Meter
Hardware Program Manager
San Francisco · Senior
Sponsorship not specified$145k-$250kDetected 85 days ago
SwiftSupply ChainPCB DesignElectrical EngineeringHardware DesignCommunicationProblem SolvingOrganizational Skills
About the role
- Our products need to work flawlessly in the field, and delivering them requires tight coordination across engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain.
- WHAT YOUR DAY-TO-DAY WILL LOOK LIKE You won't just be managing spreadsheets-you'll be at the heart of our hardware ecosystem, surrounded by the very tech we're pioneering.
- Every purchase you make, video call you join, it's all packets flowing through networks.
Responsibilities
- Meter builds networking hardware that businesses depend on to stay connected.
- You will work closely with our JDM partners and internal teams to translate ideas into shipped products, balancing speed, quality, and performance.
- Champion the "How" and "When": You'll lead program reviews that people actually look forward to-surfacing risks early, smashing through blockers, and ensuring everyone on the team knows exactly where the goalposts are.
- You'll work shoulder-to-shoulder with mechanical and firmware engineers, diving into design reviews and validation plans to ensure our hardware is as robust as it is innovative.
- Whether it's a late-night schematic review, a critical component decision, or debugging a stubborn build issue on the factory floor, you're ready to jump in.
- You'll travel to Taiwan to collaborate in person with world-class manufacturing and design teams, turning ideas on a paper or screen into reality.
- Today, we build and deploy these networks at scale.
Requirements
- You have a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field
- You are comfortable reading schematics, understanding PCB layout fundamentals, and engaging in system architecture discussions and tradeoffs
- You are highly organized and detail-oriented, able to track multiple workstreams and keep programs moving forward
- You are curious, detail-oriented, and open to feedback
- You have a "get-it-done" mindset, identifying risks and evaluating tradeoffs early to clear the path for success.
Compensation
- The estimated base salary for this role is between $145,000 - $250,000
Benefits
- Additionally, this role is eligible to participate in Meter's equity plan.
Company info
- You take an incredible amount of pride in doing great work and building lasting hardware
- You have a solid understanding of the hardware development process (design, bring-up, validation, and manufacturing)
- You take ownership of your work and proactively follow through on open issues, risks, and dependencies
- You're comfortable working with external partners (JDM/suppliers/vendors) and learning how to manage them effectively
- You communicate your ideas clearly and work well across disciplines
- You enjoy prototyping, testing, and refining designs through interaction
- We are building the next generation of Meter hardware, and this role sits at the center of that execution.
- We are hiring a Hardware Program Manager to drive the development of our hardware from concept through mass production.
- Your work will directly shape how reliably and efficiently we bring new hardware to market, helping us scale our product portfolio while maintaining the high standards our customers expect.
- We are searching for someone who wants to do the most ambitious work of their career.
This listing is sourced directly from Meter's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.