Engineering Program Manager

About Eridu

Eridu is a Silicon Valley-based hardware startup pioneering infrastructure solutions that accelerate AI data centers to deliver Faster AI. Today's AI performance is frequently limited by communication bottlenecks. Eridu introduces multiple industry-first innovations across silicon, packaging, software, and systems to deliver an order of magnitude improvement in performance and unlock greater GPU utilization to speed training job completion times and tokens-per-second for more profitable inference. We do this while simultaneously reducing capital and power costs and improving reliability.

The company's solutions and value proposition have been widely validated by leading hyperscalers.

Eridu has raised over $200M to date including its most recent, oversubscribed Series A round. The company is led by a veteran team of Silicon Valley executives who have delivered multiple billion dollar product lines and led multiple companies to billion dollar exits, including serial entrepreneur Drew Perkins, co-founder of Infinera (NASDAQ: INFN), Lightera (acq. by Ciena), Gainspeed (acq. by Nokia) and Mojo Vision (the world's leading micro-LED company). The company is in execution mode and has a world-class engineering team with decades of experience in state-of-the-art silicon, packaging, optics, software, and systems. Eridu is working with best-in-class supply chain partners including silicon, packaging and systems.

Visit our website eridu.ai to learn more.

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Engineering Program Manager (EPM) to lead complex end-to-end product development programs in the high-tech industry. The ideal candidate combines strong technical depth with outstanding program management, communication, and leadership skills, and thrives in fast-paced cross-functional environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end product development programs from concept through production and launch.
• Drive cross-functional execution across engineering, operations, supply chain, quality, manufacturing, and external partners.
• Coordinate and manage schedules, deliverables, dependencies, risks, and issue resolution across multiple teams.
• Organize, lead, and document technical meetings, ensuring clear follow-up actions and accountability.
• Maintain detailed project plans, status reports, dashboards, and executive updates using tools such as Smartsheet and related program management platforms.
• Work closely with engineering teams including Systems (EE/ME/Thermal/Packaging), ASIC, Software and supply-chain.
• Manage relationships with external vendors, suppliers, and contract manufacturers to ensure successful execution and delivery.
• Identify program risks proactively and drive mitigation plans to maintain schedule, quality, and cost targets.
• Support product development processes including prototype builds, validation, manufacturing readiness, and production ramp.
• Foster strong collaboration, communication, and teamwork across global and cross-functional organizations.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Embedded Systems, or a related engineering discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of engineering experience in high-tech industries such as telecommunications, data networking, energy, electronics, or related sectors.
• Minimum 5 years of Engineering Program Management experience leading complex hardware and/or embedded systems programs.
• Proven experience managing full product lifecycle development from concept to production.
• Strong expertise with program management tools such as Smartsheet, Microsoft Project, Jira, Confluence, or equivalent platforms.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
• Strong leadership presence with the ability to drive alignment across technical and non-technical teams.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical meetings, document action items, and ensure execution follow-through.
• Experience working with vendors, suppliers, and contract manufacturers in product development and manufacturing environments.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in dynamic environments.
• Excellent team-player mindset with a positive and proactive attitude.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in startup environments or fast-growing companies.
• Experience with hardware systems, embedded systems, power electronics, networking products, or complex electromechanical systems.
• PMP certification or equivalent program management training is a plus.
• Experience working with global teams and manufacturing partners.

Desired Attributes

• Strong ownership mentality and execution focus.
• High energy, adaptable, and collaborative.
• Excellent technical acumen combined with strong business and operational awareness.
• Comfortable operating in fast-paced and evolving environments.
• Passionate about building products and enabling teams to succeed.

Why Join Us?

At Eridu, you'll have the opportunity to shape the future of AI infrastructure, working with a world-class team on groundbreaking technology that pushes the boundaries of AI performance. Your contributions will directly impact the next generation of AI infrastructure solutions, transforming the performance of AI data centers.


The starting base salary for the selected candidate will be established based on their relevant skills, experience, qualifications, work location, market trends, and the compensation of employees in comparable roles.


Notice to Recruiting Agencies

Eridu does not accept unsolicited resumes or candidate profiles from staffing agencies or third-party recruiters. Any candidate submitted to Eridu without prior written authorization from our recruiting team will be considered unsolicited and will become the property of Eridu. Eridu reserves the right to pursue and hire such candidates without any obligation to pay fees. Recruiting agencies are expressly instructed not to contact hiring managers, employees, or executives regarding open positions.

The pay range for this role is:

210,000 - 250,000 USD per year (San Francisco Bay Area)