Power Electronics Technical Program Manager

Calnetix is an engineering and manufacturing company located in Southern California, committed to making a positive contribution to society and the environment by changing the way the world harvests and utilizes energy. We are focused on developing, manufacturing, and delivering advanced energy solutions for commercial applications throughout the world and for mission‑critical applications for the United States Government and its Prime Contractors.

Calnetix thrives on innovation and meeting new challenges. In partnership with OEMs, we utilize innovative, proprietary high‑speed electric motor‑generator technologies to develop next‑generation, power‑dense and energy‑efficient products that reduce energy consumption, harmful emissions and enhance energy security.

We are seeking an experienced Technical Program Manager (TPM) to lead the planning, execution, and delivery of complex programs in e‑motor inverter and electrical power conversion systems. This role requires a strong technical foundation combined with exceptional program management skills. You will own programs from concept through production, ensuring alignment across engineering, operations, and customer stakeholders. The job will require travel, meeting with customers, and understanding their businesses, applications, and products.

With a particular work ethic and dynamism, there are huge opportunities for growth within the company.

• Program Leadership:
  Manage a portfolio of R&D and production programs for e-motor inverters and power converters, from Business Development through New Product Introduction (NPI).
• Lifecycle Ownership:
  Drive all phases of program execution—proposal, requirements, design, development, integration, validation, and delivery.
• Engineering Delivery:
  Design and manage the Electrical, Mechanical, Controls, Software, and Validation engineering work streams needed to complete the product program.
• Team player with a desire to learn and exhibits leadership with the ability to motivate.
• Risk & Issue Management:
  Identify program risks, dependencies, and bottlenecks; develop mitigation plans, FMEA and communicate status to stakeholders.
• Cross-Functional Coordination:
  Collaborate with engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing teams to ensure timely execution and risk mitigation.
• Customer Engagement:
  Serve as the primary point of contact for customers, managing proposals, requirements, design reviews (PDR/CDR), reporting, and contractual deliverables.
• Financial Management:
  Develop and manage program budgets, track costs for labor and materials, and provide regular financial reporting to leadership.
• Process & Tools:
  Advocate for best practices in Waterfall, Agile, and hybrid development methodologies; utilize planning tools such as MS Project, Git Lab, MS Teams, and Excel for planning and tracking.

Education,

Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• Master’s degree, MBA or PMP preferred.
• 5+ years in technical program management within aerospace, automotive, industrial, or defense sectors.
• 5+ years of design and validation experience in power electronics systems for e-motor control or power conversion applications.
• Proven ability managing multiple full lifecycle programs in: EV propulsion, aerospace/industrial power systems and high-reliability electronics.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities that enable you to thrive in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment with competing priorities.
• Excellent written and oral communication; engaging technical presenter that runs effective internal/external meetings.
• Must have the bias and dynamism to execute and take ownership of internal progress and stakeholder management.

• Knowledge of power electronics inverter development and control systems using Matlab Simulink, Simscape and PLECS.
• Embedded software development and system architecture on DSP and FPGA.
• Multi‑layer PCB design with Altium, fabrication, and validation.
• Mechanical and thermal system design for Power Electronics using Solidworks, PDM, and 2D Drafting Draftsight.
• Environmental and…