Senior Product Engineering Program Manager

Monarch Quantum; California; On-site; USD 125,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance

Fidelity 401(k) plan with 4% employer

20 paid time off (PTO) days per year

13 paid company holidays

9/80 work schedule (every other Friday

Job summary

Monarch Quantum is seeking a Senior Product Engineering Program Manager to lead cross-functional hardware programs spanning mechanical, electrical, photonics, software and firmware. This role drives day-to-day execution in a fast-moving startup environment.

You will partner with leadership to define engineering practices, manage scope, schedule and budget, and ensure milestones from requirements through test readiness and deployment, including vendor coordination.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering field.
• 5+ years in hardware project engineering or hardware engineering product management.
• Experience in a hardware development startup environment is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional hardware programs spanning mechanical, electrical, software and firmware disciplines and drive day-to-day execution.
• Manage scope, schedule, and budget for photonics hardware development.
• Identify risks and unblock teams to keep projects on schedule and budget.
• Coordinate with supply chain and vendors to ensure on-time delivery.
• Screen teams from external turbulence and maintain productivity and focus.
• Document and defend milestones across requirements, design and test readiness.
• Support installation and post-integration activities.

Skills

Leadership

Hardware systems

Project management

Cross-functional coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

Join our fast-paced and passionate team as a Senior Product Engineering Program Manager. As we scale, you will be instrumental in building our foundation from the ground up. This is a dynamic, hands-on role for a self-starter who thrives in a fluid startup environment. You'll have the opportunity to work on cutting edge technologies, work closely with leadership, and develop and implement engineering practices that support our mission and growth. Your key responsibilities are as follows:

• 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 remain on schedule and budget.
• Partners well with supply chain, tracking long-lead items, part availability, and vendor commitments against the build schedule. Works directly with vendors and supply chain team members to ensure on-time delivery.
• Manages matrixed technical team and vendors through schedule bottlenecks, uncertainty, lack of information and sudden changes, while screening team from external turbulence and assuring productivity and focus on success.
• Anticipates risks and identifies opportunities.
• Responsible for project execution per internally and customer defined processes, reaching, documenting and defending project milestones: requirement, design and test readiness reviews, integration and test events, test reports, installation and support activities.

• This position requires access to export-controlled information. Employment is contingent upon the applicant being a U.S. person as defined by 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3).

Experience:

• A bachelor’s degree in an engineering field.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in hardware project engineering or hardware engineering product management.
• Experience in a hardware development startup environment is a plus.

Skills:

• Proven record of successfully leading a hardware development project using structured development process.
• Proficiency driving actions across mechanical, electrical, software, and firmware disciplines.
• Ability to execute projects independently or in partnership with third party contract manufacturers.

The expected annual salary range for this position is $125,000-$175,000.

As a full-time employee, you will be eligible for Monarch’s comprehensive benefits package, which includes:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Fidelity 401(k) plan with 4% employer matching
• 20 paid time off (PTO) days per year
• 13 paid company holidays
• 9/80 work schedule (every other Friday off)

Monarch Quantum is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, citizenship status, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, age, religion, creed, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, veteran status or any other characteristics protected under applicable federal, state and local laws.