Technical Program Manager - Drive NPI for Power Systems

LayerZero Power Systems; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay with performance-based

Company-paid medical, dental, and vis

401(k) with company match

4 weeks PTO, 10 holidays, 2 floating

Job summary

LayerZero Power Systems seeks an experienced Technical Program Manager to lead planning, execution, and delivery of complex product development programs. You will coordinate Engineering, Product Management, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Commercial teams to ensure on-schedule, in-scope projects aligned with business goals.

The role combines product development experience with exceptional project management and organizational skills to drive successful new product introductions from

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Project Management, or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in technical program management, project management, or product development.
• Experience leading cross-functional product development programs.
• Strong project planning, scheduling, and risk management skills.
• Experience creating and managing product specifications and technical documentation.
• Proven ability to lead design reviews and coordinate technical teams.
• Exceptional communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience using project management tools such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Jira, or similar platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional product development programs from concept through commercialization.
• Develop the integrated program plan.
• Develop, manage, and maintain detailed project schedules, milestones, and deliverables.
• Identify program risks, dependencies, and resource constraints and implement mitigation plans.
• Ensure projects meet cost, schedule, quality, and performance objectives.
• Manage dependencies between electrical, mechanical, firmware, controls, thermal, testing, and manufacturing engineering activities.
• Monitor project performance and provide regular status updates to leadership and stakeholders.
• Drive decisions and resolve organizational roadblocks.
• Establish clear ownership, accountability, and completion criteria for engineering work packages and program deliverables.
• Coordinate manufacturing readiness activities, including production processes, tooling, test equipment, supplier readiness, and production documentation.
• Drive engineering release and configuration management activities.
• Coordinate pilot production builds and manufacturing validation.
• Ensure engineering, quality, and manufacturing deliverables are completed before production release.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Project planning

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Design reviews

Team coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Project Management, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Project

Smartsheet

Jira

Job description

LayerZero Power Systems seeks an experienced Technical Program Manager to lead planning, execution, and delivery of complex product development programs. You will coordinate Engineering, Product Management, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Commercial teams to ensure on-schedule, in-scope projects aligned with business goals.

The role combines product development experience with exceptional project management and organizational skills to drive successful new product introductions from