Hardware Technical Program Manager

This is an intensely collaborative, remote-friendly position. Candidates must be able to work a US Pacific timezone schedule.

About the role

We are seeking a Hardware Technical Program Manager to organize, track, and prioritize our hardware efforts. You will manage a portfolio of electrical design programs from prototype to new product introduction and sustaining engineering, ensuring seamless collaboration across hardware, software, and manufacturing teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of electrical design programs from prototype to new product introduction to sustaining engineering.
• Work with teams across the company to ensure our hardware, software, and manufacturing are all designed together.
• Coordinate with key suppliers on component evaluation, qualification, and prototype/development hardware procurement.
• Refine and systematize our engineering change order (ECO) management process for internal and external stakeholders, ensuring proper implementation.
• Work with hardware design teams to identify dependencies, milestones, and risks to keep program schedules as close to reality as possible.
• Coordinate DFM/DFT reviews between key suppliers and our hardware design team.
• Coordinate with EE/ME team to develop EVT/DVT/PVT milestones, entry and exit criteria, and validation test plans.
• Manage vendors and coordinate with the broader operations and engineering teams on test plans and documentation for product regulatory and safety testing.
• Partner with the Quality team to develop controlled documents and specifications for supplier management.

Requirements

• Experience as an electrical engineer or in electronics manufacturing, with a focus on the programmatic elements of organizing and guiding work for an engineering team.
• Deep familiarity with part and system design, material selection, and manufacturing processes, including printed circuit board fabrication and assembly.
• Experience with all stages of a product’s life cycle and a passion for developing systems that can be built and work reliably at scale.
• Ability to question assumptions and ensure products are safe, compliant, and deliver an excellent end-user experience.
• Strong organizational skills to build trust through understanding details, organizing work, and empowering teams.
• Commitment to fully documenting ideas and valuing documentation produced by others.
• Enthusiasm for professional development, such as pursuing IPC-A-610 certifications or studying resources like the Printed Circuits Handbook.

Before Applying

To prepare for this role, we recommend:

• Learning about our product and approach.
• Browsing our public Requests for Discussion to understand how we work.
• Listening to Hiring Processes with Gergely Orosz to familiarize yourself with the Oxide hiring process.
• Exploring hardware-centric episodes of Oxide and Friends, such as:
  • Integrating Hardware and Software Teams on the benefits of collaboration between hardware and software engineers.
  • The Power of Proto Boards! on rapid iteration in board design.
  • Cabling the Backplane on the mechanical and electrical design of the backplane.
  • Tales from Manufacturing: Shipping Rack 1 on how everything came together for our first customer shipment.
  • Scaling Manufacturing about our experience ramping manufacturing and supply chain.
  • Raiding the Minibar about a test rig we’ve developed for our manufacturing line.

Life at Oxide

Our values shape daily life at Oxide:

• Rigor: We take pride in the craft of engineering.
• Urgency: We embrace judicious shortcuts when needed.
• Versatility: Our team’s breadth is our greatest strength.
• Transparency: Our consensus-driven RFD process reflects this value.
• Responsibility: We lead in our domains and support others in theirs.
• Curiosity: We have an insatiable desire to learn.
• Empathy: We love teaching others.
• Humor: Our daily lives include plenty of wise-cracking, especially in video meetings and simultaneous text chats.

Work Arrangements

• Remote-first: Most of our team is based outside the Bay Area. We require at least four hours of overlap with Pacific Time during your workday.
• Flexible working hours: We support work-life balance and offer flexible schedules.

Benefits

• Premium healthcare: We offer top-tier medical PPO, dental, and vision plans, covering 100% of premiums for employees and dependents.

Pay

Everyone at Oxide earns $275,000 USD, regardless of location. (Some sales positions have a lower base salary and include a commission component.)