Technical Program Manager, Hardware Systems

Overview

Technical Program Manager for Anthropic’s custom hardware systems, owning execution from concept through production deployment for boards, racks, interconnect, power, cooling, and datacenter interfaces.

What you'll do

• Own the integrated hardware systems program plan across board, chassis, rack, and interconnect from requirements through EVT/DVT/PVT, qualification, and production ramp.
• Drive execution with ODMs, contract manufacturers, and component/optics vendors, including SOWs, build schedules, deliverable tracking, factory readiness, and escalation.
• Stand up and run the NPI cadence (matrix, engineering reviews, DFx, issue triage, exit criteria) for a lightweight process.
• Lead bring-up and validation for new platforms, coordinating lab and pilot-rack logistics, firmware/BMC/diagnostics, test coverage, and reliability/telemetry targets.
• Own critical interfaces across silicon, datacenter integration, infrastructure software (management plane/provisioning/telemetry), and supply chain.
• Run program-level partner/technology evaluations and land build/buy/co-design recommendations with the architecture team.
• Develop and share AI-assisted approaches to hardware program management workflows and reporting.

What you'll need

• 8+ years in hardware systems and/or NPI program management for compute, networking, storage, or accelerator platforms.
• Direct ownership of at least one platform from concept through volume production, including EVT/DVT/PVT and recovery from failures.
• Technical fluency across the hardware stack (power delivery, thermal, mechanical, high-speed interconnect, board design, system management).
• Experience managing ODMs/CMs and component vendors, including SOW negotiation, build tracking, quality escapes, and escalation.
• Experience standing up program mechanisms on a new or early-stage hardware effort.
• Strong written communication for plans, reviews, and exec updates.
• Comfort with high autonomy in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment.

Details

• Hybrid policy: expects staff in one of the offices at least 25% of the time.
• Visa sponsorship: the company sponsors visas and makes reasonable efforts if an offer is made.