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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Technical Program Manager (Hardware) - **Company:** QUARTERMASTER, LTD. - **Location:** Arlington, VA, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $180,000.0 - $230,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Firmware, Failure Mode Effects Analysis, Gantt Charts - **Published:** July 29, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=e12cd1045d7b189e ## About the Role * 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) ## Description Job Description: 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., * 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 ## Related Videos - [What Production Knows: Closing the Loop Between AI Agents and the Systems They Build](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100277-what-production-knows-closing-the-loop-between-ai-agents-and-the-systems-they-build) - [7 tips for releasing on a Friday afternoon: YouTrack to the rescue](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/204-7-tips-for-releasing-on-a-friday-afternoon-youtrack-to-the-rescue) - [Playing Pong on a shoulder press machine](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100140-playing-pong-on-a-shoulder-press-machine) - [More efficient software for more efficient microchips](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1164-more-efficient-software-for-more-efficient-microchips) - [Breaking the Hardware Mindset: Overcoming Barriers to System-Level Innovation](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1635-breaking-the-hardware-mindset-overcoming-barriers-to-system-level-innovation) - [Agent Smith Gets Hardware: Autonomous IoT Hacking From Debug Port to Cloud API](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100258-agent-smith-gets-hardware-autonomous-iot-hacking-from-debug-port-to-cloud-api) ## Related Articles - [From developer to manager – what does it take to become an engineering manager?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/42-from-developer-to-manager-what-does-it-take-to-become-an-engineering-manager) - [Should Tech Managers Be Developers First? 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