# Hardware Technical Program Manager

**Company:** [Sesame](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/sesame)
**Location:** Bellevue, WA, San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Technical Program Management
**Salary:** $175k – $250k/yr
**Experience:** 7+ years
**Skills:** System Architecture, Prototyping, Mass Production, Vendor Management, Supply Chain, Program Scheduling, Risk Mitigation, Ble, Low-Power Sensors, Wearables, Iot
**Posted:** 2025-10-11

> Oversees end-to-end hardware development for wearable consumer electronics, managing cross-functional teams, vendors, schedules, budgets, and risks from concept to mass production. Requires 7+ years in hardware program management and bachelor's in engineering.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Lead and drive the end-to-end hardware development process, including system architecture, design, prototyping, testing, and transition to mass production.
- Collaborate with a variety of cross-functional teams (including world-class AI builders) to align on marketing & technical requirements, resolve integration challenges, and ensure project success.
- Manage external vendors and partners for component selection, prototyping, materials evaluation, and manufacturing, ensuring adherence to quality and schedule objectives.
- Own the program schedule and roadmap, balancing program schedule, budget, and development needs. Recommend schedule adjustments to accelerate development and take advantage of parallel paths when available.
- Own the program budget, including planning for development NRE, materials, and capex; and own the product's unit economics, modeling COGS, logistics costs, and reverse costs to ensure gross and net margin targets are met.
- Identify and mitigate risks in hardware development, proactively addressing issues.
- To enable informed decisions, provide clear and concise communication to stakeholders, and deliver program updates, technical insights, and trade-off recommendations.

## Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
- 7+ years of experience in hardware program management, ideally in consumer electronics.
- Demonstrated success in delivering hardware products from concept to mass production.
- Experience managing complex, cross-functional projects in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

## Preferred Qualifications
- Advanced degrees are preferred, but not required.
- Experience with overseas manufacturing and supply chain coordination.
- Exposure to challenging, highly miniaturized wearables, IoT devices, or similar hardware ecosystems.
- Technical expertise in areas such as miniaturized cosmetic enclosures, low-power sensors, Bluetooth low-energy (**BLE**), and battery-optimized devices.
- Proficiency in Mandarin.

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