Senior Engineering Program Manager II

Job description

**WHO WE ARE** Biofire Technologies is on a mission to give gun owners better tools for reducing preventable gun injuries and deaths, especially among children. We believe our technology, combined with a best-in-class customer experience, will define the future of firearms safety for the next generation. Our mission-driven approach has earned support from the firearm community, the tech world, and the media. Biofire employees encompass a diverse range of talents, including world-class engineers who have designed and tested firearms, medical devices, robots, cars, satellites, rockets, and supersonic jets; expert technicians from aerospace, defense tech, special forces, and gunsmithing; and elite operators from high-tech, advanced manufacturing, and regulated industries. Whether building the product or powering the company behind it, every Biofire team member is united by an obsession with safety, reliability, and operational excellence. **OUR CULTURE** Reducing accidental firearm injuries and deaths requires original thinking and authentic collaboration, so we’re deeply invested in building a team and culture that can achieve our mission together. Team members enjoy autonomy and flexibility from day one, so expect to be immediately tasked with solving challenging problems and building new systems that work. We’ll hold you accountable for executing audacious goals, giving and receiving honest feedback, and helping your teammates succeed. You’ll receive respect, kindness, and support from every direction while you figure out how to get it all done. **ABOUT THE ROLE** As Senior Engineering Program Manager at Biofire, you will drive execution across complex hardware and product-engineering programs. The programs you’ll manage will ensure teams have one clear view of what is changing, when changes occur, and dependencies by building and operating a program management infrastructure that keeps work visible, risks explicit, decisions documented, and cross-functional commitments ground in technical and execution reality. This role collaborates across Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Certification, Software, and Operations. You will work closely with engineering leaders and peer program managers to surface tradeoffs early, resolve ownership ambiguity, and ensure decisions are carried through to execution on the production floor. The ideal candidate is a technically credible program leader who can maintain a multi-threaded view of product configuration and identify hidden dependencies before they become schedule surprises. **KEY RESPONSIBILITIES** - Build and maintain integrated engineering program plans that converge feature development, test/verification, certification activity, and production cut-ins into coherent product configurations. - Maintain a clear view of active engineering work, upcoming configuration changes, cross-module dependencies, certification triggers, production readiness windows, and external commitments. - Partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Certification, Software, and Operations to sequence work realistically and prevent conflicting or obsolete configurations from reaching implementation or external commitment. - Establish and operate lightweight program-management mechanisms, including project scoping and tracking, status cadences, stakeholder reporting, decision logs, escalation routines, and cross-functional follow-up. - Coordinate with peer program managers and functional owners to define durable working agreements across Engineering, Software, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Operations. - Drive crisp cross-functional decision-making by presenting options, tradeoffs, risk, and recommended paths with sufficient technical and operational context. - Follow through beyond program reviews and written communications to verify that decisions are understood, adopted, and executed by the teams responsible for implementation. - Maintain strong connection to manufacturing execution realities, including build readiness, production cut-ins, technician/supervisor communication, and floor-level feedback during critical execution windows. **QUALIFICATIONS** We understand that not all applicants will possess skills that perfectly align with our job qualifications. At Biofire, we appreciate diverse experiences from various industries, and we encourage all individuals who meet the necessary qualifications to submit their applications. While having the "desired" qualifications may strengthen a candidate's profile, we also welcome applicants with alternative experiences to apply. - Demonstrated track record leading complex, cross-functional hardware, product-engineering, manufacturing, or regulated-product programs; - Strong technical program planning skills, including sequencing work across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, test/verification, certification, and production readiness; - Ability to understand technical configuration changes deeply enough to anticipate interface impacts, certification implications, production cut-in risks, and downstream execution dependencies; - Strong analytical planning discipline, with demonstrated ability to decompose estimates, identify hidden work, build contingency, and track actuals against plan; - Strong cross-functional influence skills; able to drive adoption and accountability across teams without direct authority; - High ownership, high attention to detail, and strong follow-through; does not treat communication as a substitute for execution. **COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS** In addition to competitive pay, as a full-time employee at Biofire you are eligible for: - Stock Options in Biofire, 401(k), HSA - and other financial benefits - Medical Insurance - including plan options with $0 payroll deduction - Dental, Vision and Life Insurance Plans - with $0 payroll deduction - 3 Weeks Vacation and Sick time (Flex Time for salary positions), and 13 Paid Holidays - Parental Leave - and other family-building, adoption and surrogacy benefits The compensation range for this role is **$160,000 - $180,000** /annual salary + stock options + benefits. Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. **LOCATION** This is a full-time, salaried role. Our dog-friendly, state-of-the-art headquarters is located in beautiful Broomfield, Colorado, between Boulder and Denver. The team regularly engages in collaborative in-person sessions at our vibrant office space, but you will be offered the flexibility to work from home as needed. We expect you to bring your very best, and in return, we will provide the support necessary for you to excel. You'll collaborate with colleagues you appreciate, respect, and find inspiration from, and have access to all the technical resources needed. **DIVERSITY & INCLUSION** We’re bringing innovation to a technological problem that has persisted for decades, so we depend on diverse, inclusive, and collaborative teams to break new ground and do great work. We welcome people from all qualified backgrounds, and we don’t discriminate based on race, religion, color, political affiliation, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age