Senior Technical Program Manager - Hardware & NPI, Hybrid

RiseMe; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Safe Harbor 401k 5%

Health, Dental, Vision insurance

Paid time off

Hybrid work environment

Job summary

Responsibilities include defining integrated schedules, leading design and milestone reviews, coordinating with purchasing/supply chain for long-lead parts, and ensuring regulatory compliance and NPI readiness. The role requires strong communication and risk management in a high-velocity manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Program/Project Management, or a related technical field, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 10–15 years of experience managing technical or engineering programs, preferably in a hardware, electronics, or technology manufacturing environment
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent programs and cross-functional teams without direct authority
• Strong working knowledge of program/project management methodologies (e.g., Agile, Stage-Gate, waterfall) and tools (e.g., MS Project, Smartsheet, Jira)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience presenting to senior leadership
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to synthesize technical and schedule information for varied audiences
• U.S. Person

Responsibilities

• Plan, schedule, and drive execution of complex, cross-functional technical programs from requirements definition through design, prototyping, testing, and production release
• Serve as the primary liaison between engineering, manufacturing/production, quality assurance, supply chain, and program stakeholders, ensuring alignment on scope, schedule, and deliverables
• Develop and maintain integrated program schedules, risk registers, and dependency maps; proactively identify and resolve schedule conflicts and resource constraints
• Facilitate program reviews, design reviews, and milestone gate meetings; prepare and present status updates to engineering leadership and executive stakeholders
• Coordinate with Purchasing and Supply Chain to manage long-lead components, vendor deliverables, and program budgets, including tracking program-level costs against forecast
• Partner with Quality to ensure programs meet applicable engineering, safety, and regulatory requirements, including any customer- or contract-specific technical specifications
• Identify, document, and mitigate program risks, including technical risks, resource constraints, and supplier or schedule dependencies; escal…?
• Support new product introduction (NPI) activities, coordinating transition of programs from engineering development into multi-shift production
• Maintain program documentation, including requirements traceability, change logs, and post-program lessons-learned reviews
• Coordinate with Compliance/Facility Security to ensure program activities, documentation, and access controls comply with applicable export control (ITAR) and government contracting requirements for programs involving controlled technical data
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Agile

Waterfall

MS Project

Jira

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS

Tools

MS Project

Smartsheet

Jira

Job description

Responsibilities include defining integrated schedules, leading design and milestone reviews, coordinating with purchasing/supply chain for long-lead parts, and ensuring regulatory compliance and NPI readiness. The role requires strong communication and risk management in a high-velocity manufacturing environment.