Hardware Technical Program Manager
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Summary
Owns end-to-end program management for Applied Intuition's hardware products (sensing/compute platforms) across automotive, trucking, defense, and related industries — driving programs from concept through design, qualification, and production launch in partnership with electrical, mechanical, firmware, and manufacturing teams.
- We are looking for a Hardware Technical Program Manager to drive our hardware products from concept through production across the automotive, trucking, defense, construction, mining, and agriculture industries
- This role owns end-to-end program management for complex hardware systems — spanning electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and system architecture — ensuring our hardware ships on schedule, at quality, and within cost
- Own and drive the product development process (PDP) for hardware programs, from early concept and architecture through qualification and production launch
- Manage multiple concurrent hardware programs, each spanning cross-functional teams across electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, firmware, and system integration
- Define program scope, schedules, and milestones, and hold cross-functional teams accountable to committed timelines, quality bars, and cost targets
- Identify technical risks and gaps early, and drive mitigation plans in close partnership with engineering leads
- Coordinate with manufacturing, supply chain, and contract manufacturing partners to ensure components and subsystems are delivered on time and meet quality requirements
- Serve as the operational backbone of each hardware program — running design reviews, tracking action items, and ensuring nothing falls through the cracks
- Partner with software and systems teams to align hardware and software integration milestones
- Communicate program status, risks, and decisions clearly to engineering leadership and stakeholders
- Excellent organizational and communication skills, with a high bar for documentation and program hygiene
- Strong technical fluency across electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and system architecture — enough to engage deeply in technical trade-off discussions
- Experience managing multiple complex, concurrent hardware programs with competing priorities and tight timelines
- 7+ years of experience in hardware technical program management, with a demonstrated track record of shipping hardware products to production
- Experience working with contract manufacturers, component vendors, and supply chain partners
- Experience across multiple hardware product lines or industries (e.g., consumer electronics, automotive, defense, construction, mining, or agriculture)
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, or related field) or equivalent
- Deep understanding of the hardware product development process (PDP), including design, prototyping, verification/validation, and manufacturing ramp
- Don’t meet every single requirement? If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles
- Experience shipping hardware in automotive, trucking, defense, construction, mining, or agriculture industries
- Familiarity with PLM/material tracking systems and BOM management
- Experience with autonomous systems, robotics, or sensing platforms (LiDAR, Radar, Cameras)
- Experience managing specialty build partners, prototype vehicle upfits, or Tier-1/OEM integration programs
