Technical Program Manager

About The Business

Tata Electronics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Sons Pvt. Ltd., is redefining the Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) industry through innovation, precision, and operational excellence. Our U.S. operations in Santa Clara focus on advanced electronics manufacturing and strategic program management. We offer a dynamic environment for professionals passionate about driving cost efficiency and delivering high-impact reporting and analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end program execution from product development through NPI, factory readiness, and mass production.
• Develop and manage project plans, timelines, budgets, resources, risks, and cross-functional action items.
• Serve as the primary customer interface, ensuring clear communication, timely escalation, and strong execution alignment.
• Partner with engineering, procurement, quality, logistics, suppliers, and factory teams to drive build readiness and issue closure.
• Identify and mitigate risks related to materials, capacity, cost, schedule, quality, and operational constraints.
• Track KPIs, cost metrics, and program status; provide clear updates and recommendations to leadership.

Essential Attributes

• Strong customer-facing communication skills with the ability to work effectively with senior stakeholders, technical teams, and factory operations.
• Clear written and verbal English communication for customer updates, executive summaries, documentation, and daily coordination.
• High ownership, urgency, and attention to detail in managing priorities, timelines, risks, and action items.
• Practical technical curiosity and willingness to learn manufacturing processes, tooling, product builds, and factory constraints.
• Comfortable collaborating across India and U.S. time zones to support customer and factory execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Business, or a related field.
• 4 years of experience in technical program management, operations program management, NPI, manufacturing, product development, or supply chain.
• Experience working with customers, OEMs, contract manufacturers, factory teams, suppliers, and global cross-functional stakeholders.
• Working knowledge of mechanical manufacturing processes such as injection molding, die casting, sheet metal fabrication, CNC machining, tooling, part qualification, and assembly readiness.
• Ability to coordinate effectively between India-based factory teams and U.S.-based customers, including early morning or late evening collaboration as needed.
• PMP, Six Sigma, or equivalent project/program management certification is preferred.
• Hindi language capability is a plus.

Desired Experience Level

• Experience supporting consumer electronics, EMS, contract manufacturing, mechanical components, or high-volume manufacturing programs.
• Exposure to injection molding, tooling schedules, DFM reviews, part validation, build readiness, or supplier/factory issue resolution.
• Experience leading customer meetings, executive updates, technical escalations, and cross-regional action item closure.
• Willingness to travel 20–25% for customer, factory, and supplier engagement.
• Must be based in or near Santa Clara, CA. Travel to local customer locations mandatory.