Technical Program Manager

**About Us:** [Quartermaster](https://himalayas.app/companies/quartermaster) is building the world's most comprehensive maritime intelligence platform. Our SmartMast™ system transforms commercial and civilian vessels into a persistent, distributed sensing network—combining HD video, AI, radar, RF sensing, and AIS to deliver real-time maritime domain awareness at global scale. With 600+ sensors deployed across 25+ countries and more than 400,000 vessels identified outside of AIS, we are setting a new standard for what ocean surveillance and safety can look like. We are a mission-driven, high-velocity team building dual-use technology for defense agencies, coast guards, and commercial maritime operators. If you want your code to run on vessels crossing every ocean on earth, this is the place. **Job Description:** [Quartermaster](https://himalayas.app/companies/quartermaster) is seeking a hands-on Technical Program Manager (TPM) to own execution of our hardware program — a ruggedized marine power, compute, and sensing system — from design freeze through EVT/DVT/PVT, production ramp at our contract manufacturer, and fielding of hundreds of units worldwide. You'll run the hardware program day-to-day so our hardware leads stay focused on design: driving the schedule, closing open items, managing vendor and long-lead risk, and keeping compliance and manufacturability on track. You'll be the connective tissue between electrical, mechanical, firmware, manufacturing, supply chain, and field operations — tracking progress of critical builds, surfacing risks early, and forcing timely decisions. This is a high-visibility role for someone who thrives on aggressive timelines and knows which enterprise process steps to keep, compress, or cut at startup pace. ### Key Responsibilities: * Own end-to-end planning and execution of the hardware program: architecture freeze, component selection, EVT/DVT/PVT, production ramp, and field deployment * Build and maintain the integrated master schedule with dependency-mapped milestones and critical path across electrical, mechanical, firmware, and manufacturing tracks * Drive open-item burn-down to design freeze — component selections, trade decisions, and requirement gaps — and run lightweight design reviews with clear entry/exit criteria * Manage contract manufacturer engagement (builds, first articles, acceptance test procedures, line readiness) and long-lead component procurement across single-source supply risks * Coordinate the compliance and certification roadmap (IEC 60945 EMC, IP ratings, market access, TAA sourcing constraints) with engineering and test labs so certs never gate fielding * Run the engineering change process (ECR/ECO), ensuring scope and requirement shifts are documented, dispositioned, and communicated across teams * Plan new product introduction and field rollout: spares provisioning, field-service procedures, QA, coordination with logistics, and readiness reviews with global field ops teams * Facilitate cross-functional cadence — standups, milestone reviews, go/no-go gates — and act as primary point of contact for program status and decision timelines * Maintain program artifacts: schedules, risk registers, FMEAs, open-item trackers, and dashboards * Feed lessons learned from fielded units back into the design and manufacturing process, and align the program with company OKRs ### Qualifications (Preferred): * Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical field (or equivalent experience) * 5+ years of technical program or project management experience in hardware, robotics, or embedded systems — ideally through at least one full EVT/DVT/PVT cycle into volume production * Proven track record running programs with contract manufacturers, including builds, first-article inspection, and acceptance testing * Working knowledge of hardware compliance and certification processes (EMC, ingress/environmental, regional market access) and government sourcing constraints (e.g., TAA) * Experience managing BOMs, long-lead procurement, and single-source supply risk * Strong familiarity with milestone-driven and hybrid development methodologies, and judgment about right-sizing process for a startup * Exceptional communication and organizational skills, translating between technical contributors and executive stakeholders * Experience with Linear, Notion, and Gantt/schedule tooling * Bonus: background in maritime, aerospace, defense, or field-deployed sensing systems; comfort with marine environmental standards (IEC 60945, IACS UR E10, IP66/67) ### Work Environment: * This is a hybrid position with collaboration via online tools. * Flexible working hours with occasional deadlines requiring high availability. * Opportunity to work on innovative projects with a global impact. **Benefits**: * ### Competitive salary * Flexible work hours and the option for remote work. * Opportunities for professional development and continued education. ### Compensation Range: $180K - $230K Originally posted on [Himalayas](https://himalayas.app)