Senior Systems Engineering Program Manager
Aeva
Software Engineering, Operations
Mountain View, CA, USA
Posted on Oct 2, 2025
We’re seeking a Senior Systems Engineering Program Manager to lead complex hardware programs from concept through high-volume production. You’ll drive alignment across engineering, manufacturing, and executive teams to deliver high-quality products on time and at target cost. This role combines strategic planning with hands-on execution, ensuring readiness across global operations and supporting seamless collaboration between contract manufacturers and local teams.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Lead end-to-end program management for multi-disciplinary hardware systems—from design and validation through ramp and mass production.
- Develop and execute strategic program plans that align with business objectives, capacity goals, and long-term product roadmaps.
- Coordinate with global contract manufacturers and internal teams to ensure product readiness, build execution, and quality performance.
- Integrate DFM, quality, and supply chain inputs early in the development cycle to drive manufacturability and cost efficiency.
- Manage schedules, milestones, and build readiness across global teams, ensuring smooth prototype-to-production transitions.
- Identify and mitigate program risks, track KPIs for cost, quality, and schedule, and report status to executive stakeholders.
- Facilitate cross-functional alignment across engineering, operations, supply chain, and quality teams to resolve critical issues.
What You Have:
- 10+ years of program management experience in hardware or systems engineering, with a focus on high-volume production.
- Proven success leading global programs with contract manufacturers from NPI through production.
- Strong strategic planning and execution skills, with the ability to align technical programs to business objectives.
- Deep understanding of manufacturing processes, industrialization strategies, and lifecycle management for complex systems
- Expertise in DFM, configuration control, FACA, and root cause analysis.
- Experience managing RFQ, supplier selection, and basic commercial negotiations.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across global and executive audiences.
- Proficiency with tools like JIRA, Confluence, or similar.
- Background in automotive, LiDAR, or advanced manufacturing preferred.
- BS/MS in Engineering or related field required; PMP or equivalent preferred.
What's in it for you:
Be part of a fast paced and dynamic team
Very competitive compensation and meaningful stock grants
Exceptional benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, and more
Unlimited PTO: We care about results, not punching timecards