Staff Technical Program Manager

Arc Boat Company • Torrance, CA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Arc is on a mission to electrify the marine industry by rethinking powertrains, software, and vessel designs. The company has proven its technology with consumers and is now scaling production and extending its platform to commercial applications, including tugs, ferries, and defense, with existing contracts and a strong pipeline. The marine industry is transitioning to electric power, and Arc is positioned to lead this change.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience delivering complex, multi-disciplinary hardware programs.
• Background in marine/shipbuilding, EV/battery, aerospace, defense, or hardware technology program management.
• Proficiency with program planning at depth: building complex schedules, mapping interdependencies, and running risk and change management.
• Experience working across the sales-to-execution boundary, contributing to proposals and then delivering on the commitments made in them.
• Ability to communicate and persuade across engineering, manufacturing, sales, executives, and customers.
• Experience owning a vendor or build-partner relationship directly.
• Must be a 'U.S. person' as defined by ITAR (22 CFR §120.62) — i.e., a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent resident, or protected individual (asylee or refugee).

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with government contracting (milestone-based deliverables, FAR/DFARS, ITAR handling).
• Experience in marine classification processes (e.g., ABS) or high-voltage/battery systems.
• Experience standing up program-management processes in a scaling organization.
• Comfortable pushing at a fast but sustainable pace.
• Enthusiasm for boating and the water.

Responsibilities

• Owning schedule, scope, and risk for commercial powertrain programs from design through production and delivery, starting with the electric tug program.
• Partnering with commercial sales leaders to translate won deals into structured, executable programs.
• Contributing delivery and performance inputs to bids, supplying the Proposal Specialist with schedule, risk, and execution content on their timeline.
• Pressure-testing delivery feasibility and timelines once an opportunity reaches technical qualification, and coordinating the cross-functional engagement that turns an agreed scope into a buildable plan, ensuring commitments made in the deal are captured, resourced, and delivered.
• Owning the working relationship with shipyards and build partners and interfacing with Engineering and Supply Chain to align build plans, long-lead items, and production readiness with customer commitments.
• Running the internal operating cadence for new deals and active programs, including program kickoffs (post-award, with the customer), milestone reviews, risk registers, change control, and executive updates.
• Synthesizing feedback from new deals and active programs to inform product roadmap, pricing, and commercial playbooks.
• Building the program-management processes and tooling that Arc's Commercial business will scale on.
• Travel to partner companies (shipyards, operators) to coordinate design and build activities.

Benefits

• Base salary of $175,000 annually.
• Highly competitive equity grants.
• Semi-annual bonuses tied to impact.
• 99% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision.
• 14 weeks fully paid parental leave for birthing and non-birthing parents.
• Generous PTO with opportunity to earn more time with tenure.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Traditional and Roth 401(k) access.
• $500 annual "Water fund" for recreational use.
• $500 annual reimbursement for professional development.
• Monthly AI stipend.
• Annual reimbursement for PPE, ergonomic equipment, and safety support.
• Captain training and access to take Arc boats out.
• Daily lunches, snacks, and good coffee while onsite.
• Relocation assistance (depending on role eligibility).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed