Technical Program Manager

Fortive

Technical Program Manager managing OEM and ODM relationships within engineering teams. Focusing on operational rigor and collaboration to ensure product quality and scalability.

Posted 7/6/2026full-timeBeaverton • Oregon • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and manage strong relationships with OEM and ODM partners, acting as the primary technical and operational interface.
Establish clear communication channels, governance models, and escalation paths to ensure alignment and accountability.
Drive partner performance through structured reviews, KPIs, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Optimize processes that support an outsourced hardware development model.
Drive program discipline around planning, execution, risk management, and change control.
Ensure partners adhere to engineering standards, quality expectations, and compliance requirements.
Collaborate with product management to translate roadmap priorities into actionable program plans.
Drive cross‑functional alignment across engineering, supply chain, quality, and operations to ensure successful delivery.
Track program milestones, dependencies, and risks, ensuring transparency and proactive mitigation to meet time to market expectations.
Serve as a bridge between internal engineering, product and operations teams and external partners, ensuring technical requirements are understood and met.
Facilitate design reviews, technical deep dives, and issue‑resolution sessions.
Influence decision‑making through data‑driven insights and structured program reporting.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering discipline (Mechanical, Electrical, Hardware, or related field preferred).
Proven experience in the technology and manufacturing (T&M) industry, particularly with outsourced engagement models.
Experience scaling outsourced hardware development programs.
Strong understanding of product development lifecycles, manufacturing processes, and quality systems.
Exceptional communication, negotiation, and stakeholder‑management skills.
Ability to bring structure and rigor to ambiguous or evolving environments.
Ability to influence without authority across global, cross‑functional teams.
Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time (domestic and international)

Benefits

Comp & perks

We Are an Equal Opportunity Employer
Ralliant Corporation and all Ralliant Companies are proud to be equal opportunity employers. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or other characteristics protected by law. Ralliant and all Ralliant Companies are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment application process, please contact us at applyassistance@Ralliant.com.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Program ManagementRisk ManagementChange ControlKPI DevelopmentQuality Systems

Soft Skills

Exceptional CommunicationNegotiation SkillsInfluencing Without AuthorityAdaptability In Ambiguous Environments