Technical Program Manager

Apex Systems; Wilmington (MA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, life, and/or

401K with company match

ESPP

HSA

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Career coaching and certification prep

Job summary

Everforth Apex Systems in Wilmington, MA is seeking a Technical Program Manager to bring structure and visibility to a fast-moving hardware manufacturing environment. This onsite role requires real-time problem solving on the production floor, partnering with Manufacturing leadership to formalize processes, migrate tracking to Jira, and drive program cadence to commitments.

You will draft technical documentation, build dashboards, and facilitate cross-functional reviews with engineering, supply

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Technical Communication, Business, or an equivalent discipline.
• 3+ years of experience in a technical program management or project coordination role within a hardware, manufacturing, or engineering environment.

Responsibilities

• Migrate existing Excel-based tracking systems into Jira, designing project structures, workflows, and dashboards.
• Connect program data across tools (Jira, Quickbase, Excel) to create a single source of truth for tracking, readiness, and risk management.
• Create and maintain dashboards for real-time visibility into program status, material risk, and key milestones for leadership.
• Draft and maintain technical documentation such as SOPs, build procedures, and status updates under engineering leadership direction.
• Be physically present on the floor to identify and resolve blockers in person with engineers, operators, and technicians.
• Facilitate key review meetings, capture decisions and action items, and drive follow-through to keep commitments on track.
• Track and drive cross-functional action items to closure, providing visibility into risks across engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing.
• Identify opportunities to automate or streamline recurring reporting and data aggregation processes.

Skills

Jira

Data migration

Technical writing

Excel / Google Sheets

Quickbase

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

Jira

Quickbase

Excel

Job description

Job Description

Technical Program Product Manager - Technical Program Product Manager III

Job#: 3052982

Location: Wilmington, Massachusetts (Onsite)

Role Overview

We are seeking a Technical Program Manager to bring structure, visibility, and clarity to a fast-moving manufacturing engineering organization. This is a hands‑on role requiring physical presence on the production floor to unblock problems directly. You will partner with Manufacturing leadership to formalize operational systems, migrate tracking into scalable tools like Jira, draft technical documentation, and drive the program cadence to ensure commitments are met.

Key Responsibilities

• Migrate existing Excel-based tracking systems into Jira, designing project structures, workflows, and dashboards.
• Connect program data across tools (Jira, Quickbase, Excel) to create a single source of truth for tracking, readiness, and risk management.
• Create and maintain dashboards for real-time visibility into program status, material risk, and key milestones for leadership.
• Draft and maintain technical documentation such as SOPs, build procedures, and status updates under engineering leadership direction.
• Be physically present on the floor to identify and resolve blockers in person with engineers, operators, and technicians.
• Facilitate key review meetings, capture decisions and action items, and drive follow-through to keep commitments on track.
• Track and drive cross-functional action items to closure, providing visibility into risks across engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing.
• Identify opportunities to automate or streamline recurring reporting and data aggregation processes.

Required Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Technical Communication, Business, or an equivalent discipline.

Experience: 3+ years of experience in a technical program management or project coordination role within a hardware, manufacturing, or engineering environment.

Technical Skills

• Proficiency in Jira, including project configuration, workflow design, custom fields, dashboards, and JQL.
• Experience migrating unstructured or spreadsheet-based tracking into structured project management tools.
• Strong technical writing and drafting skills to produce clear, concise documentation for technical and executive audiences.
• Proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets for data analysis, pivot tables, and reporting.
• Basic proficiency with databases (such as Quickbase) for navigating, querying, and building reports.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a hardware NPI or manufacturing environment, with familiarity with build schedules, BOM tracking, and engineering change processes.
• Familiarity with dashboard and visualization tools (such as QuickSight, Tableau, or Power BI).
• Experience supporting cross-functional programs with engineering, supply chain, quality, and manufacturing stakeholders.

Benefits

• Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection.
• We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure.
• Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts.
• In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA.
• Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach.
• You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

Equal Opportunity Employment

Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you require an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act to participate in an interview with a virtual recruiter or to use our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at [email protected] or 804-523-8228. Please note that this contact information is strictly to be used for medical ADA accommodations and that no other inquiries will be answered.