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Technical Program Manager, Hardware

Hark· Product Design Engineering
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San Jose, CA$200k - $400kfull-timePosted 3w ago

About the role

First Hardware Technical Program Manager at Hark, leading manufacturing operations from engineering builds to mass production for hardware devices, and growing the TPM team as the company scales.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as technical leader for manufacturing operations across final assembly and subassembly sites.
  • Drive build preparation and execution with Hark engineering teams in San Jose and contract manufacturers.
  • Drive supplier, OEM, and CM selection and qualification: RFQs and SOWs, tooling and capex plans, capability studies, capacity and lead-time commitments, and recovery plans.
  • Partner with in-region program manager in Asia to land every build: fixture and test readiness, DOE plans and data capture, on-the-floor priorities, and a clean escalation path across the U.S.–Asia time gap.
  • Own factory issues and drive root causes with product design, electrical, and systems teams; track closure through design changes, tooling changes, and process changes.
  • Support the supply chain team in tracking non-materials costs, yields, and quality against targets.
  • Communicate with equal precision to engineers, executives, and external partners.
  • Travel (~50%) to vendor sites in Asia to support bring-up, ramp, and sustaining activities as projects demand.

Qualifications

  • 8+ years as a technical or engineering program manager in consumer electronics hardware, with at least two products taken from architecture through mass production.
  • Technical depth in at least one hardware commodity: camera, display, enclosure and mechanical, battery, acoustics, or antenna.
  • Hands-on NPI experience.
  • Demonstrated CM and component supplier management: selection, qualification, tooling and capacity planning, and schedule management.
  • Understanding of the data used to drive decisions: capability studies (Cp/Cpk), yield and defect Paretos, DOEs, and measurement system analysis (gauge R&R).
  • Comfortable operating across the U.S.–Asia time gap and traveling internationally to supplier and manufacturing sites.
  • Based in, or willing to relocate to, the San Jose, CA area.
  • Excited at the opportunity to be our first TPM hire and grow a global team.
  • A technical degree (Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering) or equivalent hands-on hardware experience.

Skills

Required:Technical program managementNPI (New Product Introduction)CM and supplier managementData-driven decision making
Last updated Oct 1, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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