Technical Program Manager

Technical Program Manager 

Job Summary:

Technical Program Managers at Lunar Energy will be responsible for leading complex engineering programs from initial concepts through to volume manufacturing.  Requiring extremely close collaboration with engineering, supply chain, and external partners, TPMs are instrumental at aligning diverse, global teams through a mix of leadership, engineering knowledge, and exceptional communications.  We are looking for people who are passionate about a more sustainable future and want to make that vision a reality. An ideal candidate is someone who is excited to collaborate with a diverse and dedicated team.

Lunar Energy was founded to make energy cleaner, safer, and more reliable. We build products for home electrification to move the world towards 100% clean energy. We are a team of builders and doers. We are challenging the status quo and bringing a renewable, all-electric future for homes.

On a given day at Lunar, you’ll likely:

• Lead the planning, scheduling and execution of technical programs related to power electronics to ensure projects are completed to support our company milestones.
• Define project scope, objectives and deliverables in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Manage project risks, develop mitigation strategies and ensure clear communication across stakeholders; including aspects of budget, resources usage, and team availability.
• Collaborate with engineering teams and drive technical discussions to resolve technical challenges, design trade-offs to ensure robust design implementation and performance.
• Act as a central point of contact between engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, and product quality teams to ensure seamless communication across teams.
• Collaborate with external vendors and suppliers as needed.
• Regularly report on program progress, key milestones and risks to leadership and stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities to optimize workflows, enhance technical designs, and improve overall project efficiency.
• Conduct regular technical design reviews with engineering teams and identify and resolve key issues.
• Coordinate and support onsite prototype builds of early stage production builds at contract manufacturers while tracking and resolving issues.

Desired Skills

• BS or MS degree in an engineering discipline or equivalent experience
• 3-5+ years of related experience program management of power electronics and/or PCBA design, development or system engineering.
• Proven Track record of successfully managing complex, multi-disciplinary technical programs.
• Strong problem solving, decision making, and critical thinking abilities.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to to influence and lead cross-functional teams without direct authority.
• You are able to thrive in a startup environment and  effectively collaborate across teams and levels within an organization.
• You are passionate about accelerating the adoption of renewables and improving our energy infrastructure, particularly through your ability to execute on ambitious program plans.

Benefits:

We’re dedicated to creating a remarkable employee experience. At Lunar, competitive base pay is one part of our total compensation package. Lunar employees also have the opportunity to become Lunar shareholders by getting equity in a fast-growing company and participating in our employee stock program.

Additional benefits include: 

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents
• Flexible Paid Time Off plus 10 paid holidays
• Tax deferred 401(k) plan 
• Paid parental leave for all full time employees including 12 weeks paid parental leave for the birthing mother and 6 weeks paid parental leave for the non-birthing parent 
• Onsite lunch stipend and snacks 
•  Subsidized EV charging and pre-tax commuter benefits
• Cell Phone stipend 
• Access to wellbeing services including: GymPass, SoFi, Carrot, Headspace, One Medical, and more!

Our DE&I Philosophy: Lunar Energy is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to attracting, developing and retaining diverse talent by supporting an inclusive workplace. Lunar recruits, hires, trains, promotes, compensates, and administers all personnel actions without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other status protected by applicable law.

Our Compensation Philosophy: Our goal is to ensure that all Lunar Energy employees are fairly compensated. Please note that the salary range information that follows is a good faith estimate for this position provided pursuant to the Pay Transparency for Pay Equity Act for California applicants. The salary range estimate for this position depending on level of experience is: $130k - $195k USD.

The actual offer, reflecting the total compensation package & benefits, will be at the company’s sole discretion, and determined by factors including but not limited to years of experience, job level, geographic location, and other relevant business considerations. The company also reserves the right to amend or modify this job description, employee perks, and benefits at any time.