1AP is building the next generation power plant technology: turnkey, optimized power systems delivering clean, Hyperfirm, high-capacity power for demanding customer loads in a rapidly electrifying world. Backed by Unreasonable.
About the role
The Program Manager, Power Systems owns delivery of our power conversion programs from concept to certified, field-ready products. You will run schedule, budget, scope and risk for power conversion systems (PCS), bidirectional inverters and DC-DC converters used in utility-scale solar PV and battery energy storage (BESS). Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or a closely related field
- 5+ years in hardware product development, including 3+ years managing power electronics projects (inverters, PCS, converters, drives or chargers)
- Delivered at least one power electronics product from development through certification and production launch
- Working knowledge of power converter topologies, semiconductor devices, thermal management and control fundamentals, enough to judge technical trade-offs and schedule risk
- Experience managing budgets above $2M and cross-functional teams of 10+ engineers
- Proficiency with scheduling tools (MS Project, Smartsheet or Primavera) and issue trackers (Jira or equivalent)
More about this role
The Program Manager, Power Systems owns delivery of our power conversion programs from concept to certified, field-ready products. You will run schedule, budget, scope and risk for power conversion systems (PCS), bidirectional inverters and DC-DC converters used in utility-scale solar PV and battery energy storage (BESS).
- Lead power electronics projects through a stage-gate process: requirements, design, prototype, design validation (DVT), certification, production validation (PVT), and launch.
- Build and maintain integrated master schedules, work breakdown structures and resource plans across hardware, firmware and test.
- Own project budgets, including NRE, prototype builds, test equipment and certification fees; report variance monthly.
- Run design reviews and gate reviews with clear entry and exit criteria.
- Translate customer, grid-code and site requirements into a controlled requirements baseline with traceability to test.
- Coordinate interfaces with BESS container, battery/BMS, EMS/SCADA and plant controller teams.
- Manage engineering change requests and configuration control across hardware and firmware releases.
- Plan and track certification programs with NRTLs...
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