Technical Program Manager - Product Development

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

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services is seeking a Technical Program Manager to oversee hardware module programs from Proto to PVT, coordinating with suppliers and contract manufacturers.

The role requires strong project management skills, cross-functional collaboration, and the ability to track complex schedules, with a focus on design validation, verification, and hardware readiness across the vehicle program.

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.
• Handle purchasing, PO tracking, and coordination of 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.

Skills

Project management

Jira

Documentation

Vendor management

Supplier coordination

HW development process

End-to-end ownership

Tools

Jira

Spreadsheets

Bug tracking systems

Job description

Job Description

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

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

Roles & Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

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