Jobs

Description

Remote - PST preferred

Must-Have Skills

• 5+ years of experience in Hardware engineering or technical program management in consumer electronics hardware
• Experience working with a large number of cross-functional partners
• Clear communication - Regular status – verbal and written

Nice-to-have Skills

• Supplier management skills - work with overseas supplier
• Prior experience in Amazon, Client , Apple, Microsoft, Google
• Prefer Senior experience, happy to take an engineer who have experience in program management 

Description

• We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Technical Program Manager to support our Hardware Design TPMs in driving engineering design deliverables, managing hardware component delivery, and creating development schedules.
• The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of product development processes, familiarity with product design fabrication processes, and excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support Hardware Design TPMs in coordinating and driving engineering design deliverables, including specifications, DOE, and validation plans
• Manage delivery of hardware components for development builds and drive qualification to meet mass production timelines
• Create development, delivery, and qualification schedules based on system requirements, technical challenges, lead-times, and business needs
• Manage program structure to optimize clarity and efficiency for program teams and leadership
• Communicate program statuses, identifying potential setbacks, including vendor tooling schedules and design sprints
• Manage communication within and between internal cross-functional and external partners
• Ensure program documents are complete, current, and available for staff and leadership review

Minimum Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of experience working as a technology development program manager in consumer electronics
• Experience working with overseas suppliers of hardware components
• Experience in ODM, JDM, and CM vendor engagement models
• Knowledge of phase gate approach to technology development programs
• Experience with mechanical system development, design for manufacturing, tooling, validation, and characterization processes
• Adept at communicating, planning, with high level of attention to detail
• Knowledge of program top issue tracking
• Experience operating across multiple teams and programs Scope of Work and Deliverables
• Product design convergence and design lock
• DFM and OK2fab
• Material drives to system builds
• DOE and Build Matrix definition and planning
• Scheduling and planning of HW engineering deliverables
• Support Smart Glasses program planning and build strategy

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience in a hardware engineering role
• Experience working with a large number of cross-functional partners