Senior Hardware Technical Program Manager

Insight Global; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a Senior Hardware Technical Program Manager to lead multi-disciplinary product development programs in a clean-energy tech context. Based in Menlo Park, CA, you will drive programs from definition through manufacturing handoff, coordinating with engineering, reliability, operations, and supply chain to ensure on-time delivery.

You will own risk management, cross-functional tradeoffs, and executive communications to surface issues early and enable informed decisions.

Qualifications

• 10+ years leading cross-functional technical programs in hardware.
• Experience spanning engineering, operations, and manufacturing.
• Proven track record with NPI and manufacturing handoff.
• Experience reducing field and factory failures with quality and reliability methodologies.
• Regulatory certification exposure.
• PMP is a plus.
• Experience scaling products to high-volume manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive complex product development programs from definition to production ramp.
• Frame tradeoffs and resolve cross-functional conflicts.
• Communicate with senior leadership and external partners for decisions and risk visibility.
• Partner with engineering, reliability, test, operations, supply chain, and manufacturing to align priorities.
• Drive manufacturing readiness and scale through NPI and ramp.
• Improve program transparency using Jira and data systems.
• Identify risks early and lead mitigation planning.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Hardware program management

NPI & handoff

Portfolio management

Quality & reliability

Regulatory exposure

PMP (optional)

High-volume manufacturing

Risk management

Executive communication

Tools

Jira

Enterprise data systems

Job description

Job Description

Insight Global is seeking a Senior Hardware Technical Program Manager to lead critical product development initiatives for our client, a clean-energy technology company that manufactures fuel-flexible, low-emission power generators that help data centers, utilities, and industrial customers generate reliable electricity on-site, based in Menlo Park, CA. We’re seeking a candidate that can leads initiatives from early program definition through execution and successful transition to high-volume manufacturing.

In this role, you will own complex, multi-disciplinary programs, drive alignment across engineering and operations teams, surface risks early, and enable informed decision-making at the executive level.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive complex product development programs: Lead a portfolio of programs ranging from focused tactical initiatives to multi-year, company-wide efforts, ensuring delivery against technical, schedule, and business objectives
• Program-level decision ownership: Frame tradeoffs, resolve cross-functional conflicts, and drive alignment when priorities compete
• Executive and stakeholder communication: Communicate clearly and effectively with senior leadership and external partners to drive decisions, provide program visibility, and escalating risks proactively
• Cross-functional leadership: Partner closely with engineering, reliability, test, operations, supply chain, and manufacturing teams to align priorities and streamline execution
• Manufacturing readiness and scale: Drive programs through NPI, manufacturing handoff, and production ramp, ensuring design, supply chain, and operational readiness
• Tools, process, and systems optimization: Leverage tools such as Jira and enterprise data systems to improve program transparency, execution discipline, and cross-team collaboration
• Risk management: Identify technical, operational, and schedule risks early; lead mitigation planning and execution across teams

Skills and Requirements

• 10+ years leading cross-functional technical programs in a complex hardware product company (not just software)
• Has owned programs that span multi-disciplinary engineering + operations (Electrical Engineering/Mechanical Engineering/controls/software/systems, test, reliability, manufacturing, supply chain).
• Has done NPI and manufacturing handoff multiple timeso Knows what “manufacturing readiness” really takes (BOM maturity, supplier readiness, test strategy, process capability, build phases, etc.)
• Comfortable leading a portfolio: some initiatives are tactical and urgent; others are multi-year roadmap drivers.
• Extensive experience managing projects with a primary objective of reducing field and factory-reported failures, utilizing a framework of quality and reliability methodologies (e.g., FMEA, RCA, RCM) and metrics (MTBF, MTTR) to drive and measure success.
• Regulatory certification exposure (even better if they’ve driven it in a product lifecycle).
• PMP (nice, not required).
• Experience scaling a product into high-volume manufacturing, not just prototypes.

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [e-mail].