Senior Technical Project Manager

The Company

Halo Industries has developed breakthrough technology to revolutionize a decades-old semiconductor material slicing process. Our laser-based solution minimizes waste, enhances material cost efficiency, and drives innovations across high-growth markets, including automotive, telecommunications, and power electronics. Founded in 2014 at Stanford University, Halo received significant funding in 2024, paving the way for rapid expansion, strategic customer engagement, and the launch of volume manufacturing.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a Senior Technical Project Manager to support the development and deployment of our laser equipment. This role is critical in executing Halo’s strategic roadmap, driving project execution, and coordinating cross-functional teams and external partners to deliver our processing tools.

Role and Responsibilities

• Execution and tracking: Drive day-to-day execution, manage dependencies, and resolve bottlenecks. Collect scope, cost, schedule, and resource information with cross-functional teams to support planning and trade-off decisions.
• Cross-functional coordination: Coordinate with optical and laser engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, software engineering, NPI, quality, supply chain, production, and operations teams. Establish clear owners and deliverables, schedule follow-ups, and follow through on commitments.
• Risk and issue management: Identify technical and execution risks early, formulate mitigation and contingency plans, and escalate promptly. Coordinate issue resolution, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions with technical owners.
• Stakeholder communication: Provide clear project status, meeting minutes, milestone review materials, and decision requests to stakeholders, summarizing progress, risks, dependencies, and open decisions.
• Project planning: Support the program in defining scope, milestones, budget estimates, resource needs, and deliverables. Collect cross-team input to build and maintain the project schedule (incorporating WBS input).
• Production and field readiness: Support readiness activities by tracking validation, documentation, training, and handoff requirements for manufacturing, operations, and field deployment.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, chemistry, or a related technical field.
• 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 proficiency to lead and coordinate teams of 10+ multidisciplinary engineers, suppliers, and external partners.
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, or similar program management tools.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing complex hardware development projects from R&D to releasing products.
• 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, capable of setting clear goals and maintaining consistency in approach
• Technical judgment and ability to understand dependencies, identify risks, and support program tradeoffs.

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Free Food & Snacks
• Stock Option Plan
• Annual Bonus Plan eligible
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Base Salary: $135,000 to $165,000