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# Program Manager, Power Systems

- **Company:** 1ST AVENUE POWER LLC
- **Location:** Power, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $210,000.0 - $260,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, JIRA, Configuration Management, Firmware, Failure Mode Effects Analysis, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), Microsoft Project, Primavera, Rapid Prototyping Process, Systems Integration, Smartsheet, Model Validation, PSCAD Simulation Software
- **Published:** October 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/technical-program-manager-power-systems-1st-avenue-power-10362723

## About the Role

* 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)., * Master's degree in electrical engineering or an MBA.
 * PMP, PgMP or equivalent certification; experience with hybrid stage-gate and agile methods for hardware/firmware teams.
 * Direct experience with utility-scale solar inverters or BESS PCS (1 MW+ class, 1,500 VDC systems).
 * Familiarity with key standards and grid codes: UL 1741 (incl. SB), UL 62109, IEC 62109-1/-2, UL 9540 system integration, IEEE 1547-2018, IEEE 1547.1, IEEE 2800-2022, NERC reliability guidelines

 * Experience supporting interconnection model validation (PSS/E, PSLF, PSCAD) with utilities or ISOs.
 * Background in grid-forming inverter programs or wide-bandgap (SiC) product development.

Skills and competencies

 * Technical credibility: holds design reviews with power electronics, firmware and controls engineers, mechanical, and test engineers.
 * Schedule discipline: builds realistic plans around prototype cycles, lab slots and certification lead times.
 * Risk judgment: spots technical and supply risks early and forces decisions rather than tracking them passively.
 * Supplier leadership: negotiates scope, cost and delivery with component vendors, CMs and test labs.
 * Communication: writes clear status reports and presents trade-offs to executives and customers.

## Description

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)., Program delivery

 * 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.

Technical coordination

 * 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.

Certification and compliance

 * Plan and track certification programs with NRTLs and test labs (e.g. UL, TÜV, Intertek, CSA).
 * Coordinate grid-compliance and interconnection testing, including model validation for utility studies.

Suppliers and manufacturing

 * Manage key suppliers and contract manufacturers for power modules (IGBT/SiC), magnetics, cooling and enclosures.
 * Track long-lead components and drive design-for-manufacture and production readiness.

Risk, quality and communication

 * Maintain risk and issue registers; lead DFMEA follow-up and root-cause investigations for test and field failures.
 * Report status, risks and decisions to engineering leadership and customer stakeholders.