Hardware Program Manager

About the role

Meter builds networking hardware that businesses depend on to stay connected. We are building the next generation of Meter hardware, and this role sits at the center of that execution.

Responsibilities

• Drive the development of our hardware from concept through mass production.
• Own the end-to-end execution of complex programs, aligning cross-functional teams, and ensuring that every detail—from system architecture to manufacturing readiness—is thoughtfully planned and delivered.
• Work closely with our JDM partners and internal teams to translate ideas into shipped products, balancing speed, quality, and performance.
• Champion the delivery of world-class hardware: drive hardware programs from initial concept through every milestone (EVT/DVT/PVT) to a flawless production launch, consistently hitting your targets with precision.
• Bring clarity to complex challenges: use your technical expertise and sharp communication skills to turn complex programs into clear, actionable timelines.
• Unite and empower cross-functional teams: act as the heartbeat of the project, ensuring our firmware, mechanical, supply chain, and operations teams are perfectly aligned, unblocked, and empowered to make swift, high-impact decisions.
• Master the art of proactive problem-solving: identify risks and evaluate tradeoffs early to clear the path for success. Drive solutions that protect the schedule, cost, and peak performance of our hardware.
• Build the best: ship the most advanced, industry-leading networking hardware on the market.

What your day-to-day will look like

• Own the Lifecycle: drive execution from the first EVT prototype through DVT and PVT with a relentless focus on hitting milestones without compromising quality.
• Bridge the Gap with JDM Partners: act as our primary technical voice with JDM partners, collaborating on everything from core system architecture and requirements to the nitty-gritty of build schedules.
• Champion the "How" and "When": lead program reviews that people actually look forward to, surfacing risks early, smashing through blockers, and ensuring everyone on the team knows exactly where the goalposts are.
• Operational Orchestration: sync with our operations teams to ensure we aren't just building a great product, but that we're ready to manufacture and scale it seamlessly.
• Get Into the Weeds: dive into design reviews and validation plans to ensure our hardware is as robust as it is innovative.
• Global Travel: travel to Taiwan to collaborate in person with world-class manufacturing and design teams, turning ideas on a paper or screen into reality.

Who you are

• Take an incredible amount of pride in doing great work and building lasting hardware.
• Have a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Be comfortable reading schematics, understanding PCB layout fundamentals, and engaging in system architecture discussions and tradeoffs.
• Have a solid understanding of the hardware development process (design, bring-up, validation, and manufacturing).
• Be highly organized and detail-oriented, able to track multiple workstreams and keep programs moving forward.
• Take ownership of your work and proactively follow through on open issues, risks, and dependencies.
• Be comfortable working with external partners (JDM/suppliers/vendors) and learn how to manage them effectively.
• Be curious, detail-oriented, and open to feedback.
• Communicate your ideas clearly and work well across disciplines.
• Enjoy prototyping, testing, and refining designs through interaction.

Why Meter?

The internet runs the world. Every purchase you make, video call you join, it's all packets flowing through networks. But those networks haven’t changed for decades. They’re brittle, complex, and surprisingly hard to set up in an enterprise space. We started Meter to build better networks. We had to build everything from the ground-up: designing and building our own enterprise hardware, intuitive software, and streamlined operations to deliver great outcomes for our customers. Today, we build and deploy these networks at scale. Ambitious companies and enduring institutions like Bridgewater, Lyft, Reddit, rely on Meter to keep their thousands of employees and locations online and productive. Our bet with Meter is simple: we will all use the internet more than we do today. We believe we have the definitive networking stack in place to enable business to do so as seamlessly and reliably as any modern utility.

Pay

The estimated base salary for this role is between $145,000 - $250,000. Additionally, this role is eligible to participate in Meter's equity plan.