-hand with program-level TPMs rolling up test readiness, risks, and dependencies into the broader product programs.
• Manage risk proactively -maintain a living risk register, surface issues early, and drive them to closure with clear owners and dates.
• Own the qualification-to-production handoff -ensure test changes are validated, controlled, and cleanly promoted before they reach the line.
• Run the operating cadence -reviews, status reporting, and metrics (yield, test time, throughput, capacity) that drive decisions.
• Plan for scale -keep test capacity and readiness ahead of the production ramp.

Benefits

• Actual compensation may include bonus and equity, and will be determined based on factors such as experience, skills, and qualifications.
• Members of our team tell us there are five main reasons they joined Cerebras: Build a breakthrough AI platform beyond the constraints of the GPU. Publish and open source their cutting-edge AI research. Work on one of the fastest AI supercomputers in the world. Enjoy job stability with startup vitality. Our simple, non-corporate work culture that respects individual beliefs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree