Technical Program Manager (TPM) – Automotive & Embedded Boards

Job Description:

Position: Technical Program Manager (TPM) – Automotive & Embedded Boards

Location:

Santa Clara, CA (Onsite)

Hire Type: Full Time

Electronics Embedded PCB board and CM (Contract Manufacture) site experience is needed

Technical Program Manager (TPM) responsible for planning, tracking, and driving automotive and embedded board programs across cross-functional teams. The role coordinates board bring-up, validation, manufacturing readiness, issue tracking, schedule execution, and stakeholder communication from development through release.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end program execution for automotive and embedded board projects.
• Coordinate across hardware, software, validation, operations, manufacturing, and quality teams.
• Track project schedules, risks, dependencies, action items, and milestone readiness.
• Support board bring-up, debug tracking, validation planning, and manufacturing readiness activities.
• Lead program reviews and communicate status, blockers, and recovery plans to stakeholders.
• Work with engineering teams to align priorities, resolve execution gaps, and maintain delivery timelines.
• Maintain documentation, dashboards, and program records for project follow-up.
• Support new product introduction (NPI), change management, and release coordination.

Skills Required

• Strong program management and cross-functional coordination skills.
• Good understanding of board development lifecycle, bring-up, validation, and manufacturing flow.
• Ability to manage schedules, priorities, risks, and escalations.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience working with hardware engineering, operations, and test teams.
• Familiarity with automotive or embedded platforms is preferred.