Hardware Program Manager — Autonomous Vehicle NPD

DeWinter Group; Foster City (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

DeWinter Group in Foster City, CA seeks a Technical Program Manager for New Product Development in hardware. You will lead development of autonomous vehicle hardware from concept to production ramp, owning end-to-end program execution and coordinating across hardware, software, firmware, functional safety, systems engineering, procurement, and contract manufacturers.

The role requires strong technical judgment, proactive risk management, clear communication, and the ability to influence without

Qualifications

• 6+ years of hardware TPM/Engineering PM experience.
• End-to-end hardware development from concept through EVT, DVT, PVT and production ramp.
• Experience with development builds and production ramp with contract manufacturers.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Strong cross-functional coordination across hardware, software, firmware, safety, systems engineering, procurement, and vehicle development.
• Proven ability to develop schedules, roadmaps, milestones, and dependency plans.
• Excellent risk identification, mitigation, and issue-resolution skills; drive actions to closure.
• Ability to communicate status, risks, and progress to leadership clearly.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end program execution for hardware products from concept to production ramp.
• Coordinate across hardware, software, firmware, functional safety, systems engineering, procurement, and vehicle development teams.
• Develop roadmaps, milestones, deliverables, and dependency plans.
• Communicate program status, risks, and decisions to leadership and stakeholders.
• Partner with external contract manufacturers during development and ramp to production.

Skills

Program management

Hardware TPM

Cross-functional leadership

Risk management

Communication

Schedule planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Master’s degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

JIRA

Gantt charts

Job description

DeWinter Group in Foster City, CA seeks a Technical Program Manager for New Product Development in hardware. You will lead development of autonomous vehicle hardware from concept to production ramp, owning end-to-end program execution and coordinating across hardware, software, firmware, functional safety, systems engineering, procurement, and contract manufacturers.

The role requires strong technical judgment, proactive risk management, clear communication, and the ability to influence without