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Form Energy is hiring a Senior Technical Program Manager to lead strategy and execution for battery development and manufacturing programs. You will unite cross-functional teams and drive the plan that carries products from development through prototype to full commercial manufacturing, bringing structure to complex, fast-moving priorities and keeping the organization aligned.
Key responsibilities include:
- Architect cross-functional program plans grounded in strategy, dependencies, team structures, risks, and sequencing, owning the schedule end-to-end
- Translate corporate strategy and milestones into detailed roadmaps, timelines, and deliverables in partnership with team leads
- Drive execution alongside Product Design and Manufacturing teams to stand up commercial manufacturing capabilities
- Surface clarity on plans, risks, gaps, and tradeoffs; frame decision-quality paths forward for stakeholders
- Lead cross-functional reviews to escalate issues, mitigate risk, and keep programs on track
- Facilitate alignment and communication across the Manufacturing organization and with partner teams
- Coordinate closely with Supply Chain and Procurement to align material need-by dates, surface availability risks early, and keep build schedules grounded in material readiness
- Shape program management principles for manufacturing engineering and connect them to Form's broader product development process
Form Energy is a climate tech company revolutionizing energy storage with cost-effective, multi-day iron-air battery systems designed to keep the electric grid secure and reliable. The company has been recognized by TIME as a "Best Invention," MIT Technology Review as a "Top Climate Tech Company To Watch," and Fast Company as "One of the Next Big Things In Tech." Production is underway at their first high-volume manufacturing facility in Weirton, WV, a 550,000-square-foot hub for battery production.
Relocation assistance is available. The role is based at Form Factory 1 in Weirton, WV, an easy commute from Pittsburgh, PA.
Requirements:
- 5+ years of experience in technical or engineering program management
- Demonstrated success managing manufacturing and engineering programs, with a BS or MS in a related field
- Strong grasp of high-volume manufacturing processes, pilot-scale development, and R&D-to-production transitions
- Experience coordinating cross-functionally with supply chain, procurement, and engineering teams; comfortable driving alignment on design readiness, need-by dates, and material readiness even when underlying tracking processes are still being built out
- Excellent planning, collaboration, and facilitation skills with a track record of driving ambiguous, complex cross-functional projects to completion
- Comfort presenting program status, recommendations, and priorities to executive leadership
- Blend of business acumen and technical depth, with intellectual curiosity to zoom out for big-picture vision and zoom in on specific challenges
- Pragmatic problem-solving instincts and steady hand for thriving amid rapidly changing, growing organization
