Senior Technical Project Manager

Halo Industries, Inc.•Santa Clara, CA

16d•$135,000 - $165,000

About The Position

Halo Industries is seeking a Senior Technical Project Manager to support development and deployment of its laser equipment. The role is responsible for executing the company’s strategic roadmap, driving project execution, and coordinating cross-functional teams and external partners to deliver processing tools. The position drives day-to-day execution, tracks dependencies, resolves bottlenecks, and gathers scope, cost, schedule, and resource information to support planning and trade-off decisions. It coordinates engineering, NPI, quality, supply chain, production, and operations teams; tracks risks and issues; communicates project status and decisions to stakeholders; and supports project planning and production and field readiness. Readiness work includes tracking validation, documentation, training, and handoff requirements for manufacturing, operations, and field deployment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, chemistry, or a related technical field.
At least 4 years of engineering experience, including at least 2 years in technical program or project management within capital equipment, semiconductor equipment, or a related hardware industry.
Demonstrated ability to lead and coordinate teams of 10 or more multidisciplinary engineers, suppliers, and external partners.
Experience with Jira, Confluence, or similar program management tools.

Nice To Haves

Experience managing complex hardware development projects from R&D through product release.
Understanding of the execution of the PLM process.
Excellent planning, communication, and coordination skills, with the ability to build consensus across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Ability to operate in a matrix environment, remain hands-on, and drive day-to-day execution in a fast-paced environment.
Process-oriented with excellent organizational skills and the ability to set clear goals and maintain consistency in approach.
Technical judgment and ability to understand dependencies, identify risks, and support program trade-offs.

Responsibilities

Drive day-to-day project execution, manage dependencies, and resolve bottlenecks.
Collect scope, cost, schedule, and resource information with cross-functional teams to support planning and trade-off decisions.
Coordinate optical and laser engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, software engineering, NPI, quality, supply chain, production, and operations teams.
Establish owners and deliverables, schedule follow-ups, and ensure commitments are followed through.
Identify technical and execution risks, formulate mitigation and contingency plans, and escalate promptly.
Coordinate issue resolution, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions with technical owners.
Provide stakeholders with project status, meeting minutes, milestone review materials, and decision requests, summarizing progress, risks, dependencies, and open decisions.
Support definition of project scope, milestones, budget estimates, resource needs, and deliverables.
Gather cross-team input to build and maintain the project schedule, incorporating WBS input.
Support production and field readiness by tracking validation, documentation, training, and handoff requirements for manufacturing, operations, and field deployment.