Technical Program Manager in San Jose

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Job Summary

The Technical Program Manager (TPM) will be based in San Jose, CA and will lead cross-functional technical programs with US-based customers, customers’ in-region teams in Asia, and our internal teams across the US and Asia. This role will coordinate engineering, R&D, NPI, quality, manufacturing, and supply chain activities across facilities in the US, China, Korea, and Vietnam to ensure timely execution, clear communication, and high-quality outcomes.

The TPM will serve as a key technical and program interface, helping translate customer requirements into executable development and manufacturing plans, driving issue resolution, and supporting successful product launches from early development through production ramp.

Product Focus

The TPM will primarily support technical programs involving energy storage, automotive, robotics, and advanced manufacturing applications. Product categories may include precision components, electrical and mechanical assemblies, and customized manufactured parts.

Relevant processes may include die-cutting, stamping, molding, laminating, converting, assembly, and automation-related integration.

Material areas may include films, tapes, adhesives, insulation materials, plastics, foams, metals, and other engineered materials.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead technical programs from initiation through launch, ensuring alignment with customer requirements, internal standards, timelines, and business objectives.
• Serve as the primary technical and program liaison with US-based customers, while coordinating closely with customers’ in-region teams in Asia.
• Coordinate with internal engineering, quality, manufacturing, logistics, and supply chain teams across the US and Asia.
• Support R&D and New Product Introduction (NPI) activities, including prototype builds, engineering trials, pre-production validation, and production ramp-up.
• Provide hands-on technical support, including issue investigation, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, corrective action follow-up, and technical risk assessment.
• Drive regular program reviews, track open issues, document action items, and communicate clear status updates to customers and internal stakeholders.
• Identify program risks, bottlenecks, and gating items, and implement proactive mitigation plans.
• Coordinate customer visits, factory visits, readiness reviews, audits, and technical reviews across applicable manufacturing sites.
• Ensure customer expectations, technical requirements, quality standards, and manufacturing readiness are clearly understood and executed across all regions.
• Support clear documentation, including meeting minutes, project timelines, technical summaries, readiness checklists, and launch plans.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in technical program management, engineering, or related roles.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related engineering discipline, or equivalent practical experience. Other relevant degrees may be considered depending on experience.
• Experience managing technical programs involving energy storage, automotive, robotics, or advanced manufacturing applications.
• Strong technical understanding of precision components, material processing, assemblies, electrical and mechanical assemblies, and customized manufactured parts.
• Experience with manufacturing processes such as die-cutting, stamping, molding, laminating, converting, assembly, and automation-related integration.
• Familiarity with engineered materials, including films, tapes, adhesives, insulation materials, plastics, foams, and metals.
• Strong project management, communication, problem-solving, and cross-functional coordination skills.
• Experience supporting R&D, NPI, qualification, validation, and production ramp activities.
• Ability to work effectively with customers, suppliers, and internal teams across the US and Asia.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally as needed to support customer meetings, factory visits, engineering builds, audits, and program launches.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly communicate technical and program information across customers, suppliers, and internal teams.
• Mandarin proficiency is strongly .

The above noted job description is not intended to describe, in detail, the multitude of tasks that may be assigned but rather to give the associate a general sense of the responsibilities and expectations of his/her position. As the nature of business demands change so, too, may the essential functions of the position.

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