Technical Program Manager, SoC Development – TeraWave

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Blue Origin is pioneering the future of space-based communications with TeraWave, a revolutionary satellite communications network designed to deliver symmetrical data speeds of up to 6 Tbps anywhere on Earth. This multi-orbit constellation will consist of optically interconnected satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO) and medium Earth orbit (MEO), providing enterprise-grade connectivity for critical operations worldwide.

Blue Origin is seeking a Senior or Principal Technical Program Manager to lead the development and execution of advanced system-on-chip SoC programs for TeraWave digital beamforming applications. These highly integrated devices include complex analog/mixed-signal, RF-adjacent, and digital designs, as well as third-party IP blocks, and will support high-performance satellite communications and beamforming systems.

This role will own program execution from early requirements definition through architecture, design execution, tapeout, silicon bring-up, qualification, OSAT engagement, and production transition. The ideal candidate combines formal technical program management discipline with enough IC design and/or satellite communications system knowledge to effectively drive cross-functional technical teams, manage dependencies, identify risks, and align internal and external partners to deliver hardware on schedule.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end technical program execution for TeraWave SoC/IC developments targeting digital beamforming and satcom applications.
• Drive planning and coordination across all development phases, including:
• Market/product requirements definition
• MRD / SRD / system requirements alignment
• Architecture and implementation planning
• IP selection and integration planning
• Analog/mixed-signal and digital design execution
• Verification, validation, and DFT readiness
• Tapeout planning and signoff readiness
• Silicon bring-up
• Characterization and qualification
• OSAT selection, packaging, test, and production ramp
• Establish and maintain integrated program schedules, milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risk registers, and execution dashboards.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including IC architecture, analog/mixed-signal design, digital design, verification, physical design, systems engineering, hardware, software/firmware, supply chain, quality, manufacturing, and operations.
• Align third-party IP deliverables with the overall SoC program, including licensing milestones, integration schedules, verification collateral, documentation, support models, and risk mitigation plans.
• Identify, evaluate, and coordinate with OSAT partners for packaging, assembly, test, qualification, yield improvement, and production readiness.
• Partner with engineering leads to ensure technical readiness at major program gates, including architecture reviews, design reviews, tapeout readiness reviews, bring-up readiness reviews, qualification reviews, and production readiness reviews.
• Manage critical path execution and proactively resolve schedule, resource, technical, supplier, and operational risks.
• Translate technical complexity into clear executive-level reporting, including status, risks, decisions needed, and mitigation plans.
• Ensure alignment between IC deliverables and higher-level TeraWave system objectives, including performance, power, cost, manufacturability, quality, reliability,