Technical Program Manager III

Job Summary
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Technical Program Manager to support our Hardware Design TPMs in driving engineering design deliverables, managing hardware component delivery, and creating development schedules. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of product development processes, familiarity with product design fabrication processes, and excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities
Support Hardware Design TPMs in coordinating and driving engineering design deliverables, including specifications, DOE, and validation plans
Manage delivery of hardware components for development builds and drive qualification to meet mass production timelines
Create development, delivery, and qualification schedules based on system requirements, technical challenges, lead-times, and business needs
Manage program structure to optimize clarity and efficiency for program teams and leadership
Communicate program statuses, identifying potential setbacks, including vendor tooling schedules and design sprints
Manage communication within and between internal cross-functional and external partners
Ensure program documents are complete, current, and available for staff and leadership review

Minimum Qualifications
BS in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience
5+ years of experience working as a technology development program manager in consumer electronics
Experience working with overseas suppliers of hardware components
Experience in ODM, JDM, and CM vendor engagement models
Knowledge of phase gate approach to technology development programs
Experience with mechanical system development, design for manufacturing, tooling, validation, and characterization processes
Adept at communicating, planning, with high level of attention to detail
Knowledge of program top issue tracking
Experience operating across multiple teams and programs
Scope of Work and Deliverables
Product design convergence and design lock
DFM and OK2fab
Material drives to system builds
DOE and Build Matrix definition and planning
Scheduling and planning of HW engineering deliverables
Support Smart Glasses program planning and build strategy

Preferred Qualifications
Prior experience in a hardware engineering role
Experience working with a large number of cross-functional partners

Pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, qualified applicants will be considered for assignment with arrest and conviction records. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness, meet client expectations, standards, and accompanying requirements, and safeguard business operations and company reputation.

This posting is for a contract assignment with Tundra Technical Solutions to provide services to Meta.

Tundra’s benefits offering includes optional medical, dental, vision, retirement benefits, up to 15 Days PTO per annum and a New Child Benefit.

Tundra Technical Solutions is among North America’s leading providers of Staffing and Consulting Services. Our success and our clients’ success are built on a foundation of service excellence. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Unincorporated LA County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: client provided property, including hardware (both of which may include data) entrusted to you from theft, loss or damage; return all portable client computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon completion of the assignment, and; maintain the confidentiality of client proprietary, confidential, or non-public information. In addition, job duties require access to secure and protected client information technology systems and related data security obligations.

The Meta CWX Program is enabled by a cutting-edge software platform called TalentNet that leads the contingent labor world for technology innovation. The software platform leverages Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence to make sure the right people end up in the right job.

At Meta, we are constantly iterating, solving problems, and working together to connect people all over the world. That’s why it’s important that our workforce reflects the diversity of the people we serve. Hiring people with different backgrounds and points of view helps us make better decisions, build better products, and create better experiences for everyone.

We give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. Our products empower more than 3 billion people around the world to share ideas, offer support, and make a difference.

This posting is for a contract assignment with Tundra Technical Solutions to provide services to Meta. Please note that this is not a full-time employment opportunity. Candidates selected for this role will be engaged as contractors for the specified duration of the project. For any inquiries regarding the terms of the contract or engagement, please contact Tundra Technical Solutions directly.