Hardware Technical Program Manager

The role

The Technical Program Manager will own a new class of large-scale infrastructure hardware from first prototype to volume production. You will build plans, run reviews, manage suppliers, and lead the production ramp.

What you will do

• Own the program schedule and critical path
• Build the plan and run reviews
• Drive hardware from prototype through validation and industrialization into volume production
• Own build plans, part readiness, and design maturity
• Run suppliers and contract manufacturers
• Hold internal and external teams to cost, quality, and schedule
• Own BOM cost
• Lead the ramp including line bring-up, throughput, and yield
• Bring leadership bad news early with recovery options

Required qualifications

• 3+ years of hardware program management or hardware engineering
• Personally carried a physical product from prototype to volume production of thousands of units or more
• Ability to read a schematic and a mechanical drawing
• Direct ownership of manufacturing and supply chain outcomes
• Working knowledge of test campaigns that validate performance and reliability

Nice to have

• Engineering degree (EE, ME, or industrial engineering)
• New product introduction in high-volume consumer electronics, automotive, EV, or aerospace
• Power electronics, battery systems, or grid hardware
• Data center, server, or networking hardware: racks, power distribution, or cooling
• Standing up a new production line or supplier from zero

About the company

Base is an America's next-generation power company rebuilding the electricity foundation by deploying a network of distributed batteries. The hardware team designs, validates, and ships batteries, inverters, and grid interconnect devices.