Form Energy · 1 day ago
Staff Technical Program Manager, Software Engineering
Berkeley, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$148K/yr - $185K/yr
7+ years expForm Energy is an American manufacturing and energy technology company focused on revolutionizing energy storage. The Staff Technical Program Manager will be responsible for planning, coordination, and delivery across various software and firmware components, ensuring alignment with product and program milestones.
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Responsibilities
Own end to end delivery of complex software, and firmware, from concept through launch and commercialization, ensuring alignment across firmware, software, interfaces, systems, and data teams. Partner with the central PMO to ensure software deliverables and dependencies align with the master hardware and NPI schedule
Build and maintain an integrated execution plan across core software, data infrastructure, test readiness, field enablement, and sustaining work. Manage schedules, drive recovery plans, and keep leadership accurately informed on status, blockers, and critical path items
Translate product and program needs into clear technical work by partnering directly with engineering managers, tech leads, and architects. Own intake, breakdown, prioritization, and milestone mapping of all software workstreams
Plan and manage releases, including defining scope, sequencing validation, and coordinating deployment with site and operations teams to ensure clean rollout to the field
Drive test and validation planning for each deliverable (functional, performance, reliability, compliance), run defect triage, assign owners, track burndown, and confirm fixes are verified
Identify and mitigate program risks and cross team dependencies, align vendors and partners to schedule and interface requirements, facilitate technical and strategic decisions with engineering and executives, and mentor other program managers to raise overall execution quality and grow future technical leaders
Partner with engineering leadership to define and evolve software delivery frameworks, tooling strategies, and operational processes
Qualification
Required
7+ years of experience in technical leadership, engineering management or engineering program management roles
Extensive experience managing complex programs with a combination of systems architecture, software engineering, cloud, and firmware components, particularly in clean energy or IoT automation sectors
A whole system mindset and the ability to quickly establish credibility and influence with technical leaders across disciplines, including experience leading distributed teams and fostering a positive team culture
Exceptional communication and executive presence, with the ability to articulate complex technical information and strategic recommendations to all levels of the organization
Proven ability to lead autonomously, defining a clear path forward and driving results, demonstrated through successful large scale project deliveries
Background managing large engineering teams across multiple product lines with a focus on cross functional collaboration
Ability to design and manage operational frameworks for delivering concurrent projects spanning full stack and embedded IoT systems, from development through field deployment
Benefits
100% of medical, dental, and vision premiums for full-time employees
80% of healthcare premiums for dependents
At least 12 weeks of paid leave for new parents (up to 20 weeks for birthing parents)
Generous vacation policies
Company
Form Energy
Form Energy is an energy technology company that produces electric grids and accelerates the transition to clean energy.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.57BKey Investors
Trinity CapitalT. Rowe PriceUS Department of Energy
2024-12-16Debt Financing· $50M
2024-10-09Series F· $405M
2024-08-06Grant· $147M
Leadership Team
Mateo Jaramillo
CEO/co-founder
Marco Ferrara
Co-Founder, Chief Digital Officer
Recent News
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