Engineering Program Manager (HW/SW) Focused for global device company in Cupertino, CA

Hobbsnews; Cupertino (CA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Hobbsnews in Cupertino, CA seeks an Engineering Program Manager (HW/SW) to coordinate embedded systems projects across hardware and software teams. You will help define manufacturing tests, stress devices over hours, and drive cross-functional collaboration in a fast-paced environment.

The role emphasizes strong software fundamentals, systems thinking, and excellent communication as you support new product development with remote and on-site teams. Hybrid work Tue-Thu onsite.

Qualifications

• Experience with embedded systems, device drivers and firmware development.
• 5-12 years in program management across hardware and software projects.
• Ability to read and debug C/C++ and Python code.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to drive issues, track tasks, and set priorities.

Responsibilities

• Involvement with embedded systems, developing various device drivers and firmware.
• Experience with Bringing up new SoCs, chipsets, sensors, and products.
• Will work on triage, debugging, and development of scripts for data plots and analyses.
• Interacting with Hardware, OS, Test, Operations, and cross-functional teams to enable test strategies for new components.
• Supporting new product development builds locally and remotely.

Skills

Embedded systems

Device drivers

Firmware development

Program management

C/C++

Python scripting

Strong communication

Education

BS Electrical / Computer Engineering

Tools

Scripting tools

Linux

Job description

Engineering Program Manager (HW/SW)

Focused for global device company in Cupertino, CA

Summary

In this Technical Project Manager role, a successful candidate will be working with engineers that write internal tools and applications for current and future embedded product lines, to define and manage manufacturing tests that stress a device over a few hours. Candidate must thrive in a fast-paced environment, have strong understanding of software fundamentals, background working with systems, excellent communication skills, and a desire to work with cross-functional teams to develop groundbreaking products.

Responsibilities

• Involvement with embedded systems, developing various device drivers and firmware
• Experience with Bringing up new SoCs, chipsets, sensors, and products
• Will work on Triage, Debug, development of scripts for generating plots & other tasks
• Interacting with Hardware, OS, Test, Operations, and various other cross-functional teams throughout enabling test strategies for new components in upcoming products
• Supporting new product development builds locally and remotely

Requirements

• 5-12 years Embedded systems, Device Drivers, and Firmware experience
• 5-12 years Program Management experience: 5-12 years
• Ability to read and debug C/C++ and Python programming
• Strong communication skills are a must
• Ability to drive issues, track tasks, and evaluate priorities on a daily basis
• Experience with hardware bring up is a plus
• Experience with developing tools is a plus

Desired Skillsets

• This person will not be actively coding, but might write up scripts to look through data, form, and create analysis.
• Manufacturing experience and prior exposure to working with Contract Manufacturers is highly desired
• Mac OS and/or iOS experience is a plus
• Linux command line / scripting experience is a plus
• BS Electrical / Computer Engineering or relevant work experience (MS is a plus)

Location, Duration & Pay

• Location: Cupertino, CA (Hybrid; Tues-Thurs onsite)
• Duration: 6-12+ months
• Pay Rate Range: $80-$90/hr