{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"0cea61ec10d4daed6e30555e","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/0cea61ec10d4daed6e30555e","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/0cea61ec10d4daed6e30555e","title":"Senior Engineer I / Technical Program Manager, Hardware & Controls Engineering","description":"Senior Engineer I / Technical Program Manager, Hardware & Controls Engineering\nCambridge, MA USA; San Francisco, CA USA\n\nLila Sciences is hiring a Technical Program Manager / Senior Engineer within the Hardware and Controls Engineering team to drive execution of critical, multidisciplinary hardware, controls, and software platform program. This TPM will own both program level cross-project coordination as well as day-to-day project management — milestones, procurement, resourcing, vendor coordination, and cross-functional alignment — to keep an ambitious engineering effort on track. This is a high-impact role for a technical candidate who thrives at the intersection of complex hardware and software systems and enjoys building and following structure in a fast paced environment.\n\nWhat You'll Be Building\n\nLead complex, multi-project engineering programs focused on the development, integration, and deployment of custom hardware, controls, and automation systems within regulated and industrial environments.\n\nOwn end-to-end program execution, serving as the primary technical and delivery point of contact across internal stakeholders including Product Management, Engineering, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Software, IT, Facilities, Process Automation, and external vendors.\n\nEnsure hardware and system offerings align with established product architectures, IT standards, process automation frameworks, and facilities requirements.\n\nManage engineering projects from concept through commissioning, including scope definition, scheduling, risk management, budgeting, and quality-first execution.\n\nPartner with Legal, Procurement, and Finance to review MSAs, develop SOWs, manage purchase orders, and oversee vendor contracting for external engineering and integration services.\n\nLead and coordinate multidisciplinary teams spanning engineering, design, manufacturing, construction, quality, panel shops, IT, and third-party system integrators.\n\nSupport project team members, promoting standardized execution, technical rigor, and continuous improvement across programs.\n\nOversee vendor performance and ensure contracted hardware, control systems, and automation solutions meet technical, quality, regulatory, and delivery expectations.\n\nLead by example and drive program pipelines and stage-gate execution models to ensure predictable, on-time, and on-budget delivery of new hardware and systems offerings.\n\nCommunicate program status, risks, financial performance, and forecasts clearly and effectively to senior leadership and executive stakeholders.\n\nWhat You'll Need to Succeed\n\nBachelor’s degree in Engineering (Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical, Controls, Automation, or related discipline); Master’s degree preferred.\n\n3-5 years of experience delivering complex systems engineering, automation, or industrial control programs; experience operating at a senior project or program management level.\n\nDemonstrated experience working with life sciences, regulated manufacturing, and industrial automation integration environments.\n\nStrong background in systems integration, including controls, SCADA, hardware/software interfaces, and networked systems.\n\nProven experience executing projects within quality management systems, including validation, verification, installation procedures, deviation management, and root cause investigations (e.g., GAMP 5, 21 CFR Part 11).\n\nExtensive experience managing multidisciplinary teams and coordinating work across engineering, operations, IT, quality, and external vendors.\n\nStrong financial and program management skills, including budgeting, forecasting, margin control, and resource utilization.\n\nQuality-first mindset with a track record of delivering compliant, reliable, and scalable systems.\n\nBonus Points For\n\nExperience supporting laboratory, manufacturing, or research environments in life sciences or industrial settings.\n\nPMP or equivalent project/program management certification.\n\nSix Sigma or continuous improvement training.\n\nExperience modernizing or migrating legacy systems to standardized, reusable architectures.\n\nCompensation\nWe offer competitive base compensation with bonus potential and generous early-stage equity. Your final offer will reflect your background, expertise, and expected impact.\n\nU.S. Benefits\nFull-time U.S. employees receive a comprehensive benefits program including medical, dental, and vision coverage; employer-paid life and disability insurance; flexible time off with generous company wide holidays; paid parental leave; an educational assistance program; commuter benefits, including bike share memberships for office based employees; and a company subsidized lunch program.\n\nInternational Benefits\nFull-time employees outside the U.S. receive a comprehensive benefits program tailored to their region. USD salary ranges apply only to U.S.-based positions; international salaries are set to local market.\n\nExpected Base Salary Range\n$118,800 - $159,600 USD\n\nAbout LILA\nLila Sciences is building Scientific Superintelligence to solve humankind's greatest challenges. We believe science is the most inspiring frontier for AI. Rather than hard-coding expert knowledge into tools, LILA builds systems that can learn for themselves.\n\nLILA combines advanced AI models with proprietary AI Science Factory instruments into an operating system for science that executes the entire scientific method autonomously, accelerating discovery at unprecedented speed, scale, and impact across medicine, materials, and energy. Learn more at www.lila.ai.\n\nGuided by our core values of truth, trust, curiosity, grit, and velocity, we move with startup speed while tackling problems of historic importance. If this sounds like an environment you'd love to work in, even if you don't meet every qualification listed above, we encourage you to apply.\n\nLila Sciences iscommitted to equal employment opportunityregardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.