Staff Program Manager - Hardware/Software Delivery

Think Consulting; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Think Consulting in the Greater Phoenix area is seeking a planning-focused program manager to turn complex, ambiguous engineering efforts into executable schedules across software, FPGA, hardware, and production.

You’ll lead master schedules, manage dependencies, mitigate risks, and align software, hardware, and manufacturing leaders while maintaining schedule commitments and driving continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• A record of delivering complex, multi-discipline engineering programs on schedule amid significant uncertainty.
• Ability to influence senior and staff-level engineers without direct authority.
• Experience holding subcontractors or vendors to schedule and quality commitments.
• Background combining software, FPGA, hardware planning and production handoff.
• Strong planning, organization, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the master schedule covering software, FPGA, hardware, and production workstreams.
• Map and manage cross-team dependencies to avoid unnecessary waits.
• Maintain risk and issue logs, surface threats early, drive mitigations.
• Lead design decisions into estimated, sequenced tasks and milestones.
• Oversee subcontractors and third-party suppliers with delivery criteria.
• Run milestone and schedule-health reviews with cross-team stakeholders.

Education

Bachelor's degree in software engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, systems engineering, or related field

Master's degree or PMP/equivalent certification

Job description

Think Consulting in the Greater Phoenix area is seeking a planning-focused program manager to turn complex, ambiguous engineering efforts into executable schedules across software, FPGA, hardware, and production.

You’ll lead master schedules, manage dependencies, mitigate risks, and align software, hardware, and manufacturing leaders while maintaining schedule commitments and driving continuous improvement.