Senior Staff Technical Program Manager, ESS

Peak Energy; Burlingame (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible time off

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vis

Strong 401(k) plan

Equity opportunities

Job summary

Peak Energy is seeking a Sr. Staff Technical Program Manager to lead the end-to-end development and delivery of our sodium-ion energy storage systems across hardware and software in the San Francisco Bay area.

Reporting to the CTO, you will build a lean TPM team, translate product priorities into plans and milestones, manage risks, and drive cross-functional decisions to move critical programs forward. You will operate at multiple levels, shaping the operating model and ensuring timely launches.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical field.
• 12+ years leading complex technical programs or product development.
• Experience taking hardware or hardware-enabled products from concept to production.
• Experience building and leading TPM teams or equivalent leaders.
• Strong technical judgment across architecture, requirements, integration, and readiness.
• Ability to lead trade-offs across technical and business constraints.
• Excellent leadership and communication; able to influence senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end program execution from architecture to customer delivery.
• Build, lead, and develop Peak’s Technical Program Management team.
• Translate product strategy into clear priorities, plans, milestones, and decisions.
• Drive system-level integration across hardware, software, and manufacturing.
• Lead cross-functional trade-offs among performance, safety, cost, and schedule.
• Establish requirements, interfaces, verification plans, and release criteria.
• Identify and resolve risks before they become critical.
• Provide clear, decision-oriented communication to executives.
• Build lightweight, scalable program processes to improve execution.
• Step into critical programs when hands-on leadership is needed.

Skills

Technical PM

HW/SW integration

Leadership

Cross-functional

Stakeholder comms

Risk management

System architecture

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Job description

Job Title: Sr. Staff Technical Program Manager, ESS

Location: San Francisco Bay area, CA

Reports to: CTO

Position Type: Full-time

About the Company

Peak Energy is the first American venture to advance globally proven Sodium-Ion battery systems as the storage standard for the new era of renewable energy on a resilient grid.

Sodium-Ion is cheap, readilyavailableand safe, making it the leading contender in a rapidly evolving market.

Our leadership team is powered by decades ofexpertisein scaling gigawatt-level innovation at world-class companies such as Tesla,Northvolt, SunPower, Fluence, andEnovix. We are backed by strategic investment and product partners such as TDK Ventures and Eclipse Ventures.

We are a team of engineers, operators, entrepreneurs, and partners driven by a shared ambition to set the new performance standard for renewable energy and grid resilience.

About the Role – Sr. Staff Technical Program Manager

Peak Energy is looking for a Sr. Staff Technical Program Manager to lead the end-to-end development and delivery of our sodium-ion energy storage systems across hardware and software.

Reporting to the CTO, this leader will serve as a key partner to the technical leadership team, helping translate company and product priorities into clear development plans, driving critical technical decisions, and ensuring risks and dependencies are surfaced and resolved early.

You will build and lead a lean team of Technical Program Managers while remaining close to the work. The right candidate will be comfortable operating at multiple levels: shaping the overall product-development operating model, coaching TPMs, leading critical programs directly, and engaging deeply enough in technical discussions to improve the quality and speed of decision-making.

What You’ll Do ( Responsibilities )

• Own integrated program execution from architecture and requirements through verification, industrialization, and customer delivery.
• Build, lead, and develop Peak’s Technical Program Management team.
• Partner with the CTO and engineering leaders to translate product strategy into clear priorities, plans, milestones, and decisions.
• Drive system-level integration across ESS hardware, cells, software, firmware, manufacturing, supply chain, and field deployment.
• Lead cross-functional trade-offs involving performance, safety, reliability, cost, scope, schedule, and manufacturability.
• Establish clear requirements, interfaces, verification plans, release criteria, and program ownership.
• Identifyand resolve technical, organizational, and schedule risks before they become critical.
• Provide clear, decision-oriented communication to executive leadership.
• Build lightweight, scalable program processes that improve execution without creating unnecessary bureaucracy.
• Step directly into critical or off-track programs when hands-on leadership is needed.

What You'll Bring ( Qualifications )

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, ora relatedtechnical field.
• 12+ years leading complex technical programs orproduct-developmentorganizations.
• Experience taking hardware or software-enabled hardware products from concept through production.
• Experience building and leading teams of Technical Program Managers or equivalent technical leaders.
• Strong technical judgment across system architecture, requirements, integration, verification, and production readiness.
• Demonstrated ability to lead difficult trade-offs across technical and business constraints.
• Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders and drive accountability without direct authority.
• Ability tooperateacross strategy, organizational leadership, and hands-on execution in a fast-paced environment.
• Eligible to work in the United States.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in battery energy storage, electric vehicles, robotics, aerospace, industrial equipment, oranothercomplex hardware industry.
• Familiarity with battery systems, embedded software, controls, power electronics, energy management systems, or grid integration.
• Experience in safety-critical, regulated, or reliability-intensive product development.
• Experience scaling products and organizations from early development through production and commercial deployment.
• Experience partnering closely with a CTO, VP of Engineering, or equivalent technical executive.

Peak Energy is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We strongly encourage women, people of color, and individuals from underrepresented groups to apply. We value skills, potential, and perspective over specific credentials. Ifyou’reexcited about this role but your experiencedoesn’tlook perfect on paper, we still want to hear from you.

Our Core Values

• Speed Through Focus - Move fast but understand why. Focus on the goal,don'tsacrifice quality.
• Mission Over Self -It'sabout the greater good; confident humility. Take ownership and accountability.
• Face the Brutal Truth - Transparency, honesty, big picture curiosity. Fearless decision making.
• Be a Good Person - Kindness,collaborationand teamwork.

The salary range for this role is $200,000-$260,000, with actual pay varying based on work location, experience, and skills. Our competitive benefits package includes:

• Flexible time off
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Strong 401(k) plan
• Equity opportunities

Join us to thrive in a supportive environment while making a meaningful impactinthe energy sector!

At Peak Energy Technologies Inc., we believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace makes us a more capable, innovative, and competitive company. We welcome people whorepresentdiversity in their backgrounds, ethnicities, cultures, and experiences. Peak Energy Technologies Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, aiming to reach our company’s full potential by cultivating an inclusive workforce. We do not discriminateon the basis ofrace, color, ancestry, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, citizenship, marital or family status, disability, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.