Director, Engineering Program Management (Reno)

Director, Engineering Program Management

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

Company Overview

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:

The Director of Program Management will lead and oversee complex, multi-regional programs, ensuring successful product development and deployment from concept through execution. This role drives strategic alignment across cross-functional teams, including engineering, product development, supply chain, and manufacturing, while fostering a high-performing, collaborative team culture. The Director will provide executive-level visibility into program status, risks, and opportunities, and will own processes, budgets, and schedules to ensure delivery of high-quality results on time and within cost.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee the planning, execution, and tracking of complex programs, ensuring milestones, scope, budget, and quality commitments are consistently met.
• Lead and drive cross-functional collaboration across global teams in Singapore and the U.S., aligning program objectives with organizational strategy.
• Manage, mentor, and build a high-performing program management team, fostering professional growth, accountability, and collaboration.
• Drive program financials, controlling budgets and facilitating cost optimization while balancing scope, quality, and timeline objectives.
• Provide executive-level reporting and communications, delivering transparency to leadership, partners, and stakeholders, and facilitating informed decision-making.
• Work with our Supply Chain team to ensure material readiness is aligned with engineering goals to mitigate supply chain, material, and quality risks in our product development and execution
• Set strategic direction for project engineers and cross-functional teams, aligning priorities, requirements, risk mitigation, and program schedules with business goals.
• Define program scope, roadmap, and budgets in collaboration with product management and engineering leadership to drive successful product outcomes.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain in leading cost reduction and operational efficiency initiatives across programs, ensuring product costs, inventory, and financial targets are optimized.
• Develop, refine, and implement program management frameworks, processes, and best practices to enable consistent, scalable, and efficient program execution.
• Identify, assess, and proactively manage program risks, establishing mitigation plans, evaluating trade-offs, and implementing corrective actions to maximize risk mitigation.
• Champion a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration, and professional development within the program management organization.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related field; advanced degree preferred (master's in engineering).
• 10+ years of experience in program management or operations leadership, preferably in global, multi-site environments.
• Proven track record of managing complex, cross-functional programs from concept to execution.
• Strong leadership, team-building, and mentoring skills, with experience managing high-performing teams.
• Exceptionally strong communication skills that demonstrate an ability to communicate visually verbally and in writing to both technical and non-technical team members.
• Experience working in an engineering organization focused on electrical systems, power electronics, or other similar products in a manufacturing / production environment.
• Thrive under pressure while managing competing priorities, challenges, and program risks, quickly adapting to changes to ensure successful program execution.
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 20% including internationally

Please note: This role requires working on-site 5 days a week. We do not offer hybrid or remote options. Compensation: $230-$270k + equity

Pay Disclosure & Benefits

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.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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.