Staff/ Senior Staff Technical Program Manager (Hardware Systems)

Lightmatter as a Senior Staff Technical Program Manager (Hardware Systems). In this hands-on role, you will drive program execution across the Hardware Systems team, managing schedules, resource planning, priorities, and cross-functional alignment.

This position requires strong program management fundamentals and a working knowledge of hardware engineering.

Responsibilities

• You will work closely with internal teams and external partners to keep programs on track from early design through production.
• Your scope will cover the full hardware development lifecycle, and you will serve as the team's primary program interface to broader organizational programs.
• Drive program execution across Lightmatter's Hardware Systems team, including schedules, resource planning, priorities, and cross-functional alignment.
• Manage dependencies and trade-offs across concurrent workstreams, facilitate alignment across internal and external stakeholders, and maintain program visibility for engineering leadership.
• Coordinate material flow within the HW Systems team, track component orders, PCB fab runs, PCBA and mechanical assemblies, and engineering samples.
• Strong bias for action—consistently closes loops, follows up independently, and identifies potential slips before they impact project timelines
• Hands-on experience with material flow, component tracking, and BOM management
• Strong written and verbal communicator, comfortable presenting program status and risk assessments to engineering leads and executives
• Deep familiarity with hardware development processes and terminology across the full lifecycle—including PCBA and mechanical enclosures, PCB fabrication, system integration, bring-up, EVT/DVT/PVT, and production—enabling clear communication with engineers and vendors

Requirements

• Skilled facilitator who drives productive meetings, captures critical context, and ensures action items are owned and closed
• Expert in project management tools such as Microsoft Project, Jira, Smartsheet, or equivalent platforms
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical field
• Proven experience coordinating with contract manufacturers (CMs) and ODMs to manage schedules, track deliverables, and resolve open issues
• 5+ years of program management experience in hardware engineering, with direct exposure to electrical and mechanical development cycles
• Thrives in fast-paced, ambiguous environments; proactively creates structure and drives clarity without waiting for complete information
• Proven track record managing concurrent engineering programs with shared resources and overlapping timelines
• Experience managing programs for complex hardware development

Preferred

• Experience defining and improving program management processes in a startup or new business unit

Pay

USD 171,000 - 243,000