Hardware Test & Validation Program Manager

About this role

<div class="content-intro"><p>We’re ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to life—from advancing space exploration and life-saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3,000+ experts across North America, we partner with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, rail, and more.</p> <p>As part of the global ALTEN Group—57,000+ engineers in 30 countries—we deliver across the entire product development cycle, from consulting to full project outsourcing.</p> <p>When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you’ll collaborate on some of the world’s toughest engineering challenges, supported by mentorship, career growth opportunities, and comprehensive benefits. We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow.</p></div><p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; color: black;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Location: </span>Foster City, CA </p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; color: black;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; color: black;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">About the Role </span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; color: black;">As a Technical Program Manager for component and system validation, you will work cross-functionally with vehicle engineering, suppliers, and the project management team to drive our test planning into tactical and detailed road maps that facilitate effective execution at each stage of our growth curve. You will work with validation and engineering teams to develop schedules, identify milestones, flag risks, estimate budgets, and clearly communicate ongoing progress. </p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; color: black;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; color: black;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Key Responsibilities </span></p> <ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle; color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;">Work directly with validation team and engineering teams to understand part availability, part maturity (prototype, early stage sample, etc.), test status and timing across multiple components and subsystems. Manage burndown of the risks on a timely basis. </span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle; color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;">Create detailed summaries of testing timelines, issues/risks, progress and accomplishments to be shared with key stakeholders </span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle; color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;">Leverage department leaders to translate the top-down corporate strategy and milestones into detailed product roadmaps, timelines, and deliverables </span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle; color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;">Deliver technical presentations that explain validation initiatives to consumer teams </span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle; color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;">Ensure the validation team understands what they need to deliver at all times. Proactively remove obstacles to drive momentum and progress, identify gaps in communication or schedule, provide support to teams balancing competing priorities and drive results. </span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle; color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;">Define and manage process and regular meetings.</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; color: black;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; color: black;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Required Skills & Experience </span></p> <ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle; color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;">BS or MS degree in engineering or equivalent job experience </span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle; color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;">2+ years of experience in engineering, program management, or management consulting </span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle; color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;">Strong track record of managing complex cross-functional projects </span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle; color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size:…