Head of Technical Programme Management

Technical Program Manager - Motors & Electromechanical Systems Austin, TX | Full-time | On-site I’m supporting a confidential Austin-based engineering company seeking an experienced Technical Program Manager to lead complex electromechanical products through development, NPI and production launch.
This is a senior individual-contributor position with significant ownership across engineering, manufacturing and operations. The successful candidate must understand how physical products are designed, validated and industrialized—not simply how to manage timelines and meetings.
The role will include: Leading complex motor and electromechanical product programs from concept through engineering development, validation, manufacturing readiness and launch.
Creating and maintaining integrated program plans covering scope, schedules, budgets, resources, dependencies and risk.
Coordinating Mechanical, Electrical, Power Electronics, Firmware, Controls, Systems, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain and Commercial teams.
Driving design reviews, technical decisions, prototype builds, validation activity and stage-gate readiness.
Establishing product cost, schedule and scope baselines.
Identifying technical and operational risks early and driving accountable mitigation or recovery plans.
Coordinating suppliers, contract manufacturers, tooling, component readiness and production ramp.
Managing BOM releases, ECOs, configuration changes and PLM/ERP processes.
Providing clear program metrics, executive updates and decision support.
Helping build scalable processes and operating discipline within a growing product organization.
What we’re looking for: Approximately 10+ years of program, project or product-development experience involving complex physical products.
A bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a closely related discipline.
First‑hand engineering experience with electromechanical or hardware products.
Genuine end‑to‑end NPI ownership from early development through production launch.
Experience managing programs that combine hardware, embedded software, firmware or controls.
Strong understanding of manufacturing readiness, supplier development and product industrialization.
Practical experience with BOMs, ECOs, PLM and ERP systems.
Confidence managing budgets, product costs, schedules, technical risks and cross‑functional dependencies.
The ability to challenge assumptions, anticipate problems and ask technically informed questions.
A track record of creating structure and improving processes in evolving engineering environments.
Particularly relevant product backgrounds include: Electric motors, actuators or motion‑control systems.
Robotics and industrial automation.
Automotive, EV or off‑highway systems.
Pumps, compressors or rotating equipment.
Industrial machinery and capital equipment.
Power electronics and electrically driven systems.
Medical, aerospace or other complex regulated hardware.
Rugged products requiring close coordination between engineering and manufacturing.
Experience across multiple NPI environments or growing hardware companies would be especially valuable.
This is not a software‑only, IT infrastructure or Scrum‑focused program‑management position. We need someone with the technical credibility to work closely with engineers and the program discipline to move complex physical products successfully into production.

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