Hardware Program Manager: End-to-End Tech Projects

Terabase Energy; Iowa (LA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

401(k) match

Hybrid flexibility

Home office setup allowance

Job summary

Terabase Energy is seeking a Project Manager to own end-to-end execution of a fast-moving solar construction equipment program in the Davis/Woodland, CA area. You will manage the integrated schedule, critical path, and milestone gates across multiple engineering tracks, supply chain, and external partners, separating program management from design leadership.

You will drive cadenced status reporting to program leadership and oversee IP disclosures, risk management, and decision logs to ensure

Qualifications

• 5-7+ years technical program / project management experience in a hardware engineering environment.
• Demonstrated track record running multi-track engineering programs to defined milestone gates.
• Strong written and verbal executive communication; comfortable presenting to senior leadership.
• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering or technical discipline, or equivalent industry experience.
• Fluency is modern project engineering/management platforms.

Responsibilities

• Own the integrated program schedule across all engineering tracks, supply chain, and external partners.
• Drive the critical path to defined hardware milestones and downstream certification deliverables.
• Run cadenced status reporting to program leadership — weekly internal stand-up and monthly executive review.
• Operate the intellectual property disclosure pipeline: route disclosures from engineering through internal review to outside counsel; maintain the disclosure tracker.
• Identify and mitigate program risks; escrow decisions that require executive action.
• Coordinate cross-functional dependencies — including third-party integration partners, supply chain qualification, and accredited test laboratory engagement.
• Maintain a RAID log (risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies) and a decision log.
• Lead phase gate reviews and document attainment of gate criteria before each phase activates.

Skills

Technical program management

Hardware engineering

Executive communication

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or technical discipline

Tools

MS Project

Smartsheet

Jira

Job description

Terabase Energy is seeking a Project Manager to own end-to-end execution of a fast-moving solar construction equipment program in the Davis/Woodland, CA area. You will manage the integrated schedule, critical path, and milestone gates across multiple engineering tracks, supply chain, and external partners, separating program management from design leadership.

You will drive cadenced status reporting to program leadership and oversee IP disclosures, risk management, and decision logs to ensure