Hardware Factory PM — San Jose Onsite (6-Month)

The Mom Project; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Contractor benefits available via EOR

Job summary

BBG Ventures, LLC is seeking a Factory Program Manager for a ~6-month contract, onsite in San Jose, CA. The role coordinates daily factory activities, NPI builds, and experiments, connecting Client’s Hardware team with End client San Jose.

You will maintain schedules, manage risks, and drive cross-functional collaboration to ensure on-time milestones and issue closure while delivering clear documentation and readiness for production.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hardware program management or NPI experience.
• Experience onsite with a contract manufacturer in electronics.
• Knowledge of SMT, PCB assembly, testing, and production ramp.
• Experience managing multiple workstreams with tight schedules.
• Strong issue management and driving actions to closure.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with engineering and manufacturing teams.

Responsibilities

• Own the day-to-day coordination of activities at End client San Jose, including NPI builds, DOEs, testing, failure analysis, material deliveries, and facility work.
• Serve as the primary point of contact between Client’s Hardware team and the End client San Jose team.
• Maintain an integrated site schedule and master issue list with clear owners, priorities, dependencies, and due dates.
• Establish a regular cadence to summarize upcoming activities, onsite support needs, progress, risks, and decisions.
• Drive End client and cross-functional teams to close actions and elevate issues when progress is at risk.
• Coordinate shared resources including technicians, lab equipment, test fixtures, floor space, and engineering support.
• Support build readiness by coordinating materials, equipment, documentation, staffing, and other requirements.
• Ensure results from experiments, testing, and failure analysis are documented and shared with engineering teams.
• Identify opportunities to improve factory processes, site organization, and collaboration between Client and End client.
• Coordinate site infrastructure and workspace needs with Engineering, Operations, and IT.

Skills

Hardware PM

Factory operations

NPI coordination

Schedule management

Issue management

Technical communication

Onsite collaboration

Education

Technical degree or equivalent

Tools

Lab/test equipment

Job description

BBG Ventures, LLC is seeking a Factory Program Manager for a ~6-month contract, onsite in San Jose, CA. The role coordinates daily factory activities, NPI builds, and experiments, connecting Client’s Hardware team with End client San Jose.

You will maintain schedules, manage risks, and drive cross-functional collaboration to ensure on-time milestones and issue closure while delivering clear documentation and readiness for production.