CareerPlan

Mechanical and Thermal Program Manager

US, CA, Santa ClaraFull-time$168k2026-09-15 → 2026-11-10

Core

Lead mechanical and thermal program management for NVIDIA hardware products including GPUs, consumer devices, embedded platforms, and autonomous vehicle technologies.

Role type

Senior hardware program manager (mechanical/thermal)

Builds

GPU PCIe cards, SHIELD consumer devices, Jetson embedded platforms, DRIVE autonomous vehicle technologies, modular data center architectures

Domain

Hardware engineering, thermal management, autonomous vehicles, AI computing

Deliverable

product features

Required skills

mechanical program management, thermal engineering, hardware product development lifecycle, supplier/CM/JDM/ODM management, design review coordination, risk management, project management fundamentals

Preferred skills

mechanical/thermal design processes, rapid prototyping, parts tooling, manufacturing processes, Master's degree, PM certification

Technologies

GPU, PCIe, Jetson, DRIVE, SHIELD

Responsibilities

Lead mechanical/thermal program management activities from ideation to sustaining, drive priorities to meet schedule/scope/budget targets, work with internal and external partners to deliver parts, communicate development status, drive design reviews and track issues, improve product quality and development schedule

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC