Job Title: Power Product Design Engineering Program Manager (EPM)
Location: Austin, TX (Hybrid work Schedule, onsite Tuesday - Thursday, Remote Mondays and Fridays)
Duration: 2.5 months 

Summary
At client, great ideas come to life through collaboration, creativity, and engineering excellence. Every product, service, and experience we deliver is built on a shared commitment to innovation.
We’re seeking a Power Product Design Engineering Program Manager (EPM) to lead the design and development of advanced power adapters and custom components. In this highly collaborative role, you’ll partner with cross-functional teams to deliver world-class power solutions that meet client’s high standards for performance, quality, and design.
Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate cross-functional teams—including mechanical, system, tooling, and validation engineers—to drive program execution from concept to mass production.
• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules, ensuring strong communication between internal teams and external vendors.
• Plan and manage prototype builds, DOE/trials, and factory operations.
• Identify technical challenges and drive resolution through collaboration and clear decision-making.
• Define program risks and develop mitigation strategies across technology teams.
• Communicate key milestones, risks, and program updates to stakeholders, including executive leadership.
• Manage development budgets, purchase orders, and change requests.
• Oversee design reviews and validation schedules for custom components.
• Coordinate system integration to ensure seamless compatibility and performance.
• Support regulatory and compliance efforts, ensuring adherence to safety, environmental, and regional standards.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• 3+ years of hardware engineering experience in consumer electronics.
• 3+ years of project management experience driving complex hardware development programs.
• Strong organizational, leadership, and communication skills.
• Proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with rapid development cycles.
• Highly curious, proactive, and adaptable approach to problem solving.

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct experience working with vendors and contract manufacturing partners to plan and execute engineering builds.
• Proven success managing diverse, cross-functional teams toward shared goals.
• Experience managing both strategic initiatives and ambiguous, open-ended technical challenges.

 
 
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 70.88/hr.