Senior Technical Program Manager

Form Energy; Berkeley (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Holistic benefits package

Paid parental leave (12 weeks)

Job summary

Form Energy seeks a Senior Electrical Technical Program Manager to drive development and validation of its multi-day battery technology. You will coordinate systems architecture, firmware, software, and electrical engineering, partnering with leaders to ensure requirements are met and products launch successfully.

Relocation assistance is available. You will influence cross-functional teams, manage schedules, and push for cost and quality improvements while delivering strategic program

Qualifications

• 5+ years of TPM experience in hardware or energy tech.
• Experience with engineering product design cycle, manufacturing ramp to mass production.
• Experience creating and communicating schedules.
• Understanding multilevel BOM hierarchy for mechanical and electrical components.
• Familiar with Agile Product Development & Scrum framework.
• Excellent communication and executive presence; able to lead in ambiguity.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end development of electrical & mechanical systems, including requirements gathering, design reviews, prototyping, and mass production.
• Create and present schedules to engineering leadership across design life cycles.
• Drive cost-down and quality improvements for the product.
• Identify and overcome obstacles to meet schedules.
• Create KPI presentations for leadership.
• Lead cross-functional discussions among design, manufacturing, and quality teams.
• Plan component maturity and roadmap alignment.
• Manage bottom-up timelines to align with top-down milestones.
• Drive closure of Jira issues and track progress.

Skills

TPM experience

Engineering design cycle

Scheduling / Gantt

BOM management

SmartSheet

Agile / Scrum

Executive communication

Autonomous leadership

Tools

SmartSheet

Job description

Are you ready to build America’s energy future? Form Energy is an American manufacturing and energy technology company. We’re revolutionizing energy storage with cost‑effective, multi‑day technology designed to keep the electric grid secure and reliable, even during extended periods of stress. By strengthening the electric system and reimagining what’s possible, we’re giving clean energy a whole new form!

In recent years, Form Energy has earned a number of accolades, including being named by TIME as a “Best Invention”, MIT Technology Review as a “Top Climate Tech Company To Watch”, and Fast Company as “One of the Next Big Things In Tech”. We are making rapid progress on our mission of delivering energy storage for a better world, and our team is growing just as rapidly to meet demand. We have signed contracts with leading electric utilities across the United States and production of our iron‑air batteries is underway at our first high‑volume manufacturing facility in West Virginia.

Working for Form Energy is more than just a job, it’s a chance to be part of something extraordinary. And now — right as we significantly scale up battery manufacturing — might be the most exciting moment in the company’s history to join. We are assembling a team of highly talented and driven individuals across the country. Driven by our core values of humanity, excellence, and creativity, our team is determined to deliver on our mission and transform the energy landscape for the better.

Feeling energized to make a meaningful impact on the world? Then keep reading — you’ve come to the right place.

Role Description

Form Energy is seeking a Senior Electrical Technical Program Manager to impact development and validation of our groundbreaking battery technology. As a key member of the Technical Program Management team, you will drive the delivery of our multi‑day battery by integrating and managing workstreams across systems architecture, firmware, software, and electrical engineering. You will partner with and influence technical leaders and cross‑functional teams to ensure our product meets its requirements and is successfully launched. This is a unique opportunity to apply your technical breadth and program leadership skills to a mission‑driven company with world‑changing technology.

Relocation assistance is available.

What you’ll do:

• Lead the end‑to‑end development of electrical & mechanical systems, including requirements gathering, design reviews (schematic/layout), prototyping, and mass production.

• Create, maintain, communicate, and present schedules throughout each design life cycle to the engineering leadership team.

• Manage product cost down and quality improvements.

• Identify creative ways to overcome obstacles and meet the schedule despite setbacks.

• Create presentations for Key Performance Indicators, KPI.

• Lead cross‑functional discussion between design, manufacturing, quality, and other program leads.

• Plan components feature maturity and roadmap.

• Manage bottom‑up timeline to align with top‑down program milestones.

• Drive Jira issue ticket closing.

What you’ll bring:

• 5+ years of experience in TPM roles or relevant experience.

• Demonstrated experience with engineering product design cycle, manufacturing engagement, and ramp to mass production.

• Demonstrated experience creating, maintaining and communicating schedules.

• Demonstrated understanding of multilevel Bill of Material hierarchy, including mechanical and electrical components.

• Demonstrated understanding of product release cycle as it relates to the creation and change management of parts and BOM structures.

• Familiar with SmartSheet or other Gantt chart tools.

• Experience with Agile Product Development & Scrum framework.

• Exceptional communication and executive presence, with the ability to articulate complex technical information and strategic recommendations to all levels of the organization.

• Proven ability to lead autonomously in an ambiguous environment, defining a clear path forward and driving results without direct supervision.

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Humanity is a cornerstone of Form Energy’s culture, and we make sure our compensation and benefits reflect that. Form Energy offers competitive salaries, stock options, and a holistic benefits package to ensure all employees have what they need to thrive while working here.

When it comes to you and your family’s health, we cover 100% of medical, dental, and vision premiums for full‑time employees – and 80% of healthcare premiums for dependents. This starts from day one. We also offer at least 12 weeks of paid leave for new parents (up to 20 weeks for birthing parents), and generous vacation policies to give employees time to recharge when needed.

To build America’s energy future, we need everyone at the table. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply to our open jobs.

If you may require reasonable accommodations to participate in our interview process, please contact [e-mail]. Requests for accommodations will be treated with discretion.

Form Energy is committed to maintaining the privacy of our applicants. Please be aware that we will never solicit sensitive personal information such as Social Security numbers or bank account details during the recruiting or hiring process.