Head of Technical Programme Management

Technical Program Manager

As our business grows and diversifies, we are looking for an ambitious, hands-on Technical Program Manager (TPM) to lead complex, high-impact development programs that span automotive, electrical products, and emerging industries such as aerospace, robotics, data centers, and medical. In this role, you will own program delivery from concept to the successful development and launch of power products, serving as the bridge between customer engineering teams and internal cross-functional teams spanning product design, engineering, supply chain, and operations with a focus on cost, schedule, and quality.

Success in this role requires thriving in fast-paced, high-pressure environments with shifting priorities and time constraints, while delivering on the aggressive timelines and expectations set by our customers. You must bring empathy and balance, supporting internal teams under pressure while also understanding and communicating the urgency behind customer deadlines.

This position requires strong technical acumen, program leadership experience, and the ability to deliver results across industries with high standards for technical rigor, execution, safety, performance, and quality. The ideal candidate will possess deep technical knowledge, excellent program management skills, and a strong ability to build lasting trusting relationships internally and with our customers.

Lead programs across industries from concept through launch while ensuring customer engagement and satisfaction.

Manage P&L, technical performance, and quality to ensure delivery on schedule and budget. Support the RFQ and business development process through customer engagement, requirement scoping, and estimating.

Proactively manage risks and lead technical problem resolution for design, validation, and manufacturing issues.

Manage outside material/component vendors and integrators to deliver products according to specifications.

Serve as the primary customer contact from customer engineer teams to C-Level to support program success. Lead and support engineering, operations, and supply teams through product development phases. Manage open issues, coordinate phase-gate reviews, and drive resolution.

Set clear expectations, deliverables, and timelines, be the voice of the customer, and drive accountability across internal teams.

Recognize and support teams working under pressure while championing creative solutions to meet customer demands.

Keep everyone informed in an environment of ever-shifting priorities, aligned and on task despite competing priorities, and execution focused.

Create and manage detailed program schedules using Microsoft Project, clearly identifying milestones and responsibilities for all stakeholders.

Track responsibilities and progress across engineering, manufacturing, operations, and supply chain.

Profitability, engineering design and testing (ED&T), tooling, and capital spend.

Provide leadership and stakeholders with regular updates on program health, risks and risk mitigation plans, project statuses and timelines, capital spend and financials, and key performance metrics.

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering or related field

6+ years of hands-on technical experience in engineering, operations, or manufacturing

4+ years of program/project management leading multiple external complex customer programs and cross-functional teams in fast-paced environments with the ability to adapt technical program execution to varied customer needs across industries.

Strong business and financial acumen with cost model ownership, financial tracking, and quoting experience

Strong interpersonal and excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively communicate and influence across all organizational levels and functions, customer-facing presentations, and handle escalations and negotiations (pricing, costs, resources, timelines) with customers, integrators, and vendors

Proficiency in project management tools, preferably Microsoft Project

Knowledge of automotive electrical and electronics systems is preferred. High-voltage battery architecture and/or electrical components.

Experience in aerospace, data centers, robotics, or medical devices is a plus

100% onsite when not traveling.

Travel: 25% per year(domestic and international)

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

Physical Demands - Office and Manufacturing Environment

The employee must lift and/or move up to 50 pounds without assistance. Includes both a typical office environment, with minimal exposure to excessive noise or adverse environmental issues, and a shop environment, with exposure to high noise levels from operating machines, physical hazards from moving equipment and machine parts, nuisance dust, and skin exposure to chemicals used to run/maintain machines.

May be required to wear Personal Protective Equipment, including but not limited to safety glasses, safety shoes, bump caps, gloves, hair nets, masks, and clean-room frocks while adhering to the prescribed safety procedures.

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We believe diversity and inclusion among our teammates are essential to our success. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees while building teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. CelLink provides electrical systems to the world's leading automotive OEMs & EV manufacturers, data center developers, and stationary power companies. The company has raised approximately $315M in funding through private investment and multiple grants from the US Department of Energy. CelLink’s investors include 3M, Atreides, BMW, BorgWarner, Bosch, D1 Capital, Fidelity, Fontinalis Partners, Ford, Franklin Templeton, Lear, Park West, SK Telecom, Standard Investments, T. Job posting details for Technical Program Manager at CelLink in San Carlos, Ca. . ClimateTechList gathers 9,000+ job openings from over 523 climate tech companies and updates them daily.

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