Senior Engineering Program Manager
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 9, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 22, 2026.
Responsibilities
MaxLinear is seeking a high energy and experienced Senior Engineering Program Manager for this high-visibility role leading the full project lifecycle of engineering R&D programs including planning, tracking, and execution. In this role, you will focus on:
- Lead planning, tracking, and execution of R&D programs at corporate headquarters through close collaboration with cross-functional engineering leads and senior management
- Develop detailed staffing plan and bottom-up schedule for R&D programs that involve RF/AMS, DSP algorithms, SOC, Software, System and System Integration and Test teams
- Establish program Plan of Record and success metrics and track continuously
- Manage program execution to ensure product leadership, while meeting quality, timeline, and cost requirements; manage execution risks by implementing mitigation strategies and contingency plans
- Report on program status, issues, and action plans to business unit program management and to senior management
- Ensure program adherence to MaxLinear’s Process Development Methodology and assure project lifecycle compliance, including reviews and lessons learned sessions, and continuous improvements in processes, cross-functional development flows, and execution excellence
- Manage relationships with all program stakeholders, suppliers, and customers to optimize outcomes
Qualifications
- Knowledge and broad experience across technical disciplines including: RF/AMS, DSP, SoC, Systems, Software, and System Integration and Test
- Deep expertise in one or more of these areas:
- Track record of hands-on technical program / project management or engineering chip lead experience over multiple product cycles
- In-depth understanding of engineering workflows, validation methodologies, and processes
- Exposure to chip bring up, debug, system integration and lab validation
- Creative problem solver with execution mindset, ability to excel and lead cross-functional technical teams to deliver to plans of record
- Self-motivated with excellent communication skills
- BS + 11 years of experience, MS + 9 years of experience or equivalent, or Ph.D. + 6 years of experience
Compensation and Benefits
MaxLinear has a Total Compensation philosophy which includes base salary and annual discretionary bonus eligibility and many positions also include stock-based compensation.
MaxLinear's good faith estimate starting base salary range is: $168,000 to $208,000 Annually
We offer competitive benefits designed to support employee health, welfare, and retirement and some highlights are: health care benefits, 401k savings plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), and paid time off.
The actual starting base salary will be determined by the match to certain role-related criteria such as educational degree(s) or equivalent, relevant work experience, skillset needed for the role, and geographic location; this is not an all-inclusive list as some roles may require unique skills or experience.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on race, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.
Company Overview
MaxLinear is a global, NASDAQ-traded company (MXL) where the entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well. We are a fabless system-on-chip product company, striving to improve the world’s communication networks for everyone through our highly integrated radio-frequency (RF), analog, digital, and mixed-signal semiconductor solutions for access and connectivity, wired and wireless infrastructure, and industrial and multi-market applications.
We hire the best people in the industry and engage them in some of the most exciting opportunities that connect the world we live in today. Our growth has come from innovative, bold approaches to solving some of the world’s most challenging communication technology problems in the most efficient and effective manner.
MaxLinear began by developing the world’s first high-performance TV tuner chip using standard CMOS process technology. Others said we couldn’t achieve the extremely high-performance requirements using CMOS, but we proved them wrong and achieved enduring global market leadership with our designs. Since then, we’ve developed a full line of products that drive 4G and 5G infrastructure; enable data center, metro and long-haul optical interconnects; bring 10Gbit to the home; power the IoT revolution; and enable robust and reliable communication in harsh industrial environments. Over the years, we’ve expanded through organic growth and through several acquisitions that have perfectly complemented our existing portfolio and enabled us to deliver complete end-to-end solutions in our target markets. One such example was the acquisition of Intel’s Home Gateway Platform Division that added Wi-Fi, Ethernet, and Broadband Gateway Processor SoC technology to our connected home portfolio creating a complete and scalable platform of connectivity and access solutions to fully address our customers’ needs.
Our headquarters are in Carlsbad, near San Diego, California. We also have major design centers in Irvine and San Jose, California; Valencia, Spain; Bangalore, India; Munich, Germany; Israel; and Singapore.
We have approximately 1,200 employees, a substantial majority of whom have engineering degrees and include masters and Ph.D. graduates from many of the premiere universities around the world. Our employees thrive on innovation, outstanding execution, outside-the-box thinking, nimbleness, and collaboration. Together, we form a high-energy business team that is focused on building the best and most innovative products on the market.