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Sesame is building a new kind of wearable computer focused on voice agents that can see, hear, and collaborate naturally with users. The company brings together founders from Oculus and Ubiquity6, alongside leaders from Meta, Google, and Apple, with deep expertise in hardware and software.
As Technical Program Manager for Electrical, you will own the complete program plan for integrating a complex sensing and computing system into a compact, attractive wearable form factor. This includes main logic and sensor boards, flex circuits, power and battery systems, custom silicon, and sensing subsystems. You will shepherd these subsystems from architecture through EVT (Engineering Validation Test), DVT (Design Validation Test), and PVT (Production Validation Test) builds, working closely with Electrical, Silicon, Firmware, and Manufacturing teams, as well as contract manufacturers and component suppliers.
Key responsibilities include: owning the electrical program schedule and release milestones; driving cross-functional execution and communicating status, risks, and decisions to engineers and executives; program-managing sensing subsystems including sensor selection, tuning, calibration, firmware integration, and factory test; tracking design-of-experiments (DOEs) from concept through production-ready selection; managing board, flex, and component suppliers including quotes, purchase orders, demand quantities, and delivery schedules; planning electrical materials and build matrices for prototype builds; running failure analysis triage with clear ownership, due dates, and closure paths; maintaining the electrical section of the master issues list and weekly status; tracking long-lead and end-of-life component risks; and traveling to contract manufacturer and supplier sites for builds and bring-up as needed (up to 25% travel).
The ideal candidate has an electrical engineering background, has owned board and flex releases through multiple prototype builds, and is comfortable with the details of bring-up, failure analysis, and vendor management. You understand what it takes to move a board from schematic release to a working unit on a factory line and can distinguish between risks requiring escalation and those needing debug work. You thrive in a fast-paced startup environment, are collaborative and decisive, and can achieve results with limited supervision.
REQUIREMENTS:
- BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
- 5+ years of experience in hardware program management or electrical design of consumer electronics, with at least 2 years managing programs
- Hands-on experience releasing PCBs and flex circuits and taking them through prototype builds (EVT/DVT/PVT or equivalent)
- Working knowledge of sensor integration, power and battery systems, and board-level bring-up and debug
- Direct experience managing PCB, SMT, and component suppliers, including quotes, POs, and delivery schedules
- Experience running failure analysis and issue tracking across engineering teams
- Strong written communication; able to run a program with clear plans, decision logs, and status updates
- Ability to travel internationally, up to 25%
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Experience with wearables or other very small, battery-powered devices
- Experience with custom silicon or ASIC programs and their firmware integration
- Experience integrating sensors into small, body-worn devices, and the tuning and factory-test challenges that come with it
- Experience working with contract manufacturers
- Experience with Linear, Arena, or similar issue and PLM tools
- Startup experience, or ownership of new product programs at a large company
