Technical Program Manager – Hardware

Our Client, a Av Manufacturing company, is looking for a Technical Program Manager – Hardware for their Foster City, CA/Hybrid location.
 
Responsibilities:

• Plan and Execute Strategically: Understand the big picture, including company goals and priorities, vehicle milestones, and client processes. Translate these into a clear, end-to-end program plan that enables the team to deliver successfully against company milestones.
• Define workstreams, tasks, resourcing, and timelines in collaboration with the cross-functional core team.
• Dive into granular technical and program details to drive execution, keep stakeholders accountable, and ensure successful delivery.
• Solve Problems: Proactively identify and mitigate risks, ensuring issues are transparent across Engineering and cross-functional teams. Identify obstacles, determine root cause, evaluate options, escalate effectively, and implement solutions that drive progress and reduce the risk of recurrence.
• Drive Issue Resolution: Own AHE’s Jira hygiene and issue-resolution targets, supporting the team in resolving critical issues and cross-team requests within agreed timelines.
• Drive the Culture: Build trust and foster a culture of respect, engagement, and shared ownership of results.
• Collaborate: Actively invite diverse perspectives, ensuring all voices are heard and valued in decision-making to strengthen outcomes as One Team.
• Communicate Status: Develop and maintain standard reports and one-pagers to communicate program status, risks, issues, and achievements concisely and effectively to key stakeholders and client leadership.
• Enable Decisions: Set agendas and develop decision option matrices to enable efficient, high-quality decisions.
• Manage Resources: Partner with Engineering and Finance to define and track resource requirements, including headcount and budget.

• 8+ years of hardware program management or hardware engineering management experience, leading cross-functional teams on hardware/software integration across the full development lifecycle.
• Deep familiarity with the hardware development cycle, with proven experience delivering hardware/software integrated programs for compute, controls, network-related hardware platforms, or consumer electronics.
• Proficiency with tools used to manage complex projects (e.g., Jira, Gantt charts, Google Workspace).
• Prior experience working with contract manufacturers (CMs) and prototype suppliers.
• Able to thrive in rapid development cycles, remaining flexible and calm in the face of uncertainty.
• Ability to develop the big picture and then dive into granular technical and program details to drive end-to-end program planning and execution at all levels.
• Ability to deliver clear, well-structured, and concise communications, tailored to the appropriate audience.
• Self-motivated and proactive problem solver.
• BS degree in an engineering discipline or equivalent experience.
• Directly managed 3+ full program development cycles for a complex system involving hardware/software integration, from architecture definition through the start of mass production.
• Comfortable using AI and/or developing AI- or automation-based tools to improve the team’s effectiveness and efficiency.
• Strong references that highlight your ability to build strong working relationships with senior leaders and engineers across functions and departments.
• BS degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

• Health Benefits
• Referral Program
• Excellent growth and advancement opportunities

 
ICONMA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive considerationfor employment without regard to any status protected by applicable law.