Deputy Program Manager for Engineering (DPME) – Embedded Crypto Products
Location | Dedham, Massachusetts
Work Arrangement | 100% Onsite – No Remote Option
Employment Type | Full-Time, Permanent
The ideal candidate will have:
- A strong engineering background in embedded product development.
- Experience coordinating multidisciplinary engineering teams.
- Exposure to cryptographic, security-focused, or high-assurance products.
- The ability to work closely with Program Managers and engineering leadership.
- Experience tracking technical milestones, engineering risks, and delivery commitments.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- The ability to work onsite in Dedham, Massachusetts.
- Eligibility to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance, with the required clearance in place at the time of hire.
The Deputy Program Manager for Engineering (DPME) will help lead the engineering organization responsible for developing high-assurance embedded cryptographic products.
This position works closely with the Program Manager and engineering leadership to coordinate engineering activities, manage technical priorities, monitor program progress, and support successful product delivery.
The DPME will bring together multidisciplinary engineering teams across hardware, firmware, software, and testing to ensure embedded products meet stringent security, reliability, quality, and performance requirements.
The ideal candidate combines engineering leadership, embedded product development knowledge, program execution capabilities, and the ability to coordinate complex technical initiatives.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics discipline, with at least 5 years of relevant experience; OR
- Master's degree in a related discipline with at least 3 years of relevant experience.
- Experience managing, leading, or coordinating engineering teams.
- Experience delivering complex embedded products.
- Working understanding of embedded hardware and software development.
- Experience planning engineering activities and tracking project progress.
- Ability to identify and manage engineering risks.
- Experience supporting program commitments and delivery schedules.
- Strong technical decision-making and problem-solving capabilities.
- Excellent written, verbal, and cross-functional communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience developing embedded cryptographic products.
- Experience with high-assurance or security-focused products.
- Background in defense, aerospace, or mission-critical technology development.
- Familiarity with hardware, firmware, embedded software, and test engineering integration.
- Experience with rigorous verification and validation processes.
- Familiarity with engineering compliance requirements.
- Experience with Agile development methodologies.
- Familiarity with Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) or comparable program tracking methodologies.
- Experience coordinating multidisciplinary engineering teams.
- Strong people leadership and team development capabilities.