Technical Program Manager - Hardware Engineering

Tata Electronics Pvt. Ltd.; Kolar; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 6,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Electronics Pvt. Ltd. in India seeks a Technical Program Manager – Hardware Engineering to lead end-to-end delivery of electronic hardware programs from concept through volume production.

You will serve as the primary customer interface, ensuring alignment on technical requirements, milestones, deliverables, and business objectives. The role requires extensive experience in EMS environments, ECO/ECR management, and program governance.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in hardware engineering or TPM roles.
• Experience delivering electronics hardware from design to mass production.
• Experience with global customer programs and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery from concept to mass production.
• Interface with customers on requirements, milestones, and objectives.
• Develop integrated program plans covering scope, schedule, budget, quality, and resources.
• Drive cross-functional execution across hardware engineering, NPI, operations, supply chain, manufacturing, quality, and sourcing.
• Identify, track, and mitigate risks throughout the lifecycle.
• Lead ECO/ECR processes and assess impacts on cost, schedule, and production readiness.
• Ensure validation, compliance, reliability, and qualification activities align with requirements.
• Oversee design transfer and ramp-up into mass production.
• Monitor KPIs: yield, quality, cost, schedule adherence, delivery.
• Prepare executive reviews and program status reports.

Skills

Program management

Hardware engineering

NPI

EMS familiarity

DFM

Quality control

PLM

ERP systems

Budget control

Schedule mgmt

Education

B.E./B.Tech

Mechatronics/ECE/related

Industrial/Mechanical Eng

Tools

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Office

Job description

Technical Program Manager – Hardware Engineering

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of electronic hardware programs from concept, design, validation, and NPI through volume manufacturing.
• Serve as the primary customer interface, ensuring alignment on technical requirements, milestones, deliverables, and business objectives.
• Develop and manage integrated program plans covering scope, schedule, budget, quality, and resource commitments.
• Drive cross-functional execution across hardware engineering, NPI, operations, supply chain, manufacturing, quality, and sourcing teams.
• Identify, track, and mitigate technical, operational, supply chain, cost, and schedule risks throughout the program lifecycle.
• Lead engineering change management (ECO/ECR), assessing impacts to cost, schedule, product performance, and production readiness.
• Ensure product validation, compliance, reliability, and qualification activities are completed in line with customer and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee design transfer, manufacturability reviews, production readiness assessments, and successful ramp-up into mass production.
• Monitor program KPIs including yield, quality, cost, schedule adherence, customer satisfaction, and on-time delivery performance.
• Prepare executive reviews, customer communications, program status reports, and management decision packages.

Qualifications

• B.E./B.Tech in Electronics, Electrical, ECE, Mechatronics, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Strong background in electronics hardware development, product engineering, NPI, and manufacturing operations.
• Deep understanding of EMS environments including PCBA, system integration, testing, assembly, quality control, and manufacturing processes.
• Expertise in DFM, product validation, reliability testing, engineering change control, and production qualification.
• Strong knowledge of BOM management, product lifecycle management (PLM), ERP systems, and configuration management.
• Proficiency in project and program management tools such as Microsoft Project and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Strong understanding of risk management, schedule development, budget control, and program governance methodologies.
• PMP or equivalent project management certification preferred.

Desired Experience Level

• 15+ years of experience in Hardware Engineering, Technical Program Management, Product Development, NPI, or EMS manufacturing environments.
• Proven track record of delivering complex electronic hardware products from design through mass production.
• Experience managing global customer programs and leading cross-functional teams across engineering and manufacturing organizations.
• Demonstrated success in customer-facing program leadership, stakeholder management, and executive-level communication.
• Strong experience coordinating distributed engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing teams across multiple locations.
• Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent programs while balancing technical, commercial, quality, and schedule objectives.