Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. The client is a Fortune 500 multinational technology company headquartered in Menlo Park, California. The Technical Program Manager will support hardware design TPMs by coordinating engineering deliverables, managing hardware component delivery, creating development schedules, and driving cross-functional communication and program execution for consumer electronics hardware programs.
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
- 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
Skills
- * 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
- * Prior experience in a hardware engineering role
- * Experience working with a large number of cross-functional partners
Benefits
- Full-time roles are eligible for Medical, Dental, Vision, Commuter and 401K benefits with company matching.
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