Director Program Manager

Posted about 19 hours agoViewed

💎 Seniority level: Director, 8+ years

⏳ Experience: 8+ years

Requirements:

BS or MS in Electrical, Mechanical, Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline

8+ years of experience leading complex, multi-disciplinary programs, including direct ownership of roadmap, execution, and delivery

Demonstrated success shipping complex hardware systems — ideally in sensing, embedded systems, or optoelectronics (e.g., LiDAR, cameras, robotics, or similar)

Proven ability to manage system-level product development across electrical, mechanical, firmware, and software domains

Experience working with contract manufacturers and global supply chain partners throughout the development lifecycle (EVT/DVT/PVT)

Strong ability to drive clarity, alignment, and decision-making across teams in a fast-paced, high-ambiguity environment

Excellent written and verbal communication skills — able to represent program status and risks to technical teams and executive stakeholders alike

Operates with urgency, discipline, and empathy balancing technical depth with big-picture program ownership

Responsibilities:

Own the end-to-end program execution for Voyant’s platform, including optics, electronics, firmware, thermal, and mechanical integration

Lead execution of key hardware milestones including customer evaluation units, and the next-generation production product

Act as the single point of truth for cross-functional timelines, risks, and priorities across internal teams and external partners

Partner closely with engineering leads to pressure-test architecture, prioritize tradeoffs, and make informed calls on scope, cost, and risk

Manage our build cadence (dev kits, EVT/DVT/PVT), aligning vendor timelines, CM readiness, and internal test plans

Build and mentor a growing program team instilling execution rigor, clarity of roles, and ownership

Interface with product, operations, and executive leadership to ensure alignment between technical milestones and company-level fundraising and delivery goals

Drive the institutionalization of repeatable program processes, risk reviews, and decision frameworks appropriate to our scale and ambition

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