Technical Program Manager, Hardware NPI & Server Platforms

Oracle's Hardware Division within Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is seeking an experienced Technical Program Manager to lead Hardware New Product Introduction (NPI) programs for next-generation GPU and CPU server platforms. This role owns end-to-end program execution, from initial product requirements and engineering development through hardware qualification, manufacturing readiness, production ramp, and market launch.

You will lead integrated cross-functional product teams spanning electrical, mechanical, and thermal engineering, firmware, operating systems, quality assurance, manufacturing, supply management, and sourcing. Working closely with engineering and OCI service teams, you will drive the delivery of test hardware and initial production infrastructure required to support OCI data centers and regional deployments.

Combining strong hardware systems knowledge with technical program leadership, you will translate product requirements into executable plans, resolve complex engineering dependencies, and drive alignment across teams to meet schedule, quality, cost, and deployment commitments. Success in this role requires technical judgment, proactive risk management, and the ability to influence cross-functional teams without direct reporting authority.

Technical Program Leadership & Execution

• Own integrated product plans covering scope, milestones, resources, build quantities, budgets, technical dependencies, risks, and launch criteria.
• Partner with product management and OCI service and technical program management teams to align product roadmaps, customer requirements, security expectations, and regional deployment needs.
• Maintain integrated schedules and dependency plans, establish deliverables and acceptance criteria with functional owners, identify gaps early, and drive corrective actions through closure.
• Lead cross-functional product reviews, establishing clear ownership, decisions, action items, and delivery commitments.
• Communicate technical trade-offs, forecast dates, cost exposure, quality readiness, and recovery plans to engineering teams and executive stakeholders.
• Prepare leadership briefings, including SVP-level reviews when required, and escalate unresolved decisions with supporting analysis, options, and recommendations.

Cross-Functional Hardware Engineering & Integration

• Coordinate electrical engineering activities, including platform and board design milestones, power and interface requirements, GPU and CPU integration, system bring-up, electrical validation, and engineering change dependencies.
• Align mechanical engineering activities involving chassis and rack integration, assembly, packaging, manufacturing requirements, mechanical verification, and resolution of fit or deployment issues.
• Integrate BIOS, Baseboard Management Controller (BMC), and device firmware milestones with hardware builds and validation, tracking compatibility, management functionality, security requirements, update readiness, and release dependencies.
• Coordinate operating system enablement, drivers, software compatibility, installation, and deployment readiness with hardware and firmware plans, driving resolution of cross-stack defects with engineering owners.
• Partner with quality assurance teams to coordinate requirements-based test coverage, qualification, reliability, regression testing, defect disposition, and release evidence.
• Diagnose integration and delivery challenges across engineering disciplines, evaluating alternatives based on performance, reliability, manufacturability, supply availability, cost, and schedule.

Manufacturing, Supply Chain & Product Launch

• Align prototype, qualification, pilot, and production builds with factory capacity, tooling, test equipment, work instructions, yield targets, and manufacturing ramp plans.
• Partner with supply management teams to align material demand, bill of materials (BOM) availability, allocations, and supplier delivery commitments with engineering builds and launch quantities.
• Drive material shortage mitigation and qualified alternative plans in collaboration with supply management and engineering owners.
• Coordinate supplier selection milestones, sourcing readiness, quotation inputs, cost targets, commercial dependencies, and supplier commitments, routing purchasing and contract approvals through authorized owners.
• Collaborate with silicon suppliers, Original Design Manufacturers (ODMs), Joint Design Manufacturers (JDMs), and external manufacturing partners to align product development and delivery commitments.
• Lead readiness reviews from development through production release, partnering with Supply Chain to present qualification results, open issues, material and factory readiness, firmware and software release status, and deployment evidence.
• Ensure functional owners document acceptance results, resolve or formally disposition launch-blocking issues, obtain required functional approvals, and document residual risks and accountable owners.
• Coordinate launch hardware delivery to OCI data centers and support manufacturing handoff to sustaining operations.

Stakeholder Leadership, Risk Management & Continuous Improvement

• Lead cross-functional execution without direct reporting authority, building relationships across engineering organizations, lines of business, and external partners.
• Apply independent technical judgment to moderately complex assignments, influencing decisions and driving alignment across competing priorities.
• Provide evidence-based recommendations to management, escalating decisions beyond delegated authority when appropriate.
• Drive improvements in hardware readiness reviews, validation processes, build execution, and engineering change control.
• Seek diverse perspectives, mentor junior engineers and program managers, and provide task oversight as appropriate.
• Coordinate vendors, contractors, and temporary staff as required.
• Deliver significant impact on team results while contributing to broader organizational objectives.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• 12+ years of relevant experience in hardware engineering, technical program management, product development, or related disciplines, assessed with applicable education and experience equivalencies under Oracle's Career Level Guide.
• Within this background, 5+ years managing technical programs spanning multiple teams and organizations from conception through delivery. These experience periods are not additive.
• Bachelor's or master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, with relevant education and experience assessed under Oracle's equivalency guidance.
• Advanced knowledge of hardware development and New Product Introduction (NPI) systems and processes, with broad knowledge of GPU or CPU platforms as a specialist area.
• Demonstrated experience leading hardware development, qualification, or production introduction and working with external manufacturers and supply chain partners.
• Technical fluency across electrical, mechanical, thermal, firmware, operating systems, and quality assurance workstreams, including the ability to challenge assumptions and investigate system integration issues using test data, vendor tools, and engineering logs.
• Experience with integrated program planning, critical-path and dependency management, build readiness, risk mitigation, cost and budget tracking, and controlled change management.
• Demonstrated judgment, analytical problem-solving, negotiation, and influence across internal teams and supplier organizations, supported by clear written and verbal communication.
• Ability to partner with product management on roadmap and launch commitments and ensure product readiness meets security, quality, and deployment requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct experience working with NVIDIA, AMD, or Intel GPU and CPU platforms.
• Experience supporting manufacturing ramp and supply readiness.
• Experience with hardware adaptation for international deployment.
• Experience delivering servers, racks, or related infrastructure into data center environments.
• MBA or additional advanced business education.

Location: Santa Clara, CA