Senior Technical Program Manager

MRL Consulting Group | Global Niche Technology Recruitment; California; On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

MRL Consulting Group seeks a Senior Technical Program Manager to lead Engineering Strategy and Business Operations initiatives for a global technology leader in semiconductors. You will partner with engineering, fabrication, manufacturing, and product teams to drive complex programs from concept through execution.

You will thrive in ambiguity, shape recommendations, and own delivery while expanding capabilities in business operations and executive support over time.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree (Bachelor/Master/PhD) in engineering, science, or related field.
• Experience in semiconductor development, fabrication, or manufacturing environments.
• Proven track record leading complex, cross-functional initiatives without direct authority.
• Ability to create structure, work independently, and drive issues to closure.
• Strong strategic thinking and sound business judgment with bias for action.
• Background in business operations, organizational planning, and resource management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with executive-level clarity.
• High emotional intelligence and ability to influence at all levels.
• Ownership mindset and ability to balance big-picture thinking with hands-on detail.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic, cross-functional programs across engineering, manufacturing, R&D, product and the wider company.
• Own complex, undefined problems, set direction, align stakeholders, drive decisions and delivery with minimal oversight.
• Translate leadership priorities into clear, actionable plans and ensure completion.
• Anticipate needs and resolve issues before they require senior leadership time.
• Prepare concise executive presentations incorporating technical, operational, and financial information.
• Identify risks and dependencies early and drive resolution.
• Collaborate on headcount, budget, workforce planning, and operating reviews with leadership.
• Support and, over time, lead the leadership team’s operating rhythm and cadences.
• Coordinate engagement with executives, customers, suppliers, and partners.
• Foster strong relationships across engineering, manufacturing, R&D, product, finance and other functions.

Skills

Semiconductor experience

Cross-functional leadership

Independent work style

Strategic thinking

Business operations

Executive communication

Stakeholder influence

Ownership

Problem solving

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Senior Technical Program Manager, Engineering Strategy & Business Operations

About the Organization

Our client is an established global technology leader operating at the forefront of advanced semiconductor and hardware technologies. Its dedicated engineering and manufacturing organization develops innovative technologies, taking products from early-stage research and development through to high-volume production.

Working across engineering, R&D and manufacturing, the organization is focused on advancing technology, improving manufacturing performance and delivering products that meet demanding standards for reliability, quality, yield, cycle time and cost.

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to lead high-priority strategic initiatives on behalf of the Engineering leadership team. Initially, you will focus on complex programs that cut across Engineering, fabrication and manufacturing, the wider R&D organization, and product teams. You will build a deep understanding of how the organization runs and what leadership cares about most.

This role suits someone who is comfortable with ambiguity. You will be handed loosely defined problems, work out what needs to happen, bring the right people together, shape recommendations, and see the work through to a decision. Success means giving leadership real leverage by taking ownership of work that would otherwise land on their desks.

As the role grows, you will take on wider responsibility for business operations and organizational leadership support, including planning, operating cadence, resource management, and executive-level support.

What You Will Do

• Lead strategic, cross-functional initiatives that span engineering, manufacturing, R&D, product, and the wider company
• Own complex, undefined problems: set direction, align stakeholders, and drive decisions and delivery with minimal oversight
• Turn leadership priorities into clear plans and carry them through to completion
• Anticipate needs and resolve issues before they require senior leadership time
• Pull together technical, operational, financial, and organizational information into concise executive presentations and recommendations
• Identify risks and dependencies early and drive them to resolution
• Work with leadership on headcount, budget, workforce planning, resource allocation, and operating reviews
• Support, and over time lead, the leadership team’s operating rhythm: staff meetings, planning cycles, objectives, decisions, and follow-up
• Coordinate key executive, customer, supplier, and partner engagements
• Build strong relationships across engineering, manufacturing, R&D, product, finance, and other functions

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in engineering, science, or a related technical field
• Background in semiconductor development, fabrication, manufacturing, or a comparable technical environment
• Track record of leading complex initiatives across functions without direct authority
• Ability to work independently, create structure where none exists, and drive issues to closure
• Strong strategic thinking, sound business judgment, and a bias for action
• Experience or clear aptitude in business operations, organizational planning, and resource management
• Excellent written and verbal communication, able to distill complex technical and business inputs into clear executive-level recommendations
• High emotional intelligence, with the ability to build trust and influence at all levels
• Strong ownership and discretion, and the ability to move between big-picture thinking and hands-on detail