Technical Program Manager

Altentechnologyusa; North Reading (MA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

ALTEN Technology USA is hiring a Scrum Master to lead engineering teams in North Reading, MA. This role involves managing mobile robotics projects and utilizing Agile methodologies for structured workflows.

The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of technical program management experience and a strong background in project management disciplines. The role offers a hybrid work environment and a competitive salary range of $120,000 - $170,000k.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project management experience across cross-functional teams.
• Experience with Agile Scrum methodologies.
• Software development experience for communication systems.

Responsibilities

• Manage mobile robotics, sensors, and autonomous applications.
• Perform requirements gathering, decomposition, and flow down.
• Utilize Agile methodologies for planning and coordinating team workflows.

Skills

Project management

Agile methodologies

Cross-functional team collaboration

System Architecture

Verification and Validation

Education

5+ years of technical program management

Tools

Jira

Visio

Excel

CAMEO

JAMA

Job description

We’re ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to life—from advancing space exploration and life‑saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3,000+ experts across North America, we partner with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, rail, and more.

As part of the global ALTEN Group—57,000+ engineers in 30 countries—we deliver across the entire product development cycle, from consulting to full project outsourcing.

When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you’ll collaborate on some of the world’s toughest engineering challenges, supported by mentorship, career growth opportunities, and comprehensive benefits. We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow.

Scrum Master you will be responsible for:

• Working with mobile robotics, sensors, and/or autonomous moving parts/robotic applications
• Requirement decomposition and flow down
• Mechatronics experience in the development process – worked in a hardware facing product within early design phases
• Systems engineering documentation and modeling may be done with both basic documentation tools (Visio, Word, Excel, SharePoint, etc.) or Models Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) Software (CAMEO, JAMA)
• System documentation including: Concept of Operations, Trade Studies, Behavior Diagrams, Use Cases, and Interface Control Documents
• Utilize Agile or SAFe Agile methodologies to plan, prioritize, and coordinate team workflows in Jira, ensuring structured sprint execution, clear visibility, and effective cross‑functional collaboration.
• System Architecture
• Performing Verification and Validation activities
• Requirements gathering, decomposition, and flow down

Education/Experience

• 5+ years of technical program management
• Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules
• Experience in technical program management
• Experience building and evaluating system‑level technical design

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project management disciplines including scope, schedule, budget, quality, along with risk and critical path management experience
• Experience managing projects across cross functional teams, building sustainable processes and coordinating release schedules
• Experience defining KPI's/SLA's used to drive multi‑million dollar businesses and reporting to senior leadership
• Agile Scrum experience (scrum master certified would be a bonus)
  • Utilize Agile or SAFe Agile methodologies to plan, prioritize, and coordinate team workflows in Jira, ensuring structured sprint execution, clear visibility, and effective cross‑functional collaboration.
• Software development experience for communication systems
• Automation or Robotics experience

Salary Range: $120,000 - $170,000k

Location: Hybrid in North Reading, MA or Westborough, MA preferred

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, or pregnancy.

Compliance Notice: Alten USA is a federal contractor subject to the requirements of the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) and Executive Order 11246. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Drug Screening Requirement: As a federal contractor, Alten USA maintains a drug‑free workplace. All candidates selected for employment will be required to successfully complete a pre‑employment drug screening as a condition of hire.