Senior Technical Program Manager – Lab & Hardware

Department: Top Level - By Department

Location: Remote - North Carolina

Employment Type: FullTime

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Technical Program Manager, Lab & Hardware Tracking is the R&D-side point of coordination for DDN's lab consolidation initiative and for hardware build support across engineering programs — keeping consolidation moving without disrupting active R&D work, and making sure engineering has the builds, systems, and lab capacity it needs, when it needs them.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Lab Consolidation Coordination

• Coordinate the lab consolidation initiative end to end — sequencing site moves, equipment migration, and decommissioning across teams

• Partner with facilities, IT, and hardware engineering on the consolidated lab layout (power, rack space, network) and migration timeline

• Track milestones, dependencies, and risks; escalate blockers that threaten program timelines or R&D continuity

R&D Build Support

• Serve as the R&D-side point of coordination for hardware build requests, ensuring engineering has the systems, prototypes, and test equipment it needs

• Track build status and dependencies, proactively flagging risks to program milestones

• Prioritize and sequence competing build and lab requests against program urgency and lab capacity

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 8–12 years of experience in technical program management, hardware program management, or lab/data center operations — including a lab move, consolidation, or facility transition

• Demonstrated experience coordinating hardware build schedules and dependencies with engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain teams

• Strong cross-functional coordination skills; comfortable running a multi-workstream plan with competing priorities and hard deadlines

• Experience tracking physical hardware assets/inventory at scale, including through relocation or reconciliation efforts

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to synthesize status for engineering leadership

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Direct experience leading or supporting a lab consolidation, relocation, or data center/facility migration

• Background in enterprise storage, networking, servers, or HPC/AI infrastructure hardware

• PMP or equivalent program/project management certification