Technical Program Manager - Mechanical Components

Tata Consultancy Services; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services in Mountain View, California, is seeking a Technical Program Manager to lead hardware programs, supplier quality and supply chain initiatives. You will own end-to-end project delivery for low-volume, high-complexity builds and coordinate across engineering, quality, and operations teams.

The role requires 2+ years in automotive hardware environments, strong PM skills, and experience with supplier relations, design for manufacturing/assembly, and change management.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of hardware program experience in automotive contexts.
• Experience managing supplier quality and supply chain operations.
• Ability to work independently and communicate clearly.

Responsibilities

• Be primary contact for hardware supply chain projects from sourcing through delivery.
• Organize design validation across customer and supplier (HW DVP dashboard).
• Manage component change control (CCB) and track configurations throughout development life cycle.
• Collaborate with engineering, supply chain and operations to track hardware schedules and resolve blockers.
• Be flexible with odd hours for overseas CM support.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Supplier coordination

Hardware program management

Tools

Jira

Job description

Job Description

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

Seeking a Technical Program Manager (TPM) with a solid background in managing hardware programs, supplier quality, and supply chain operations. Prior experience working in hardware companies managing operations, supply chain, supplier coordination and able to work independently.

• 2+ years of equivalent practical experience in an automotive lab or technical support environment supporting Hardware, PCBAs etc., both at a component level technologies and stakeholder perception, is essential, as this role involves navigating complex supplier relationships and ensuring alignment across engineering, quality, and operations teams.
• Strong project management skills and ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Proven track record in technical project management with the ability to provide end-to-end ownership of complex module schedules.
• Exceptional project management skills with a meticulous attention to detail to ensure comprehensive oversight and execution.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to concisely document technical findings in tickets (e.g., Buganizer/Jira) and reports.

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

Roles & Responsibilities

• To be the primary point of contact for hardware supply chain projects, from component sourcing through delivery, in low-volume, high-complexity builds.

Validation & Dashboarding

• Organize design validation across Customer and their suppliers (HW DVP dashboard).
• Facilitate internal requirements and verification, including software alignment for key perception milestones requiring vehicle-level testing.

Configuration & Change Management

• Manage component change control process (CCB).
• Track Prototype, Engineering Vehicle Testing and Production Configurations throughout the vehicle development life cycle.
• Document issues and track them to closure.

System Integration & Strategy

• 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.
• Be flexible to work odd hours for supporting overseas CMs at times such as early mornings or late evenings.
• Collaborate with engineering, supply chain, and operations teams to track hardware development schedules and resolve cross-functional blockers.
• Collaborate with Engineering change management teams for revision updates to documentation etc.,
• Navigate ambiguity in fast-paced environments by taking high-level objectives and independently defining the steps to execute.

Salary Range: $100,000-$125,000 a year