Amperesand
Senior Technical Program Manager, Mechanical
Reno, Nevada, United States · Senior
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 84 days ago
NLPJiraConfluenceSupply ChainSolidWorksCreoMechanical DesignElectrical EngineeringHardware DesignPower ElectronicsResearchLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationOrganizational SkillsTolerance Analysis
About the role
- Company Overview Amperesand is reinventing how the world powers its most critical systems.
- Electricity demand is skyrocketing, driven by AI factories, electric vehicles, and modern industrial growth.
- Energy supply is shifting to incorporate a more diverse mix of resources - including solar, gas, and batteries - at a massive scale.
Responsibilities
- Drive execution across the full hardware development lifecycle, including concept development, design reviews, prototype builds, design verification, validation, qualification, and production readiness.
- Coordinate mechanical development milestones, including requirements definition, CAD release, drawing release, DFM reviews, tolerance analysis, prototype builds, tooling readiness, and engineering change management.
- Drive program planning and milestone tracking for mechanical system integration, component readiness, design maturity, and manufacturing readiness.
- Identify and mitigate risks related to mechanical design, supplier readiness, tooling, long lead materials, production constraints, and cross functional dependencies.
- Partner with engineering and product teams to define program requirements, development roadmaps, and success metrics aligned with business goals.
- Coordinate with supply chain and manufacturing teams to support sourcing readiness, vendor qualification, production planning, and clear to build milestones.
- Support design validation and qualification activities by partnering with engineering and quality teams on test planning, failure analysis, corrective actions, and issue resolution.
- Lead collaboration across mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, quality, product management, and system integration teams.
- Amperesand is building hardware and software that rewrites this broken power infrastructure playbook to support a new era of energy abundance.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 5+ years of experience in technical program management or engineering leadership, with strong focus on mechanical systems, hardware products, or manufacturing driven development.
- Proven success managing complex hardware programs involving multiple teams, schedules, dependencies, and technical disciplines.
- Strong understanding of product development processes, phase gate development, and mechanical engineering workflows from concept through production.
- Strong understanding of mechanical design principles, DFM/DFA, tolerance analysis, design validation, and manufacturing readiness.
- Strong leadership and organizational skills with the ability to influence across teams and functions.
- Experience with Jira, Confluence, project schedules, and structured development frameworks.
- Experience working within engineering organizations developing electromechanical products, assemblies, or hardware systems.
- Experience managing supplier and sourcing dependencies, tooling schedules, long lead materials, and production launch readiness.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Comfortable operating in fast paced environments with shifting priorities.
- Willingness to travel up to 20%, including international travel.
Nice to have
- Preferred experience with PLM systems, CAD collaboration tools, manufacturing processes, and prototype build management.
- Preferred Tools & Platform Exposure
Compensation
- Competitive Salary + Incentive Stock Options
Company info
- We are facing a once-in-a-generation opportunity for infrastructure disruption.
- Scalable in-house advanced manufacturing capability is our foundation for meeting timeline and quality expectation to serve infrastructure customers around the world.
Equal opportunity
- Amperesand is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws.
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law.
- Amperesand is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities.
- Please let your recruiter know if you need an accommodation at any point during the interview process.
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