Technical Program Manager V

We are seeking a Technical Program Manager V to drive program execution and manage stakeholders schedules risks and dependencies for uLED backplane silicon programs from early development through high-volume manufacturing.

The TPM will work closely with internal cross-functional teams including uLED silicon test packaging product engineering and sourcing as well as external foundry and silicon vendor partners. This role will translate high-level vendor milestones into detailed task-level schedules track cross-functional dependencies facilitate two-way and three-way communication and ensure key decisions and actions are communicated to all impacted teams.

The ideal candidate has strong experience managing complex hardware or silicon programs excellent cross-functional communication skills and the ability to bring structure and accountability to ambiguous fast-paced environments.

• Lead recurring meetings and program reviews across uLED test packaging sourcing and engineering teams.

• Track decisions dependencies risks and action items.

• Identify and resolve execution gaps before they require escalation.

• Ensure stakeholders remain aligned on milestones priorities and deliverables.

• Lead recurring meetings and program reviews with external foundry and silicon vendor partners.

• Facilitate joint working sessions milestone reviews and face-to-face meetings.

• Drive vendors to execute against defined technical and program requirements.

• Maintain integrated program schedules connecting internal milestones with vendor commitments.

• Identify schedule or execution misalignment early and drive corrective actions.

• Maintain authoritative program trackers across internal and external workstreams.

• Track milestones deliverables dependencies owners and due dates.

• Prepare milestone status reports executive readouts and decision items for engineering leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.

• Provide clear visibility into program progress blockers and upcoming milestones.

• Maintain a comprehensive risk register covering technical execution vendor delivery IP/confidentiality and schedule risks.

• Develop and track mitigation plans with clearly assigned owners and resolution dates.

• Escalate critical risks appropriately and provide concise risk summaries for leadership reviews.

• 8 years of experience as a Technical Program Manager or equivalent project/program management experience in a hardware or silicon development environment.

• Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering Physics Materials Science or a related engineering discipline or equivalent practical experience.

• Demonstrated ability to coordinate execution across multiple engineering teams such as silicon hardware test packaging and product engineering.

• Experience translating high-level commitments into actionable schedules with defined owners milestones and dates.

• Experience working with external vendors contract manufacturers foundries or silicon partners.

• Experience supporting hardware development phases such as prototype qualification and mass production.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills including experience presenting program status risks and decisions to engineering and cross-functional stakeholders.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to drive decisions using incomplete or evolving information.

• Demonstrated ability to follow through on action items and drive accountability across multiple stakeholders.

• Comfortable working in ambiguous fast-paced environments with shifting requirements and tight launch timelines.

• Experience supporting semiconductor programs across foundry OSAT or silicon vendor interfaces.

• Familiarity with display silicon uLED or related electro-optical technologies.

• Experience managing programs involving multiple external vendors.

• Experience working across time zones with international foundry OSAT or vendor partners.

• Working knowledge of program tracking and milestone reporting tools such as Smartsheet or Jira.

• Experience translating engineering status and risk into concise briefings for sourcing and engineering leadership.

• Experience supporting consumer device programs from prototype validation through mass production.

1. 8 years of technical program/project management experience in hardware or silicon development.

2. Cross-functional hardware/silicon program execution including coordination across silicon hardware test packaging and related engineering teams.

3. External vendor/foundry management including integrated schedules milestones dependencies risks and deliverables.