Senior TPM — Hardware & NPI Lead (Hybrid)

HELLBENDER Inc.; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Health insurance

Dental & Vision insurance

Paid time off

Hybrid work environment

Job summary

Hellbender Inc. in Pittsburgh seeks a Senior Technical Program Manager to lead cross-functional hardware and software programs from concept to production launch.

You will coordinate engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain and program stakeholders to deliver on schedule, within budget, and to specification. The role emphasizes risk management, executive reporting, and transitioning programs through NPI into multi-shift production, while ensuring compliance with ITAR and government

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, CS, PM, or related field.
• 10–15 years in technical or engineering programs management.
• Ability to manage multiple cross-functional programs without direct authority.
• Knowledge of Agile, Stage-Gate, Waterfall methodologies and tools.
• Excellent written and verbal communication to senior leadership.
• U.S. Person required.

Responsibilities

• Plan, schedule, and drive execution of complex cross-functional technical programs from requirements definition through design, prototyping, testing, and production release.
• Primary liaison between engineering, manufacturing/production, quality assurance, supply chain, and program stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain integrated program schedules, risk registers, and dependency maps; identify conflicts and resource constraints.
• Facilitate program reviews, design reviews, and milestone gate meetings; present status updates to leadership.
• Coordinate with Purchasing and Supply Chain to manage long-lead components, vendor deliverables, and program budgets.
• Partner with Quality to ensure programs meet engineering, safety, and regulatory requirements.
• Identify, document, and mitigate program risks; escalate issues as needed.
• Support NPI activities, coordinating transition to multi-shift production.
• Maintain program documentation, including requirements traceability and change logs.
• Coordinate with Compliance/Facility Security to ensure ITAR and government contracting compliance.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional teams

Communication

Agile/Stage-Gate/Waterfall

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS/PM

Tools

MS Project

Smartsheet

Jira

Job description

Hellbender Inc. in Pittsburgh seeks a Senior Technical Program Manager to lead cross-functional hardware and software programs from concept to production launch.

You will coordinate engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain and program stakeholders to deliver on schedule, within budget, and to specification. The role emphasizes risk management, executive reporting, and transitioning programs through NPI into multi-shift production, while ensuring compliance with ITAR and government