Senior Engineering Program Manager

Thea Energy; Kearny (NJ); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary range $130,000 - $180,000

Comprehensive health benefits

Employee equity stock options

20 days PTO

Job summary

Thea Energy, located in Kearny, New Jersey, seeks an Engineering Program Manager to lead custom product development in the fusion energy industry. The role involves overseeing the design and testing of critical magnet technology and requires significant collaboration with various engineering teams to ensure successful project delivery.

Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's in Engineering and 5+ years in hardware development. Benefits include a competitive salary, health coverage, equity options, and 20 days PTO.

Qualifications

• 5+ years leading complex engineering programs involving large scale hardware development.
• Demonstrated ability to work with technical teams and solve unique problems.
• Strong grasp of design, build, and test cycles.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive program planning across hardware design and manufacturing.
• Drive the design, build, and test cycles for hardware components.
• Provide regular program updates to leadership and stakeholders.

Skills

Engineering Program Management

Mechanical Engineering

Communication

Problem-solving

DFM Principles

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Job description

Position Overview:

Thea Energy is seeking an experienced and motivated Engineering Program Manager to lead a large, complex custom product development program within the fusion energy industry. This is a highly visible role in the organization leading development of core magnet technology. This role will act as a force multiplier by increasing development velocity and raising the bar on execution standards. You will oversee the design, build, and test phases of critical hardware, ensuring the successful delivery of components that will advance fusion technology.

Key Responsibility Areas:

• Define and drive program planning and execution across hardware design, test, supply chain, and manufacturing teams, with a clear plan of record and critical-path ownership
• Drive the design, build, and test cycles for complex hardware components.
• Partner with technical leads to define product requirements, validation strategies, and decision gates, ensuring design tradeoffs are explicitly documented and understood across teams
• Own engineering BOM strategy and NPI readiness, working closely with engineers and supply chain to balance performance, cost, availability, and manufacturability
• Provide regular, detailed program updates to leadership and stakeholders, highlighting progress, technical challenges, and proposed solutions.
• Proactively identify and manage technical, schedule, budget, and quality risks. develop effective mitigation strategies and contingency plans.

Ideal Experience & Skillsets:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical field.
• 5+ years leading complex, multidisciplinary engineering programs ideally involving large scale hardware development in climate tech, aerospace, nuclear, or related industries.
• Demonstrated ability to work deeply with technical teams (physics, mechanical engineering, magnet engineering, manufacturing engineering) and solve first of a kind problems.
• Strong grasp of DFM principles and the realities of design, build, test cycles.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence across engineering, operations, and leadership teams
• Proven ability to distill complex technical programs into clear risks, decisions, and priorities for leadership audiences
• Comfortable operating in a fast-moving startup environment, with high ownership and ambiguity.
• Nice to have: product and technology roadmap development experience.

Company Benefits:

• Salary range $130,000-$180,000
• Comprehensive health benefits (e.g. medical/dental/vision)
• Employee equity stock options
• 20 days PTO

Diversity and Inclusion:

Thea Energy is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a company of diverse backgrounds. By creating a diverse environment, we will bring new ideas and approaches to solving some of the world’s hardest (and most important) problems. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, family or marital status, age, disability, veteran’s status, or other characteristic protected by applicable laws and regulations.