\n\n#J-18808-Ljbffr","company":"Lila Sciences","rawCompany":"lila sciences","city":"Millbrae","state":"CA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-07-16T03:49:03.514Z","occupations":[{"code":"11-9041.00","title":"Architectural and Engineering Managers","slug":"architectural-and-engineering-managers"},{"code":"13-1082.00","title":"Project Management Specialists","slug":"project-management-specialists"},{"code":"17-2199.00","title":"Engineers, All Other","slug":"engineers-all-other"}],"industries":[{"code":"541715","title":"Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)","slug":"research-and-development-in-the-physical-engineering-and-life-sciences-except-nanotechnology-and-biotechnology"},{"code":"541330","title":"Engineering Services","slug":"engineering-services"},{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Senior Engineer I / Technical Program Manager, Hardware & Controls Engineering","description":"Senior Engineer I / Technical Program Manager, Hardware & Controls Engineering\nCambridge, MA USA; San Francisco, CA USA\n\nLila Sciences is hiring a Technical Program Manager / Senior Engineer within the Hardware and Controls Engineering team to drive execution of critical, multidisciplinary hardware, controls, and software platform program. This TPM will own both program level cross-project coordination as well as day-to-day project management — milestones, procurement, resourcing, vendor coordination, and cross-functional alignment — to keep an ambitious engineering effort on track. This is a high-impact role for a technical candidate who thrives at the intersection of complex hardware and software systems and enjoys building and following structure in a fast paced environment.\n\nWhat You'll Be Building\n\nLead complex, multi-project engineering programs focused on the development, integration, and deployment of custom hardware, controls, and automation systems within regulated and industrial environments.\n\nOwn end-to-end program execution, serving as the primary technical and delivery point of contact across internal stakeholders including Product Management, Engineering, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Software, IT, Facilities, Process Automation, and external vendors.\n\nEnsure hardware and system offerings align with established product architectures, IT standards, process automation frameworks, and facilities requirements.\n\nManage engineering projects from concept through commissioning, including scope definition, scheduling, risk management, budgeting, and quality-first execution.\n\nPartner with Legal, Procurement, and Finance to review MSAs, develop SOWs, manage purchase orders, and oversee vendor contracting for external engineering and integration services.\n\nLead and coordinate multidisciplinary teams spanning engineering, design, manufacturing, construction, quality, panel shops, IT, and third-party system integrators.\n\nSupport project team members, promoting standardized execution, technical rigor, and continuous improvement across programs.\n\nOversee vendor performance and ensure contracted hardware, control systems, and automation solutions meet technical, quality, regulatory, and delivery expectations.\n\nLead by example and drive program pipelines and stage-gate execution models to ensure predictable, on-time, and on-budget delivery of new hardware and systems offerings.\n\nCommunicate program status, risks, financial performance, and forecasts clearly and effectively to senior leadership and executive stakeholders.\n\nWhat You'll Need to Succeed\n\nBachelor’s degree in Engineering (Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical, Controls, Automation, or related discipline); Master’s degree preferred.\n\n3-5 years of experience delivering complex systems engineering, automation, or industrial control programs; experience operating at a senior project or program management level.\n\nDemonstrated experience working with life sciences, regulated manufacturing, and industrial automation integration environments.\n\nStrong background in systems integration, including controls, SCADA, hardware/software interfaces, and networked systems.\n\nProven experience executing projects within quality management systems, including validation, verification, installation procedures, deviation management, and root cause investigations (e.g., GAMP 5, 21 CFR Part 11).\n\nExtensive experience managing multidisciplinary teams and coordinating work across engineering, operations, IT, quality, and external vendors.\n\nStrong financial and program management skills, including budgeting, forecasting, margin control, and resource utilization.\n\nQuality-first mindset with a track record of delivering compliant, reliable, and scalable systems.\n\nBonus Points For\n\nExperience supporting laboratory, manufacturing, or research environments in life sciences or industrial settings.\n\nPMP or equivalent project/program management certification.\n\nSix Sigma or continuous improvement training.\n\nExperience modernizing or migrating legacy systems to standardized, reusable architectures.\n\nCompensation\nWe offer competitive base compensation with bonus potential and generous early-stage equity. Your final offer will reflect your background, expertise, and expected impact.\n\nU.S. Benefits\nFull-time U.S. employees receive a comprehensive benefits program including medical, dental, and vision coverage; employer-paid life and disability insurance; flexible time off with generous company wide holidays; paid parental leave; an educational assistance program; commuter benefits, including bike share memberships for office based employees; and a company subsidized lunch program.\n\nInternational Benefits\nFull-time employees outside the U.S. receive a comprehensive benefits program tailored to their region. USD salary ranges apply only to U.S.-based positions; international salaries are set to local market.\n\nExpected Base Salary Range\n$118,800 - $159,600 USD\n\nAbout LILA\nLila Sciences is building Scientific Superintelligence to solve humankind's greatest challenges. We believe science is the most inspiring frontier for AI. Rather than hard-coding expert knowledge into tools, LILA builds systems that can learn for themselves.\n\nLILA combines advanced AI models with proprietary AI Science Factory instruments into an operating system for science that executes the entire scientific method autonomously, accelerating discovery at unprecedented speed, scale, and impact across medicine, materials, and energy. Learn more at www.lila.ai.\n\nGuided by our core values of truth, trust, curiosity, grit, and velocity, we move with startup speed while tackling problems of historic importance. If this sounds like an environment you'd love to work in, even if you don't meet every qualification listed above, we encourage you to apply.\n\nLila Sciences iscommitted to equal employment opportunityregardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.\n\n#J-18808-Ljbffr","datePosted":"2026-07-16T03:49:03.514Z","dateModified":"2026-07-16T03:49:03.514Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Lila Sciences","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Millbrae","addressRegion":"CA","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"0cea61ec10d4daed6e30555e"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/0cea61ec10d4daed6e30555e"}}