Senior/Staff Technical Program Manager - Compute Hardware

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Drive the PCU program forward with thought and energetic leadership, including supporting architecture alignment, hardware development, validation, integration, cross-functional alignment and company-wide communication.
• This will be done in close partnership with the technical lead and other core team members across multiple departments.
• Work with department leaders to translate the top-down corporate strategy and milestones into detailed product roadmaps, timelines, and deliverables
• Create and maintain program assets and communication channels that ensure every team member understands what they need to deliver at all times, and is held accountable for delivering them.
• Help especially internal engineering development and test teams plan their work, and use a task management system (e.g. JIRA) to clearly structure, communicate and track the work that needs to be done.
• Work with cross-functional leaders and Finance teams to define and track resource requirements and spend against budget
• Manage technical supplier activities such as build planning and execution, and ensure robust end of line tests are put in place prior to delivery.
• Work with our in-house manufacturing experts to ensure all is in place to perform final PCU assembly, and be accountable for ensuring needed parts are delivered on time, and to specifications.

Job requirements

• BS or MS degree in an engineering discipline or equivalent experience
• At least 10 years of work experience, and at least 5 of those in program management
• Deep experience with hardware development and HW/SW integration
• Significant experience working with suppliers (JDM, CM) to deliver products from conception to production
• Proficiency in and experience using tools required to manage complex projects (i.e. JIRA, smartsheets).
• Strong track record in managing complex, cross-functional projects
• Understands and deals with well with rapid design cycles; remains flexible and calm in the face of uncertainty
• Self-motivated and proactive problem-solver