Technical Program Manager - Hardware

Responsibilities

• Manage the development of fab tools and components from requirements definition to production release.
• Drive cross-functional execution across mechanical, electrical, embedded/software, and production to hit spec and schedule.
• Maintain the critical path, surface technical risks early, and define mitigations and alternate routes to keep projects moving.
• Communicate status, decisions, and risks proactively across teams and up to leadership.
• Build lightweight project management systems for planning, communication, and visibility.

Required Experience

• 5+ years of experience managing complex hardware projects.
• Demonstrated ability deliver on tight engineering timelines and manage trade-offs to deliver new products; excellent judgement.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with a project management software, isn’t too tied to a particular one.
• Degree in an engineering discipline or equivalent experience.

Nice-to-have

• Having performed some type of hardware engineering, such as mechanical or electrical.
• Familiarity or interest in semiconductor technologies and semiconductor specific techniques/tools.
• Experience leading NPI programs and successfully transitioning products from engineering/R&D builds through production ramp in ambiguous, fast-paced environments.

• Working at fab2
• We’re an early-stage hardware startup with solid funding, world-class advisors, and labs/offices in Austin, TX, Lockhart, TX, and San Francisco, CA.

Benefits

fab2offers the following benefits, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Generous Paid Time Off inclusive of Holidays and Sick Time
• Visa Sponsorship
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Weekly Learning & Development opportunities
• Commuter Benefits including Parking and Late Night Uber rides from the office
• Lunches daily, Dinners 3x per week, Stocked Office Kitchen with Snacks and Spindrifts

• Export Control Analysis: This position involves access to technology that is subject to U.S. export controls. Any job offer made will be contingent upon the applicant’s capacity to serve in compliance with U.S. export controls.
• fab2, formerly known as Atomic Semi