Lead Hardware Programs to Build Ground Up Systems

Monarch Quantum; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision insurance

401(k) with 4% employer matching

20 PTO days per year

13 holidays per year

9/80 work schedule

Job summary

Monarch Quantum is seeking a Principal Product Engineering Program Manager in San Diego to lead cross-functional hardware development programs across mechanical, electrical, module, photonics, software and firmware disciplines.

You will own scope, schedule, and budget for photonics hardware, identify and unblock risks, and partner with supply chain and vendors to ensure on-time delivery. Competitive salary with strong benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering; PhD preferred.
• Minimum 8 years of hardware project engineering or hardware engineering product management experience.
• Startup hardware development experience is a plus.
• Fluency across mechanical, electrical, software, and firmware disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Leads cross-functional engineering development programs spanning mechanical, electrical, module, photonics systems, software, and firmware teams, driving day-to-day execution.
• Maintains the scope, schedule, and budget for photonics hardware development activities.
• Identifies risks and unblocks engineering teams to ensure projects stay on schedule and budget.
• Partners with supply chain to track long-lead items, part availability, and vendor commitments against the build schedule.
• Manages matrixed technical team and vendors through bottlenecks and changes, ensuring productivity and focus.
• Provides technical, logistical and problem-solving leadership and defines best engineering program management practices.
• Drives execution per defined processes and defends milestones: requirements, design and test readiness reviews, integration and test events, test reports, installation and support.

Skills

Hardware program leadership

Cross-functional coordination

Independent execution

Contract manufacturing collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

PhD preferred

Job description

Monarch Quantum is seeking a Principal Product Engineering Program Manager in San Diego to lead cross-functional hardware development programs across mechanical, electrical, module, photonics, software and firmware disciplines.

You will own scope, schedule, and budget for photonics hardware, identify and unblock risks, and partner with supply chain and vendors to ensure on-time delivery. Competitive salary with strong benefits.