Role Summary:
We are seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager (TPM), Firmware to oversee complex programs involving embedded firmware on microcontrollers. This role requires orchestrating cross-functional execution across firmware engineering, software, hardware, product, quality assurance, and system integration teams. You will own program scope, schedules, risk management, and delivery quality across multi-release program roadmaps.
Responsibilities:
- Lead cross-functional collaboration across firmware engineering, software development, hardware engineering, product management, QA, and system integration to drive successful execution of embedded and application-level software development.
- Oversee program scope, schedules, and resource allocation for firmware initiatives, ensuring deliverables meet timeline, quality, and budget expectations.
- Communicate program status, critical issues, and milestones to executive leadership and cross-functional stakeholders, ensuring alignment, visibility, and transparency.
- Drive firmware feature planning, milestone tracking, and integration timelines in coordination with hardware and systems development teams.
- Identify and mitigate risks related to firmware dependencies, release timelines, and cross-functional integration, ensuring all cross-dependency risks impacting firmware development are captured and highlighted.
- Collaborate with product teams to define firmware requirements, roadmaps, and success metrics aligned with product goals.
- Monitor program costs and resourcing needs, identifying opportunities for efficiency, reuse, and reduced overhead.
- Improve program management processes, tools, and best practices specific to firmware development to enhance execution, scalability, and transparency.
- Support release and validation processes by partnering with QA, release engineering, and support teams to manage timelines, testing coverage, and issue resolution for software deliverables.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience in embedded systems, firmware, or software development.
- 5+ years of experience in technical program management or engineering leadership roles, with a strong focus on software and/or firmware-based products.
- Proven success managing complex software/firmware programs involving multiple teams, timelines, and cross-functional coordination.
- Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), Agile methodologies, and firmware development practices.
- Experience working within engineering organizations that develop products integrating hardware, embedded firmware, and application software.
- Strong leadership and organizational skills, with the ability to influence across multiple levels and disciplines.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to bridge technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Comfortable operating in fast-paced environments with rapidly shifting priorities and evolving requirements.
- Experience with Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence) and Agile frameworks (Scrum/Kanban).
- Preferred: Experience with GitHub, AWS, observability tools, and Python.
- Willingness to travel up to 20%, including international travel.
Tools & Platforms (Preferred Exposure):
- Planning & Collaboration: Jira, Confluence, Scrum/Kanban
- Code & CI/CD: GitHub (Projects, Actions), release pipelines
- Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS (IAM, EC2, ECS, Lambda basics)
- Observability: Metrics, logs, and tracing tools (e.g., CloudWatch, Grafana, Sentry)
- Scripting & Automation: Python for data wrangling, reporting, and tooling
- Hardware/Firmware Context: Microcontroller-based firmware, board bring-up, system integration
Please note: This role requires working on-site 5 days a week. We do not offer hybrid or remote options.
Salary: $160,000-$185,000/annual DOE and location