Technical Program Manager, R&D
Own end-to-end NPI and R&D programs for next-gen data center hardware, coordinating mechanical/electrical/controls engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and deployment teams from concept to production at multi-GW scale. Requires 5+ years TPM experience in build-heavy hardware or infrastructure domains with strong bias to action.
About the job
Role Scope
Own program plans across R&D workstreams: scope, sequencing, owners, and the critical path from concept through prototype, qualification, and production handoff. Run NPI programs end to end — coordinate design reviews, build schedules, long-lead procurement, and lab/test capacity so nothing waits on ambiguity. Drive cross-functional execution between R&D, manufacturing, supply chain, and deployment teams; surface risks early and force decisions fast. Build the reporting cadence leadership runs on: honest status, slipping items named, recovery plans attached. Turn recurring chaos into process only where process pays for itself — we optimize for velocity, not ceremony.
Requirements
- 5+ years of technical program management across hardware or infrastructure programs — NPI, data center, energy, aerospace, automotive, or similar build-heavy domains.
- Comfortable in the details of mechanical/electrical/controls engineering programs — you can read a schedule risk off an engineering conversation.
- Proven at running multiple concurrent programs with distributed engineering, manufacturing, and vendor teams.
- Bias to action: you close loops yourself, escalate with options not problems, and keep programs moving without waiting to be asked.
- On-site energy: this role lives close to the lab and the factory floor.
Skills
Technical Program Management, Npi, Hardware Development, Data Center Infrastructure, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Manufacturing Coordination, Supply Chain, Risk Management, Cross-Functional Execution
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