Strategic Program Manager, Tech Development & Transfer

Polar-Semiconductor; BLOOMINGTON (MN); On-site; USD 88,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Annual bonus

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Polar Semiconductor in Bloomington, MN seeks an experienced Program Manager to lead customer-funded technology development, qualification, and manufacturing transfer programs. You will coordinate cross-functional teams, manage schedules and budgets, and mitigate risks to meet commitments for new technologies ramping into production.

You will report to executives, support business development, and drive readiness across engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain while balancing technical depth

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Science, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of project or program management experience.
• Experience leading cross-functional projects in a technical or manufacturing environment.
• Proficiency with project management tools, planning methodologies, and reporting systems.
• Strong communication, presentation, and customer relationship management skills.
• PMP certification or equivalent project/program management training.
• Experience managing customer-driven R&D, technology commercialization, or technology transfer programs.
• Ability to balance technical depth with strong commercial and customer-facing skills.
• Familiarity with stage-gate development processes or similar program management frameworks.
• Experience working with external customers, strategic technology partners, or government-funded development programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional teams spanning process engineering, equipment engineering, wafer integration, characterization, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and operations.
• Establish and manage integrated program schedules, milestones, budgets, risks, and customer deliverables.
• Drive technology readiness, qualification, and manufacturing transfer activities from concept through production release.
• Coordinate internal and external technical reviews and ensure alignment between customer requirements and execution plans.
• Develop and maintain risk registers, mitigation plans, action-item tracking, and executive-level reporting.
• Provide regular executive updates on program status, risks, resource needs.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Risk management

Customer relationship management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Science, or related technical field

5+ years of PM experience

Advanced degree (MS, MBA, or PhD) in engineering/business

Tools

PMP certification

Job description

Polar Semiconductor in Bloomington, MN seeks an experienced Program Manager to lead customer-funded technology development, qualification, and manufacturing transfer programs. You will coordinate cross-functional teams, manage schedules and budgets, and mitigate risks to meet commitments for new technologies ramping into production.

You will report to executives, support business development, and drive readiness across engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain while balancing technical depth