Senior Program Manager - End-to-End Semiconductor Programs

Aeluma, Inc.; Santa Barbara (CA); Presencial; USD 140.000 - 190.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Aeluma, Inc. seeks a Senior Program Manager to own end-to-end delivery of a defined program and its projects, from intake to commercial release. The role operates within a phase-gate framework and requires strong scheduling, budgeting, and cross-functional leadership with engineering and operations.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in PM, PMP certification, and semiconductor/hardware experience, plus excellent communication skills to inform executives and drive teams to commitments.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, Materials Science, or a related technical field.
• Active Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• 7+ years in project management, ideally including 3+ years in semiconductor/photonics hardware development.
• Experience with formal phase-gate process, gate deliverables, exit criteria, and executive reviews.
• Proven ability to build and defend resource-loaded schedules with dependency mapping and critical path analysis.
• Experience spanning early development to volume manufacturing and qualification.
• Excellent communication, able to present to executives and drive teams to commitments.
• Familiarity with ISO 9001 and government-funded/export-controlled programs is a plus.

Responsabilidades

• Own delivery of an assigned program and the projects within it, including scope, schedule, budget, resources, risk, and gate readiness.
• Build and maintain resource-loaded schedules with explicit dependency logic and a defined critical path, developed with engineering and operations leads.
• Own the program roadmap and manage cross-project dependencies and resource contention.
• Prepare and lead formal gate reviews, including exit criteria evidence, review materials, and Go/Hold/Kill recommendations to executive leadership.
• Drive consistent execution discipline and deliver data-driven status and decision recommendations to senior management, program stakeholders, and customers.
• Operate and improve the project management system, including the portfolio structure, project workbooks, gate checklists, and capacity tracking.
• Ensure execution stays aligned with Aeluma's quality management system, with records and approvals for audits and government reporting.
• Mentor and support technical leads who carry project responsibility alongside their engineering work.

Conocimientos

Project management

Communication

Leadership

Risk management

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Physics/Materials Science

PMP certification

Descripción del empleo

Aeluma, Inc. seeks a Senior Program Manager to own end-to-end delivery of a defined program and its projects, from intake to commercial release. The role operates within a phase-gate framework and requires strong scheduling, budgeting, and cross-functional leadership with engineering and operations.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in PM, PMP certification, and semiconductor/hardware experience, plus excellent communication skills to inform executives and drive teams to commitments.