Technical Program Manager (Hardware)
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Position: Technical Program Manager, (hardware/electronics)
Location: Greater Huntsville, AL, onsite full-time
Employment Type: 6-12 months, Contract-to-HireAbout the Opportunity
Our client is a rapidly growing technology company developing advanced hardware and software systems in a highly innovative engineering environment. The organization is expanding its engineering capabilities and seeking its first dedicated Technical Program Manager to help drive execution across multiple technical disciplines. This is not a traditional enterprise project management role. The ideal candidate enjoys working in fast-moving environments, thrives in ambiguity, and can help introduce structure and execution rigor without slowing down innovation. The Technical Program Manager will partner closely with engineering, product, and executive leadership teams to improve planning, visibility, communication, and delivery across software, mechanical, and electrical engineering organizations.
What You'll Do:
- Lead complex cross-functional programs spanning software, hardware, mechanical, and electrical engineering teams
- Partner with engineering leadership, product teams, and executive stakeholders to align priorities and execution
- Drive Agile planning, sprint execution, roadmap coordination, and dependency management
- Establish scalable program management processes and operating rhythms
- Track milestones, risks, blockers, and critical path items across multiple initiatives
- Create visibility into engineering execution through dashboards, reporting, and metrics
- Facilitate communication between technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Help build repeatable processes while maintaining speed and agility
- Influence teams and drive accountability without direct authority
- Serve as a trusted operational partner to engineering and product leadership
Qualifications:
- 5+ years of Technical Program Management, Technical Project Management, or related experience
- Strong experience supporting software and hardware engineering organizations
- Deep understanding of Agile methodologies and program delivery practices
- Advanced proficiency with Jira and related project management tools
- Experience coordinating complex cross-functional initiatives
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and organizational skills
- Ability to operate effectively in fast-paced, evolving environments
- Comfortable creating structure where processes are still being established
- Preferred Experience
- Robotics, autonomous systems, IoT, connected devices, aerospace technology, automotive technology, or other complex hardware/software products
- Startup or high-growth technology company experience
- Experience building program management practices from the ground upEngineering or Computer Science background
- Experience working directly with software, mechanical, and electrical engineering teams
What Success Looks Like: During the first six months, you will:
- Establish repeatable program management best practices
- Improve planning and execution across engineering teams
- Increase visibility into priorities, dependencies, and delivery timelines
- Become a trusted partner to engineering and product leadership
- Help shape the next phase of growth for a rapidly scaling technology organization
This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing engineering organization at a pivotal stage and help define how technical programs are managed as the company continues to scale.
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