Technical Program Manager for Hardware Team with a Global Consumer

Summary:

Seeking a Technical Program Manager with a background in electrical engineering, sensor systems, or optics to help our team decompose and manage test station development and bring-up. Candidate must have strong project management skills and efficient communication. The ideal candidate will have strong system integration experience and executive communication skills, with 5+ years of Project Management experience in consumer electronics.

Responsibilities:

Drive Test Engineering teams to identify their hardware and software development and validation dependencies; develop schedules for test solutions (fixture, software, validation) delivery, track delivery of dependencies and top-level product; highlight risks and escalate gaps.

Decompose test and calibration requirements into discrete features with specific dependencies, track deliverables against system milestones.

Schedule meetings between cross-functional teams to discuss issues as required; capture meeting notes and action items and follow up at checkpoints.

Document and share learnings of build bring-up timelines and deliverables between CM partners.

Collaborate with TE internal logistics teams and cross-functional EPM teams to coordinate logistics; collect hardware module and test fixture delivery schedules and assess potential bring-up/validation risks.

Apply Project Management methodologies (e.g., critical path analysis, Gantt charting, risk registry) and tools (e.g., Radar, JIRA, Confluence, Wrike) to define a repeatable Build Bring-up tracking process.

Requirements:

5+ years of Project Management experience in consumer electronics.

Ability to design and implement PM processes, decomposing objectives into discrete deliverables, and applying a proper framework to track and manage progress.

Strong background in sensor design, testing, or system integration.

Solid understanding of hardware modules such as touch displays, ALS (Ambient Light Sensors), SoC, and integrated circuits.

Ability to track and communicate software-related issues without requiring deep software development experience.

Experience defining, collecting, and tracking system-level, hardware, and software requirements; a history of working with cross-functional partners.

Robust understanding of hardware NPI, xVT build cadences, and the role of factory test as it relates to System builds.

Track record of taking proactive steps to uncover, highlight, and bridge risks.

Clear and efficient English language communication, verbal and written, with executive presence.

Willingness to collaborate with remote teams during China-friendly hours.

Bonus: Experience working with OEMs, expertise in test engineering for embedded products.

Location: Cupertino, CA (Hybrid, Tuesdays to Thursdays Onsite)

Duration: 12+ months

Pay Rate Range: $70/h-$90/h (DOE)

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