Technical Program Manager, Manufacturing Test

Cerebras Systems•Sunnyvale, CA

5d•$150,000 - $220,000•Hybrid

About The Position

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.