Senior Firmware & Hardware Program Manager

Whoop; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Relocation assistance

Benefits

Job summary

WHOOP is seeking a Senior Engineering Program Manager to lead firmware development for new devices. You will partner with Firmware, Hardware, Connectivity, Manufacturing, and WHOOPLabs teams to ensure timely delivery of firmware features across the portfolio.

Based in Boston, MA, this role reports to the Director of Hardware Program Management and requires travel up to 5% internationally. The role emphasizes planning, risk management, and cross-functional execution to bring devices from concept

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering or equivalent practical experience in firmware development.
• 5+ years of experience in Technical Program Management or related roles.
• Experience leading embedded projects from concept through production release.
• Experience coordinating with hardware engineering, manufacturing, and external partners.
• Strong understanding of embedded systems development and hardware-software integration.

Responsibilities

• Own firmware program planning and execution across WHOOP’s NPI portfolio, ensuring alignment between product, engineering, and operational milestones from concept through launch.
• Develop and maintain integrated firmware schedules, roadmaps, and dependency tracking across multiple concurrent hardware projects.
• Partner with Firmware Engineering Leadership to drive prioritization, capacity planning, risk management, and execution readiness.
• Drive firmware milestone planning, including architecture readiness, feature development, integration, validation, manufacturing readiness, user acceptance testing and launch activities.
• Collaborate closely with Hardware, Connectivity, Sensor Intelligence, Automated Test Engineering, Manufacturing, and WHOOP Labs teams to identify and manage cross-functional dependencies throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Facilitate cross-functional program reviews, status updates, and executive communications, ensuring stakeholders have visibility into progress, risks, and tradeoffs.
• Identify schedule, technical, and resource risks early and lead mitigation planning across engineering and operational teams.
• Support development and validation efforts for Proto/EVT/DVT/PVT, manufacturing bring-up, and launch readiness activities.
• Establish scalable planning processes, tools, and reporting mechanisms to improve predictability and execution across embedded engineering programs.
• Partner with engineering leaders to continuously improve development workflows, release planning, and execution efficiency.

Skills

Firmware development

Embedded systems

Technical Program Management

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Degree in Engineering or equivalent

Job description

WHOOP is seeking a Senior Engineering Program Manager to lead firmware development for new devices. You will partner with Firmware, Hardware, Connectivity, Manufacturing, and WHOOPLabs teams to ensure timely delivery of firmware features across the portfolio.

Based in Boston, MA, this role reports to the Director of Hardware Program Management and requires travel up to 5% internationally. The role emphasizes planning, risk management, and cross-functional execution to bring devices from concept