Engineering Program Manager (Senior Levels)

About The Role

We are seeking a highly technical Engineering Program Manager to lead the development and scaling of Nodes on the Matter Compiler — our modular manufacturing system. You will combine strong technical judgment with program leadership: defining scope and interfaces, setting ownership and success metrics, maintaining integrated plans, and running the operating cadence that drives execution.

What You’ll Do

• Own end-to-end program execution for assigned Nodes, Modules, or Platform initiatives.
• Define scope, milestones, owners, success metrics, and delivery outcomes (time, cost, budget, change control).
• Lead cross-functional planning across ME, EE, Software, AI, Operations, and Leadership.
• Build and maintain integrated execution plans that connect strategy to daily work, dependencies, and measurable progress.
• Drive effective change control by framing technical tradeoffs as structured decisions with clear options, risks, and implications.
• Establish forecasts, measure execution against them, and improve the mechanisms that increase learning rate and reduce friction.
• Design and refine deployment processes for our Hybrid Fab environment to enable rapid design-test-learn cycles.
• Maintain dashboards, reviews, and reporting that provide real-time, data-driven visibility into program health.
• Build scalable processes to eliminate recurring challenges (integration, pilot-to-production scaling, cross-team synchronization).

What You’ll Need

• 5 (minimum for Senior) to 10+ years spanning hands-on engineering and technical leadership (TPM, engineering management, or equivalent) on complex multidisciplinary products.
• Proven track record delivering integrated hardware-electronics-software systems from concept through manufacturing release.
• Strong technical fluency grounded in real build experience — able to recognize when a decision requires more rigor vs when to move fast.
• First-principles thinking with sound instincts for strategic tradeoffs (e.g., buy vs. build, specialization vs. generalization).
• Experience with mechanical systems involving motion, kinematics, sensing, and closed-loop control, and software for embedded or hardware-adjacent systems.
• Strong bias for ownership and clarity in ambiguous environments.
• Experience with iterative, incremental hardware development in fast-moving or startup contexts.
• Demonstrated ability to structure ambiguous programs — breaking them down into fundamental components, dependencies, and a fast cycle-time execution model.
• Strong executive presence and communication — trusted by both technical teams and leadership.
• High EQ and sound judgment navigating complex people dynamics across technical organizations.
• BS or higher in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent.

Nice to Have

• Experience with semiconductor tools, robotics hardware, factory automation, or aerospace systems.
• Experience driving reliability growth, scaling readiness, and manufacturing release processes.

Pay

The compensation for this position also includes equity and benefits. Salary Range: $180,000 USD - $250,000 USD