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Job Title: Technical Program Manager II (Display/Optics)
Location: Hybrid: Redmond, WA
Duration: Contract - 12 months
Pay Range: $66/hr $70/hr (W2)
Job ID: 406824
About BCforward
BCforward is a leading global IT consulting and workforce solutions firm providing services and support to Fortune 500 and government clients. Founded in 1998, BCforward has grown with our customers needs into a full-service business solutions provider. With delivery centers and offices across North America and India, we take pride in building long-term relationships and delivering excellence through innovation, collaboration, and integrity.
Job Description
We are seeking a Technical Program Manager II, Display Algorithms to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in display technology, algorithm validation, and cross-functional hardware/software program execution and a proven ability to plan and deliver end-to-end validation milestones that ensure image quality on real hardware.
Responsibilities:
- Define and execute validation roadmaps and milestones spanning algorithm model development, hardware testing, prototype software validation, production software readiness, and human factors evaluations.
- Drive cross-functional alignment and execution across interdependent workstreams, including display hardware, testing, software, and architecture, ensuring dependencies are tracked and gaps are closed.
- Coordinate hardware and resource allocation to maintain device availability and unblock validation timelines.
- Continuously assess program risks, maintain a living risk register with clear owners and resolution paths, and drive mitigation plans.
- Provide stakeholder communication through milestone readouts, validation results, risk summaries, and decision requests to engineering leadership and cross-functional partners.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- 3+ years as a technical program manager in hardware/software co-development programs.
- 3+ years in display technology, image processing, algorithm validation, or related electro-optical systems engineering.
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience.
- Demonstrated leadership of complex, multi-workstream execution across hardware, firmware, and software teams with the ability to anticipate roadblocks and create paths forward.
- Proven management of programs with significant hardware dependencies, including device allocation, prototype build schedules, and test infrastructure coordination.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with experience using data to drive decisions and assess validation readiness.
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills with experience presenting technical status and risk assessments to senior engineering leadership.
- Ability to operate autonomously in ambiguous, fast-paced development environments with evolving requirements and tight launch timelines.
- Prior experience with client may supplement years or types of prior experience toward minimum qualifications.
Preferred Skills:
- Experience with display compensation algorithms and image quality pipelines.
- Familiarity with display technology testing methodologies.
- Experience managing 0-to-1 consumer device programs from prototype validation through mass production.
- Knowledge of AR/VR/XR display systems, including near-eye display architectures and image quality metrics.
Why BCforward?
At BCforward, we believe in advancing lives and careers. When you join our team, you gain access to:
- Competitive compensation and benefits.
- Opportunities for growth with global clients.
- A supportive, inclusive culture that values innovation and people.
- Exposure to cutting-edge technologies and projects.
About Our Commitment
BCforward is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.
Fair Chance Notice
Pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, qualified applicants will be considered for assignment with arrest and conviction records. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position, including adherence to company policies, sound judgment, stress management, safe and respectful collaboration, trustworthiness, meeting client expectations and standards, and safeguarding business operations and company reputation.
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