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We’re dedicated to building delightful, high-performance products for everyday needs that enable rewarding, long-term, scalable solutions for whole-home electrification.\nWe're looking for individuals excited to join an early-stage, VC-backed growing company with powerful aspirations to make positive change in a major industry - come build with us!\nAbout the role:\nAs a Hardware System Technical Program Manager (TPM) at Impulse, you will lead the cross-functional delivery of complex hardware systems and their integration into our innovative products. This role entails the management of the entire hardware product lifecycle, spanning from concept through production and launch. The core team will include Mechanical, Electrical and Firmware Engineers while integrating closely with Product Management, Finance, Tech Ops, Marketing and Impulse leadership. You will serve as the backbone for hardware execution, working closely with our team at Impulse and with our joint development .\nRequired Qualifications\n5+ years of demonstrated experience with leading hardware product development teams with focus on the systems integration and cross-functional dependencies.\nExperience with managing and reporting of the master schedule for hardware builds, proto-typing, and validation activities, ensuring alignment with overall product milestones.\nExperience with representing hardware teams and its priorities across the organization, clearly communicating risks, status, and trade-offs. This should include the ability to represent technical disciplines that are outside your area of expertise.\nDeep experience working with products that touch several of the following areas: electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, DFM/DFA, manufacturing processes, and product validation/testing.\nDemonstrated experience of working closely with counterparts outside of the hardware org that include Product Management, Software, Manufacturing, and Operations.\nAt least 1 year of experience with international partners to jointly develop and manufacture products that includes overseeing the partner’s design, build, and test activities over the full product development life cycle.\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills; you will be working within a globally-distributed team in different time zones and conciseness is key.\nStrong reasoning and analytical skills and the ability to make and explain difficult decisions; you’ll be expected (and empowered!) to make decisions for the entire organization.\nTravel (10-15%) both domestically and internationally.\nProven experience collaborating across disciplines and functions, recognizing that cross-functional partnership drives success\nDemonstrated ability to manage ambiguity in a constantly evolving environment\nHigh ownership mindset; able to operate independently in an evolving environment\nDemonstrated ability to take ownership of tasks and results while holding yourself and others to high standards\nProven experience collaborating across disciplines and functions, recognizing that cross-functional partnership drives success\nA bold, experimental mindset that embraces risk and thinks beyond current limitations\nStrong communication skills with the ability to deliver honest, constructive feedback with both care and directness.\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience with overseeing tools and processes for managing programs that include scheduling and management of tasks, issues and risks.\nExperience with building and managing phase-gate hardware product development processes from the ground up.\nExperience working in consumer electronics, energy systems, or automotive industries.\nPrior systems or project engineering roles and experience with requirements definition and management for complex electromechanical systems.\nThe ability to speak Mandarin.\nWhat’s in it for you:\nMeaningful equity in a fast-moving company with top investors\nGenerous benefits include health, vision, dental, commuter, fitness and 401k (with company match)\nHelp define culture for a diverse, inclusive, and global team\nBase salary range:\n$165,000/yr - $185,000/yr\nExact compensation may vary based on skills and experience. This is an onsite role in our San Francisco office (with the possibility of potentially working remotely 1 day a week)\nImpulse is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and prohibit discrimination and harassment. 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