Atoms
Technical Program Manager - Hardware & Manufacturing
$122K–$151K
San Francisco, CA +1 · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 5, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
San Francisco, California, United States
About the job
Owns hardware and quality-issue triage between production and field sites and engineering, prioritizing fixes and resolving build-blocking inventory or manufacturing problems.
What you'll do
- Manage and prioritize a single intake queue for hardware and QC issues; set response-time expectations for build partners and plant contacts.
- Prioritize and consolidate engineering tickets based on build and site impact.
- Escalate onsite QC failures, inventory shortages, and recurring defects to engineering, suppliers, or manufacturing.
What they ask for
- Hands-on hardware, manufacturing, or field-operations background.
- Experience establishing an intake or QC process from scratch.
- Track record working with vehicle or heavy-equipment hardware, such as wiring harnesses, sensor/compute mounting, or electromechanical assemblies.
- Ability to triage between site/build partners and engineering and make prioritization decisions with incomplete information.
Nice to have
- Experience with Class 8 truck upfit, kitting, or OEM production lines; or off-road/heavy industrial equipment builds.
- Familiarity with supplier and inventory escalation, part-revision control, and Linear or a similar ticketing tool.
Pay
USD $122,000 - 151,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
Linear
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