Technical Program Manager, Power Systems

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Job Description Program Manager, Power Systems

Role summary

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).

Key responsibilities

Program delivery

• 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.

Technical coordination

• 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.

Certification and compliance

• 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.

Suppliers and manufacturing

• 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.

Risk, quality and communication

• 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.

Required qualifications

• 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).

Preferred qualifications

• 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

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clean and reliable energy.[1] 1st Avenue’s advanced large scale power systems are addressing the increasing inadequacy of the grid to meet the massively growing power demands of the digital economy, while its intelligent distributed solar utilities are leapfrogging the grid to provide equitable access to inexpensive, clean and reliable power to underserved communities around the world.

1AI Energy, the employing entity for 1st Avenue Power, and 1st Avenue Power are committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee based on race (inclusive of traits associated with race, including hair texture and protective hairstyles), color, religion, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and breastfeeding), age, veteran or military status, marital status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, reproductive decision-making, or any other legally recognized protected class under federal, state, or local law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), and local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing undue hardship on 1AI Energy or 1st Avenue Power. Please inform the company's personnel representative if you need assistance completing an application or to otherwise participate in the application process.

Join our team and make a real difference in the world.

[1: Additionally, 1st Avenue is in the business of acquiring projects where there has been a final notice-to-proceed or financial close.]
California Pay Range
$210,000 — $260,000 USD