Technical Program Manager, Power Systems

1 Arc Power • Mountain View, CA

2h • $210,000 - $260,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Program Manager, Power Systems owns delivery of our power conversion programs from concept to certified, field-ready products. You will run schedule, budget, scope and risk for power conversion systems (PCS), bidirectional inverters and DC-DC converters used in utility-scale solar PV and battery energy storage (BESS).

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or a closely related field.
• 5+ years in hardware product development, including 3+ years managing power electronics projects (inverters, PCS, converters, drives or chargers).
• Delivered at least one power electronics product from development through certification and production launch.
• Working knowledge of power converter topologies, semiconductor devices, thermal management and control fundamentals, enough to judge technical trade-offs and schedule risk.
• Experience managing budgets above $2M and cross-functional teams of 10+ engineers.
• Proficiency with scheduling tools (MS Project, Smartsheet or Primavera) and issue trackers (Jira or equivalent).

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in electrical engineering or an MBA.
• PMP, PgMP or equivalent certification; experience with hybrid stage-gate and agile methods for hardware/firmware teams.
• Direct experience with utility-scale solar inverters or BESS PCS (1 MW+ class, 1,500 VDC systems).
• Familiarity with key standards and grid codes: UL 1741 (incl. SB), UL 62109, IEC 62109-1/-2, UL 9540 system integration, IEEE 1547-2018, IEEE 1547.1, IEEE 2800-2022, NERC reliability guidelines
• Experience supporting interconnection model validation (PSS/E, PSLF, PSCAD) with utilities or ISOs.
• Background in grid-forming inverter programs or wide-bandgap (SiC) product development.

Responsibilities

• Lead power electronics projects through a stage-gate process: requirements, design, prototype, design validation (DVT), certification, production validation (PVT), and launch.
• Build and maintain integrated master schedules, work breakdown structures and resource plans across hardware, firmware and test.
• Own project budgets, including NRE, prototype builds, test equipment and certification fees; report variance monthly.
• Run design reviews and gate reviews with clear entry and exit criteria.
• Translate customer, grid-code and site requirements into a controlled requirements baseline with traceability to test.
• Coordinate interfaces with BESS container, battery/BMS, EMS/SCADA and plant controller teams.
• Manage engineering change requests and configuration control across hardware and firmware releases.
• Plan and track certification programs with NRTLs and test labs (e.g. UL, TÜV, Intertek, CSA).
• Coordinate grid-compliance and interconnection testing, including model validation for utility studies.
• Manage key suppliers and contract manufacturers for power modules (IGBT/SiC), magnetics, cooling and enclosures.
• Track long-lead components and drive design-for-manufacture and production readiness.
• Maintain risk and issue registers; lead DFMEA follow-up and root-cause investigations for test and field failures.
• Report status, risks and decisions to engineering leadership and customer stakeholders.

Benefits

• Competitive Compensation Package
• Health Insurance: We offer 100% coverage of employee and 75% of dependent premiums under a Gold-level PPO plan.
• Dental & Vision Insurance: 50% of employee premiums are covered.
• Retirement Plan: A 401(k) plan with a 6% employer match.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior