Staff Systems Technical Program Manager Hardware
Summary
Staff technical program manager at Cerebras who owns end-to-end schedules for hardware engineering improvements — building program, material, and validation plans, coordinating hardware changes with software integration, and managing risks, costs, vendors, sourcing, and logistics. Key tools include MS Project or Smartsheet.
You will lead end-to-end schedules for hardware and engineering improvements. You will develop program, material, and validation plans; coordinate hardware-change implementation and software integration; manage technical risks, costs, vendors, sourcing, and logistics; and report progress and operational risks to senior leadership.
Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end program schedules for engineering improvements
- Develop and manage program, material, and validation plans
- Define program strategy and requirements with cross-functional stakeholders
- Identify and mitigate technical risks
- Manage product planning across product, engineering, supply chain, and software
- Implement processes that improve efficiency
- Coordinate component sourcing, vendor management, and logistics
- Manage costs while meeting performance and efficiency targets
- Present program status, metrics, and operational risks to senior leadership
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a scientific or engineering discipline, or equivalent practical experience
- 8+ years of technical program management experience focused on hardware, embedded software, and product planning
- Understanding of hardware design processes, product lifecycle management, and manufacturing workflows
- Understanding of hardware and software interactions
- Experience managing priorities across hardware, software, product, and operations disciplines
- Experience working with cross-functional technical engineering teams
- Familiarity with MS Project or Smartsheet
- Business acumen and cost-management experience
- Verbal and written communication skills
Benefits
- Bonus
- Equity