Technical Program Manager, Thermal Systems

We are seeking a skilled Technical Program Manager to join our Thermal Systems team. You will play a key role in ensuring program deliverables are met and the team is on track on the day-to-day activities.

Responsibilities - Own the end-to-end delivery of critical vehicle program milestones, proactively clearing technical bottlenecks to keep programs on track. - Partner with hardware, attribute, controls and program to surface and architect immediate recovery plans. - Design and maintain lightweight JIRA workflows, sprint cadences, and reporting rituals that maximize engineering focus and minimize admin debt. - Act as the primary interface for cross-functional requests, ensuring hardware, software, and validation dependencies are tightly coordinated. - Translate fast-moving, complex technical data into concise, actionable updates for leadership. - Coordinate with engineers to maintain the timelines.

Required

Qualifications - 5+ years of technical program management experience delivering complex automotive, aerospace, or robotics hardware programs. - Bachelor's degree in engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience). - Deep understanding of vehicle systems, development cycles, and prototype/pre-production testing. - Expert-level capability structuring JIRA boards, workflows, and dashboards for real-time project health visibility. - A proven "closer" mindset with a high sense of autonomy, excellent synthesis skills, and a calm demeanor under shifting priorities.

Preferred

Qualifications - Advanced degree (MS/PhD) in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Electrical Engineering. - Direct experience working with autonomous vehicle platforms, thermal systems, or vehicle engineering. - Experience in a fast-paced startup or high-growth "execution-first" environment.

Salary Range - $120,000 - 135,000 - The actual salary offered is dependent on various factors including, but not limited to, location, the candidate's combination of job-related knowledge, qualifications, skills, education, training, and experience