Technical Program Manager, R&D

About the role

The R&D Team at Fluidstack designs the next generations of our data center product, including modular builds, new cooling and power architectures, and the lab-to-field pipeline that turns prototypes into deployable capacity. The team spans mechanical, electrical, controls, and compute engineering, working with manufacturing and supply chain to move designs from first article to repeatable production as we scale to multiple gigawatts.

Responsibilities

• Own program plans across R&D workstreams: scope, sequencing, owners, and the critical path from concept through prototype, qualification, and production handoff.
• Run NPI programs end to end, coordinating design reviews, build schedules, long-lead procurement, and lab/test capacity so nothing waits on ambiguity.
• Drive cross-functional execution between R&D, manufacturing, supply chain, and deployment teams; surface risks early and force decisions fast.
• Build the reporting cadence leadership runs on: honest status, slipping items named, recovery plans attached.
• Turn recurring chaos into process only where process pays for itself. Optimize for velocity, not ceremony.

Requirements

• 5+ years of technical program management across hardware or infrastructure programs (NPI, data center, energy, aerospace, automotive, or similar build-heavy domains).
• Comfortable in the details of mechanical/electrical/controls engineering programs. You can read a schedule risk off an engineering conversation.
• Proven at running multiple concurrent programs with distributed engineering, manufacturing, and vendor teams.
• Bias to action: you close loops yourself, escalate with options not problems, and keep programs moving without waiting to be asked.

Qualifications

• You live close to the lab and the factory floor.

Skills

• Technical expertise in mechanical, electrical, and controls engineering.
• Strong project management skills, including experience managing multiple concurrent programs.
• Experience with NPI (New Product Introduction) processes and working with manufacturing and supply chain teams.
• Ability to read and understand engineering conversations to identify and mitigate risks.
• Highly organized and able to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Experience with agile methodologies and continuous improvement processes.

Benefits

• Pay equity and transparency.
• Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
• Pursuant to applicable law, Fluidstack will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Pay

$186K - $220K

Schedule

On-site energy: This role lives close to the lab and the factory floor.