Sr Staff Technical Program Manager

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Own complex, high-impact initiatives across multiple R&D programs, establishing strategies, execution plans, milestones, and cross-functional alignment.
• Partner with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and quality to ensure hardware, processes, resources, and infrastructure are ready to support evolving program needs.
• Identify operational gaps and develop integrated workflows, tools, and systems that improve execution, traceability, and efficiency.
• Translate evolving technical requirements into executable operational plans, balancing development speed, quality, and scalability.
• Identify systemic risks and dependencies, lead root-cause investigations, and implement sustainable solutions across organizational boundaries.
• Define meaningful KPIs and management mechanisms to monitor performance, identify trends, and drive continuous improvement.
• Evaluate tradeoffs, communicate risks, and drive alignment among engineering, operations, and senior leadership.
• Develop repeatable processes and operating models that support increasing hardware complexity, program volume, and organizational growth.

Job requirements

• Experience implementing or improving ERP, MES, MRP, or PLM systems (e.g., Tulip, Arena, Rootstock, Oracle, SAP).
• Experience with prototype, NPI, and low-volume, high-complexity manufacturing.
• Experience developing integrated workflows across engineering changes, BOMs, material planning, inventory, and manufacturing execution.
• Experience scaling operations, improving build readiness, and driving operational process improvements.
• Familiarity with project management tools (e.g., Smartsheet, Asana, Microsoft Project).