BREAKFAST Studio
Senior Technical Program Manager | Brooklyn, NYC (ONSITE)
hn · Brooklyn, NYC (ONSITE) · $180k–$210k
Jose is an exceptional founding engineer with deep expertise in complex systems, real-time architecture, and shipping products from zero to one, but he has no demonstrated experience with hardware, electromechanical systems, firmware development, PCB design, stepper motors, overseas manufacturing, or the factory/vendor management that defines this TPM role. His background is entirely software and AI-focused, whereas this position requires hands-on fluency across mechanical, electrical, and industrial design disciplines.
Hook: Your experience architecting complex systems at scale and owning cross-functional decisions from architecture to production could translate to hardware, but you'd be starting from scratch on the core competency this role requires.
Missing: Hardware and electromechanical systems experience, PCB and firmware development, Stepper motor and motion control systems, Factory and overseas manufacturing management, Industrial design and mechanical engineering fluency, Hardware supply chain and vendor management, Testing and validation of physical products
Posting
BREAKFAST Studio | Senior Technical Program Manager | Brooklyn, NYC (ONSITE) | Full-time | $180k–$210k base + bonus | theartistbreakfast.com We're BREAKFAST Studio, a kinetic-art studio at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. We build one-of-a-kind electro-mechanical sculptures, pieces with thousands of individually controlled moving parts, for museums, exhibitions, and collectors. We built The Pearl, the largest computer controlled kinetic sculpture on the planet (https://theartistbreakfast.com/works/the-pearl). Every piece is a custom machine: custom PCBs, stepper motion-control, molded parts, firmware, software, overseas manufacturing, all converging into something that has to run flawlessly for a decade. We're hiring a Senior TPM to own delivery across all of it: fluent enough in mechanical, electrical, firmware, and industrial design to hold your own with every engineer, and good enough to keep a complex build from slipping between disciplines. You'll own each piece from prototype through tooling, production, test, and install — including deciding what "properly tested" means for a machine no one has built before. You: 8–12 yrs shipping complex hardware (motors, electronics, firmware, overseas manufacturing), real factory/vendor experience, calm under install deadlines, and an eye for aesthetics — the tech serves the art. On-site daily in Brooklyn. ~15% travel. Health/dental/vision, open vacation, summer Fridays. Email lipton@breakfaststudio.com with "HN — Senior TPM" in the subject. I'm the MD and co-founder — I read every email and reply. OR, go here for more info and to apply: https://theartistbreakfast.com/jobs#senior-technical-program-manager