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Salary: USD 138,000 - 190,000 / annual
Antora Energy is seeking a Technical Program Manager to drive execution across the hardware Product Development organization. The company develops thermal batteries that convert low-cost electricity into always-on heat and power for industry, data centers, and the grid.
In this role, you will own thermal battery module engineering and hardware programs ranging from clearly-bounded workstreams to complex, cross-functional initiatives. You'll work across Design, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Field Operations to bring clarity to milestones, decisions, and responsibilities, helping teams resolve gaps between functions and accelerate deployment. You'll join a small, centralized TPM team and partner with other TPMs and functional leaders as needed.
Key responsibilities include:
- Own program planning and execution: Drive module engineering programs from early design through build, validation, and field deployment. Establish scope, milestones, owners, and next steps. Build and maintain integrated schedules, track critical-path dependencies, and develop recovery plans when programs slip.
- Coordinate across functions: Partner with Design, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Field Operations to clarify dependencies, resolve misalignments, and move open decisions and actions to closure.
- Identify and escalate risks: Proactively surface program risks, blockers, and competing priorities before they affect timelines. Engage appropriate stakeholders and adjust execution plans as needed.
- Maintain clear program communication: Keep program trackers, action logs, and documentation accurate and current. Deliver concise updates on progress, risks, decisions, and next steps to cross-functional partners and leadership.
- Develop and right-size processes: Build, adjust, or retire processes (e.g., engineering change control) based on risk, putting controls where the cost of a miss is highest and avoiding steps that add overhead without reducing risk.
- Apply AI to everyday execution: Build and utilize AI tools to streamline processes and speed up development work, exercising sound judgment about accuracy and when human review is needed.
This role requires initiative, independent judgment, and the ability to influence without direct authority across functions. You will work through ambiguity, scope and re-scope defined work with limited direction, and recognize when to seek support or escalate an issue.
Requirements:
- 2–6 years of experience in technical program management, engineering, or product development in a hardware environment
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field, with strong technical fluency in mechanical, thermal, or electrical systems
- Experience coordinating projects that span hardware design, manufacturing, supply chain, and/or field operations
- Demonstrated ability to define scope, organize milestones, and drive a technical program or workstream to completion
- Ability to build trusted cross-functional relationships, clarify responsibilities, and keep stakeholders aligned as priorities change
- Familiarity with product development and NPI processes including design reviews, engineering validation builds, phased development programs (stage-gate), and change management principles
- Clear verbal and written communication, including the ability to provide concise, audience-appropriate updates to technical teams and leadership
- Comfort working through ambiguity and recognizing when to seek support or escalate
Desired qualifications:
- Experience independently leading complex, cross-functional hardware programs end-to-end
- Experience in energy, industrial, or other high-temperature/high-power hardware systems
- Experience with PLM, ERP, or MES systems (e.g., Arena, NetSuite)
- Experience working in a startup or fast-scaling hardware environment
