Education: Bachelor's degree
Experience: 3+ years
- Support execution of engineering programs for commercial and government customers, from requirements definition through validation and delivery - Translate customer and business requirements into structured engineering program plans with clear scope, milestones, dependencies, and ownership - Coordinate work across internal engineering teams and external contract resources to meet program objectives - Track progress against engineering commitments and surface risks, tradeoffs, and constraints early - Ensure commitments are realistic, clearly understood, and upheld as conditions evolve - Provide clear visibility into program status, risks, and tradeoffs to support organizational prioritization and decision-making - Support validation and test activities to ensure test plans, execution, and results demonstrate compliance with design and customer
requirements - Partner with operations to align engineering execution with hardware delivery - Maintain accurate, up-to-date program artifacts and records in Jira and related tools - Identify recurring execution issues and work with stakeholders to improve planning and coordination practices
- Customer requirements are translated into executable engineering plans with clear ownership and sequencing - Engineering commitments are realistic, clearly communicated, and consistently met - Commitments are verified through appropriate test and validation demonstrating compliance with design
requirements - Changes to plans or priorities are surfaced early with clear context and options - Leadership has the visibility needed to make prioritization and resourcing decisions - Engineering time is spent executing, not resolving coordination gaps or ambiguity - Program data is accurate, current, and trusted across the organization
- 3+ years of experience as an Engineering Program Manager, Technical Program Manager, or similar execution-focused role.
- Hardware industry experience with a focus in electrical and software engineering - Prior experience at a B2B startup - Bachelors Degree within science, technology, engineering and/or math fields; Electrical and computer engineering are preferred. - Experience using Jira or equivalent tools to manage programs, dependencies, and execution tracking - Demonstrated experience managing programs that involve both internal teams and external contract resources. - Hands-on familiarity with engineering validation and test processes, including requirements traceability, test planning, execution, and interpretation of results. - Support government, defense, or regulated customer programs. - Ability to translate customer requirements into clear, executable engineering plans - Clear written/verbal communication skills with technical and non-technical stakeholders - Demonstrated reliability in preparation, follow-through, and stakeholder communication - Comfort operating in an environment where priorities may shift, while accountability remains high
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