Senior Technical Program Manager, Firmware

Senior Technical Program Manager, Firmware

Reno, Nevada, United States; San Francisco, California, United States

Amperesand is reinventing how the world powers its most critical systems.

We are facing a once-in-a-generation opportunity for infrastructure disruption. Electricity demand is skyrocketing, driven by AI factories, electric vehicles, and modern industrial growth. Energy supply is shifting to incorporate a more diverse mix of resources – including solar, gas, and batteries – at a massive scale.

And yet the power infrastructure behind our latest mega-projects hasn't meaningfully changed in nearly 100 years. Supply chains for today's infrastructure equipment can't match the pace and sophistication of critical energy projects. Amperesand is building hardware and software that rewrites this broken power infrastructure playbook to support a new era of energy abundance.

We've built a new class of intelligent, software-defined power infrastructure products leveraging a decade of advanced medium voltage Solid State Transformer research that's now ready for commercial deployment.

Our products and solutions go far beyond the capabilities of traditional electrical equipment. We make power systems that are faster to deploy, dramatically smaller and more efficient, and capable of supporting modern, dynamic energy needs for tomorrow's most demanding energy consumers.

Scalable in-house advanced manufacturing capability is our foundation for meeting timeline and quality expectation to serve infrastructure customers around the world.

Amperesand is led by breakthrough energy hardware development veterans and funded by top tier investors who share our vision of building a category-defining energy technology company.

With hubs in San Francisco, Reno, and Singapore, our global team is laser focused on building foundational technology to solve the most pressing problems in power infrastructure at scale.

Join us in building the power foundation of the future!

Role Summary:

We are seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager (TPM), Firmware to oversee complex programs involving embedded firmware on microcontrollers. This role requires orchestrating cross-functional execution across firmware engineering, software, hardware, product, quality assurance, and system integration teams. You will own program scope, schedules, risk management, and delivery quality across multi-release program roadmaps.

Responsibilities:

• Lead cross-functional collaboration across firmware engineering, software development, hardware engineering, product management, QA, and system integration to drive successful execution of embedded and application-level software development.
• Oversee program scope, schedules, and resource allocation for firmware initiatives, ensuring deliverables meet timeline, quality, and budget expectations.
• Communicate program status, critical issues, and milestones to executive leadership and cross-functional stakeholders, ensuring alignment, visibility, and transparency.
• Drive firmware feature planning, milestone tracking, and integration timelines in coordination with hardware and systems development teams.
• Identify and mitigate risks related to firmware dependencies, release timelines, and cross-functional integration, ensuring all cross-dependency risks impacting firmware development are captured and highlighted.
• Collaborate with product teams to define firmware requirements, roadmaps, and success metrics aligned with product goals.
• Monitor program costs and resourcing needs, identifying opportunities for efficiency, reuse, and reduced overhead.
• Improve program management processes, tools, and best practices specific to firmware development to enhance execution, scalability, and transparency.
• Support release and validation processes by partnering with QA, release engineering, and support teams to manage timelines, testing coverage, and issue resolution for software deliverables.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience in embedded systems, firmware, or software development.
• 5+ years of experience in technical program management or engineering leadership roles, with a strong focus on software and/or firmware-based products.
• Proven success managing complex software/firmware programs involving multiple teams, timelines, and cross-functional coordination.
• Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), Agile methodologies, and firmware development practices.
• Experience working within engineering organizations that develop products integrating hardware, embedded firmware, and application software.
• Strong leadership and organizational skills, with the ability to influence across multiple levels and disciplines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to bridge technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Comfortable operating in fast-paced environments with rapidly shifting priorities and evolving requirements.
• Experience with Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence) and Agile frameworks (Scrum/Kanban).
• Preferred: Experience with GitHub, AWS, observability tools, and Python.
• Willingness to travel up to 20%, including international travel.

Tools & Platforms (Preferred Exposure):

• Planning & Collaboration: Jira, Confluence, Scrum/Kanban
• Code & CI/CD: GitHub (Projects, Actions), release pipelines
• Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS (IAM, EC2, ECS, Lambda basics)
• Observability: Metrics, logs, and tracing tools (e.g., CloudWatch, Grafana, Sentry)
• Scripting & Automation: Python for data wrangling, reporting, and tooling
• Hardware/Firmware Context: Microcontroller-based firmware, board bring-up, system integration

Please note: This role requires working on-site 5 days a week. We do not offer hybrid or remote options.

Salary: $160,000-$185,000/annual DOE and location

Compensation will be determined based on experience, location, and other factors permitted by law.

The benefits outlined below apply exclusively to employees located in the United States.

• Competitive Salary + Incentive Stock Options
• Medical, vision, and dental benefits for employees and their dependents, effective from the start of hire
• Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance
• 401k retirement savings plan through Empower
• Employees receive paid time off (PTO), paid sick days, and paid company holidays
• Commuter Benefits
• 100% paid maternal leave (12 weeks) and paternal leave (6 weeks)

Singapore-based employees receive benefits in accordance with local government provisions.

Amperesand is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Amperesand is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Please let your recruiter know if you need an accommodation at any point during the interview process.