Technical Program Manager - Electronics Hardware

Q1 Technologies, Inc.; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Q1 Technologies, Inc. seeks a Technical Program Manager to lead electronics hardware programs from prototype to DVT, coordinating hardware modules and supplier activities in Mountain View.

You will own schedules end-to-end, collaborate with engineering, supply chain, and contract manufacturers, document findings in Jira, and keep cross-functional teams aligned to milestones and quality goals. This role requires strong communication and vendor management to balance timelines, costs, and hardware

Qualifications

• Understand of product development process and has successfully taken a module from Proto to PVT.
• Experience with project management and tracking tools (e.g., Jira, spreadsheets, bug tracking systems) to manage complex workflows.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to track multiple open items, follow up on pending feedback, and drive tasks to closure.
• End-to-end ownership of complex module schedules.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to concisely document technical findings in tickets (e.g., Buganizer/Jira) and reports.
• Ability to manage multiple suppliers and CMs, balancing timelines, logistics, and deliverables.
• Exposure to supplier evaluation, OEM selection, and contract manufacturing models.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end ownership of module schedules.
• Manage multiple suppliers and CMs, balancing timelines, logistics and deliverables.
• Exposure to supplier evaluation, OEM selection, and contract manufacturing models.
• Document issues and track them to closure.

Skills

Product development

Project management

Organizational skills

Documentation

Supplier management

OEM selection

Contract manufacturing

Tools

Jira

Spreadsheets

Bug tracking systems

Job description

Technical Program Manager - Electronics Hardware

Location: -Mountain View, CA

Seeking a Technical Program Manager (TPM) with a solid background in managing hardware module programs (from Proto to DVT), managing suppliers.

Minimum Qualifications

• Understand of Product development process and has successfully taken a module from Proto to PVT
• Demonstrated experience with project management and tracking tools (e.g., Jira, spreadsheets, bug tracking systems) to manage complex workflows.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to track multiple open items, follow up on pending feedback, and drive tasks to closure.
• end-to-end ownership of complex module schedules.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to concisely document, technical findings in tickets (e.g., Buganizer/Jira) and reports.
• Ability to manage multiple suppliers and CMs, balancing timelines, logistics, and deliverables.
• Exposure to supplier evaluation, OEM selection, and contract manufacturing models.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with automotive TIER1 or OEM component evaluation processes and facilities.
• Understanding of major automotive manufacturing processes such as design for manufacturing or design for assembly, Validation & Dashboarding
• Organize design validation across our Client’s and their suppliers’ (HW DVP dashboard).
• Facilitate internal requirements and verification, including software alignment for key perception milestones requiring vehicle-level testing.
• Track Prototype, Engineering Vehicle Testing and Production Configurations throughout the vehicle development life cycle.
• Document issues and track them to closure.
• Support trade studies to help drive decisions and balance competing requirements.
• Assist in identifying "gaps" between subsystems to ensure they are understood and covered by tests.
• Handle purchasing, PO tracking, and coordination of Bill of Materials (BOMs) and hardware readiness.
• Monitor and manage supplier performance across quality, cost, and delivery metrics; maintain supplier scorecards.
• Collaborate with engineering, supply chain, and other X-functional team teams to track hardware development schedules and resolve cross-functional blockers.