ALTEN Technology USA is hiring: Technical Program Manager, Hardware in Foster Ci

Technical Program Manager - Hardware

We’re ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to life—from advancing space exploration and life‑saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3,000+ experts across North America, we partner with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, rail, and more.

When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you’ll collaborate on some of the world’s toughest engineering challenges, supported by mentorship, career growth opportunities, and comprehensive benefits. We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow.

As part of the global ALTEN Group—57,000+ engineers in 30 countries—we deliver across the entire product development cycle, from consulting to full project outsourcing.

Responsibilities

• Define tasks, resources, and timelines in collaboration with cross‑functional teams and suppliers to ensure successful program delivery that meet company’s milestones
• Develop a program roadmap to effectively communicate deliverables to the stakeholders, and hold them accountable
• Proactively identify and mitigate risks in the program schedule
• Set agenda for key decisions to be made at each meeting to eliminate bottlenecks and minimize risks
• Establish standard reports to provide concise and effective communications to key stakeholders on program status, issues/risks, and accomplishments
• Work with engineers and finance teams to define and track resource requirements, including headcount and budget
• Support key decisions, working cross‑functionally across engineering, finance, and strategy to reach the right conclusions

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in HW Program Management or Engineering Management work - managing cross‑functional teams on HW/SW integration in the development phase
• BS degree in an engineering discipline or equivalent experience
• Proficient in tools required to manage complex projects (i.e. JIRA, Gantt charts)
• Prior experience working with contract manufacturers (CMs)
• Self‑motivated and proactive problem‑solver
• An ability to keep the big picture in focus and to provide clear, well‑structured, and concise communications tailored to each appropriate audience

Bonus Qualifications

• Directly managed 2+ program development cycles for a System with HW and SW integration involved
• Experience in automotive industry and camera development
• MS degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
• Strong references that highlight your ability to build strong working relationships with senior leaders and engineers across functions and departments

Salary Range: $85,000-$105,000/K

The actual salary offered is dependent on various factors including, but not limited to, location, the candidate’s combination of job‑related knowledge, qualifications, skills, education, training, and experience.

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Compliance Notice

Alten USA is a federal contractor subject to the requirements of the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) and Executive Order 11246. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Drug Screening Requirement

As a federal contractor, Alten USA maintains a drug‑free workplace. All candidates selected for employment will be required to successfully complete a pre‑employment drug screening as a condition of hire.

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ALTEN Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our Policy is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual’s age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status.