Senior Hardware Program Manager — Equity & Impact

Thea Energy Inc.; 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 is seeking a highly structured Senior Engineering Program Manager to drive the execution of hardware development programs across design, test, supply chain, and manufacturing teams in a fast-moving startup environment.

You will translate complex progress and risks into clear strategic decisions for leadership, own BOM/NPI readiness, and partner with technical leads to define requirements and validation strategies. This role requires strong communication and ownership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical field requested.
• 5+ years leading multidisciplinary hardware programs in climate tech, aerospace, nuclear, or related industries.
• Ability to translate complex progress and risks into clear leadership decisions.

Responsibilities

• 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 documented tradeoffs.
• Own engineering BOM strategy and NPI readiness, balancing performance, cost, availability, and manufacturability.
• Provide regular, detailed program updates to leadership, highlighting progress, challenges, and proposed solutions.
• Identify and mitigate technical, schedule, budget, and quality risks with contingency plans.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Hardware engineering

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Thea Energy is seeking a highly structured Senior Engineering Program Manager to drive the execution of hardware development programs across design, test, supply chain, and manufacturing teams in a fast-moving startup environment.

You will translate complex progress and risks into clear strategic decisions for leadership, own BOM/NPI readiness, and partner with technical leads to define requirements and validation strategies. This role requires strong communication and ownership.