EV Charging CSMS Program Manager

Zero Impact Energy Group; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Zero Impact Energy Group is seeking a hands-on Technical Program Manager to own the delivery of a cloud-based CSMS. You will coordinate backend engineering, firmware partners, QA, and field operations to ensure interoperability with diverse chargers and vendors.

This role reports to the CSMS program management team and requires deep OCPP knowledge and program leadership. The ideal candidate will drive architecture reviews, manage release cadences, and translate regulator and customer needs into

Qualifications

• 7+ years in technical program or engineering management roles in backend/IoT platforms.
• Fluent in OCPP 1.6J and 2.0.1; able to read traces and explain lifecycles.

Responsibilities

• Own CSMS technical roadmap and release cadence across multi-stakeholders.
• Translate requirements into epics and milestones for engineering teams.
• Lead interoperability tests, vendor certifications, and field deployments.
• Coordinate with architecture, QA, field ops, and commercial teams.

Skills

OCPP expertise

.NET Core / C#

WebSocket / IoT platforms

Cloud platforms (Azure/AWS)

Vendor management

Program management

Cross-functional communications

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering

PMP / PgMP / SAFe certification

Tools

Azure IoT Hub

Kafka

PostgreSQL

Redis

SQL Server

Kubernetes

Job description

Zero Impact Energy Group is seeking a hands-on Technical Program Manager to own the delivery of a cloud-based CSMS. You will coordinate backend engineering, firmware partners, QA, and field operations to ensure interoperability with diverse chargers and vendors.

This role reports to the CSMS program management team and requires deep OCPP knowledge and program leadership. The ideal candidate will drive architecture reviews, manage release cadences, and translate regulator and customer needs into