Senior Technical Program Manager (TPM)

Keysight Technologies

Santa Rosa (CA)

On-site

USD 149,850 - 249,750

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

HSA (Health Savings Account)

Flexible time off

401(k) Plan

Tuition reimbursement

Discounts & Perks

Paid Holidays

Paid Family Leave

Job summary

Keysight Technologies in Santa Rosa, CA seeks a technical program leader to drive end-to-end planning and execution across R&D, manufacturing, and supply chain. You will serve as the primary interface to the customer TPM and internal leadership, ensuring milestones, risks, and deliverables align with business objectives.

The role requires 5–8+ years in program management, strong leadership, and experience handling complex hardware/software programs.

Qualifications

Bachelor's in engineering or related field.
5-8+ years of technical program management or engineering leadership.
PMP certification or equivalent.
Demonstrated success leading complex hardware, software, or integrated systems.

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end planning and execution across R&D, IST, manufacturing, supply chain, and customer teams.
Serve as the primary program interface to the customer TPM and internal leadership.
Maintain the integrated master schedule and risk register; manage milestones.
Deliver weekly status updates and monthly leadership/customer reports.
Develop executive dashboards and data-driven insights for decision-making.
Coordinate customer engagement and reviews throughout the delivery lifecycle.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Scheduling & planning

Problem solving

Communication

Leadership

Customer relationship management

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's in engineering

5-8+ years experience in program management

PMP certification or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Project

Smartsheet

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Overview

Keysight is at the forefront of technology innovation, delivering breakthroughs and trusted insights in electronic design, simulation, prototyping, test, manufacturing, and optimization. Our ~15,000 employees create world-class solutions in communications, 5G, automotive, energy, quantum, aerospace, defense, and semiconductor markets for customers in over 100 countries. Learn more about what we do.

Our award-winning culture embraces a bold vision of where technology can take us and a passion for tackling challenging problems with industry-first solutions. We believe that when people feel a sense of belonging, they can be more creative, innovative, and thrive at all points in their careers.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities – Program Leadership & Execution: Lead end-to-end planning and execution across R&D, IST, manufacturing, supply chain, and customer teams.
Serve as the primary program interface to the customer TPM, internal leadership, and engineering organizations.
Ensure alignment on requirements, priorities, deliverables, dependencies, risks, and required milestones.
Drive accountability to program milestones, customer commitments, and business objectives.
Scheduling, Risk & Documentation: Develop, maintain, and continuously update the integrated master schedule, critical path, dependencies, and resource plan.
Maintain a comprehensive risk register including risk identification, owners, mitigation plans, and closure timelines.
Ensure all program documentation (SOW deliverables, plans, reports, action logs) is up-to-date and accessible.
Coordinate engineering development, integration, validation, manufacturing readiness, and customer deployment activities.
Reporting & Communication: Deliver weekly internal status updates summarizing progress, risks, issues, decisions, and next steps.
Provide monthly program reports for leadership and customer, highlighting:
- Milestone achievement and schedule performance
- Critical path status and forecasted delivery dates
- Key accomplishments and upcoming priorities
- Risk and issue summaries with mitigation and closure plans
Develop executive-ready dashboards, presentations, and data-driven insights to support decision-making.
Ensure all program documentation, action logs, deliverables, and decisions are current and accessible.
Communicate issues clearly with root causes, impacts, and recovery plans.
Customer Engagement: Partner closely with customer TPMs to clarify requirements, review progress, manage expectations, and address escalations.
Facilitate reviews, milestone checkpoints, demonstrations, and acceptance activities throughout the solution delivery lifecycle.
Build trusted customer relationships through proactive communication and predictable program execution.
Effectively manage customer expectations while balancing technical, schedule, and resource constraints.
Ensure commitments to customers are realistic, documented, and consistently met.
Process & Governance: Establish and maintain program governance, including milestone reviews, risk management, issue escalation, and change control processes.
Drive continuous improvement of program management processes, tools, and reporting mechanisms.
Promote best practices for execution consistency across multiple customer programs.
Support portfolio planning, resource prioritization, and cross-program coordination.

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Qualifications

Bachelor's in engineering or related field (advanced degree preferred).
5-8+ years in technical program management or engineering leadership.
Demonstrated success leading complex hardware, software, or integrated system development programs.
Excellent organizational, problem-solving, risk management, and stakeholder management skills.
Strong understanding of product development lifecycles, system integration, validation, and manufacturing readiness.
Strong risk management and problem-solving skills.
Experience coordinating across R&D, manufacturing, and supply chain.
Experience managing multiple concurrent projects with competing priorities and aggressive schedules.
Proficiency with Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Jira, Confluence, or similar program management tools.
PMP certification or equivalent.

Preferred Qualifications

Strong customer-facing leadership experience, including executive-level communication and escalation management.
Experience in high-technology industries (e.g., wireless, satellite, networking, test & measurement).
Experience leading complex hardware/software customer programs.
Excellent communication and executive-level reporting skills.

Success Measures

On-time delivery of customer milestones, contractual commitments, and program deliverables.
Clear, consistent documentation, including timely program reporting.
Effective management of risks, issues, scope changes, and resource constraints.
Strong cross-functional alignment and customer satisfaction.
Predictable, no-surprise program execution.

Locations: Santa Rosa, CA; Loveland, CO; Colorado Springs, CO. Salary ranges differ by location:

Santa Rosa, CA Pay Range: MIN $149,850.00 - MAX $249,750.00
Loveland, CO Pay Range: MIN $138,750.00 - MAX $231,250.00
Colorado Springs, CO Pay Range: MIN $138,750.00 - MAX $231,250.00

This position requires access to certain goods, software, technology, or technical data subject to U.S. export control laws and regulations. U.S. persons working for Keysight can access export-controlled items without authorization from the U.S. government. Employment in this position for non-U.S. persons is contingent on authorization from the appropriate federal agency.

Most offers will be between the minimum and the midpoint of the Salary Range listed above.

Note: For other locations, pay ranges will vary by region.

Benefits