Technical Program Manager

Technical Program Manager, Hardware

Austin, onsite. Open to candidates relocating.

A venture backed deep tech startup is building a next generation wearable headset that reads the body in real time, integrating multimodal physiological sensing into hardware moving toward production. Early team, real funding, a lot of moving parts.

They are hiring a Hardware TPM to drive execution across mechanical, electrical, firmware, software, validation, suppliers and manufacturing. This is not a generic PM seat. You need enough hardware in your bones to see the risk before it lands, drive issues to closure, and keep a fast moving build on the rails.

What you will own

• Integrated program execution across every hardware discipline and the CM partners
• Schedules, dependency maps, build plans, risk registers, decision logs and clean leadership updates
• Build readiness across Proto, EVT, DVT, PVT and ramp, with clear entry and exit criteria
• Early risk spotting and mitigation with the right cross functional owners
• An operating rhythm that creates clarity without becoming process for its own sake

What you will need

• Seven to twelve plus years in hardware program or technical program management, or an engineering path into it
• Driven complex hardware programs with tight mechanical, electrical, firmware and supplier integration
• Supported at least one product from prototype through production ramp
• Real fluency in hardware phases, validation, tooling and manufacturing readiness
• The judgment to challenge assumptions and drive ambiguous problems to closure without leaning on authority

Nice to have

• VR, AR, wearable, biosignal or medical device hardware experience
• An engineering, validation or manufacturing background before TPM
• Startup pace, evolving requirements and fast tradeoffs