Senior Technical Program Manager, Hardware at Gridware in San Francisco, CA | Kablio

Role

Description

stakeholder communication

risk management

tool development

project planning

program execution

cross‑functional

As a Technical Program Manager at Gridware, you’ll drive complex, multi-disciplinary projects across firmware, hardware, and supporting software systems. You’ll partner with engineers and stakeholders to plan requirements, identify risks, manage schedules, and deliver critical programs on time. You should be equally comfortable discussing system trade-offs with engineers as you are presenting recommendations to executives. This role sits at the intersection of firmware, hardware, and embedded systems with visibility into mobile, web, backend, and data platforms that integrate with our devices.

Communicate schedules, priorities, and status updates clearly to engineers, leadership, and cross-functional partners.
Partner closely with engineering leads to manage risks, unblock dependencies, and balance technical trade-offs.
Build and maintain tools, processes, and dashboards that improve program visibility and engineering productivity.
Define project scope, milestones, resources, and success criteria for highly cross-functional initiatives.
Lead end-to-end program execution across firmware and hardware development, ensuring alignment from concept through deployment.

Requirements

hardware

program management

iot

embedded

bachelor's

master's

Familiarity with the hardware development lifecycles (EVT/DVT/etc), phase gates and working with CMs
Experience scaling engineering organizations and building cross-functional alignment.
7+ years of experience in technical program management, engineering, or related infrastructure/embedded systems roles (firmware/hardware emphasis strongly preferred).
Background in product development for IoT, embedded systems, or large-scale hardware/software deployments.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
Proven ability to deliver in fast-paced environments with shifting priorities and multiple stakeholders.
Experience leading projects that improved application performance, scalability, or fleet-wide reliability.
Strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills, with the ability to translate technical complexity into clear, actionable plans.
Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.

Benefits

Health, Dental & Vision (Gold and Platinum with some providers plans fully covered)

“Off the Grid”, a two week per year paid break for all employees.

Company-paid training

Paid parental leave

Alternating day off (every other Monday)

Commuter allowance

Training + Development

Information not given or found

Interview process

Information not given or found

Visa Sponsorship

Information not given or found

Security clearance

Information not given or found

Company

Overview

$26.4M Series A

Funding Round

Secured significant investment from notable firms including Sequoia, Lowercarbon, and Fifty Years.

70% Outage Reduction

Service Improvement

Customers experienced a dramatic decrease in the duration of power outages thanks to Gridware's technology.

10,000+ Poles

Deployment Scale

The system has been installed across a vast network spanning thousands of poles and miles of power lines.

7× Revenue Growth

Financial Achievement

The company experienced rapid expansion and success in its first year of operation.

Founded by a former lineman and two Berkeley engineers to revolutionize power grid awareness.
Flagship Gridscope device provides edge analytics and alerts even during outages.
Technology integrates multiple types of sensing to detect hazards like fallen limbs.
After a pilot with PG&E, expanded operations across North America.
Physical tests include extreme conditions like live wire cutting to optimize hazard detection.
Combines solar-powered, ruggedized sensors with a cloud-independent analytics system.

Culture + Values

Passion, innovation, and technology align to modernize the power grid.
Pioneering ‘Active Grid Response’—immediate detection, precise localization, detailed identification, outage monitoring.
Developed in partnership with utilities—focused on working alongside linemen.
Built by a lineman for linemen—understands the rigor and commitment required in the field.
Relentlessly committed to giving crews the right tools to get the job done.

Environment + Sustainability

1,000+ miles & 10K+ poles

Gridscope Deployment Scale

Expanded Gridscope sensor deployment covers over 1,000 miles of power lines and 10,000 poles, enhancing wildfire risk mitigation efforts across multiple states.

70% Outage Reduction

Improved Grid Reliability

Gridscope technology has been shown to significantly reduce outage durations by over 70%, enhancing power grid stability and wildfire prevention.

Technology deployed across five U.S. states to reduce wildfire risk via early detection of vegetation and fallen-line hazards.
Continuous environmental stressor measurement (e.g., vibrations from falling branches) enables predictive maintenance and environmental hazard mitigation.

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Role

Description

stakeholder communication

risk management

tool development

project planning

program execution

cross‑functional

Communicate schedules, priorities, and status updates clearly to engineers, leadership, and cross-functional partners.
Partner closely with engineering leads to manage risks, unblock dependencies, and balance technical trade-offs.
Build and maintain tools, processes, and dashboards that improve program visibility and engineering productivity.
Define project scope, milestones, resources, and success criteria for highly cross-functional initiatives.
Lead end-to-end program execution across firmware and hardware development, ensuring alignment from concept through deployment.

Requirements

hardware

program management

iot

embedded

bachelor's

master's

Familiarity with the hardware development lifecycles (EVT/DVT/etc), phase gates and working with CMs
Experience scaling engineering organizations and building cross-functional alignment.
7+ years of experience in technical program management, engineering, or related infrastructure/embedded systems roles (firmware/hardware emphasis strongly preferred).
Background in product development for IoT, embedded systems, or large-scale hardware/software deployments.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
Proven ability to deliver in fast-paced environments with shifting priorities and multiple stakeholders.
Experience leading projects that improved application performance, scalability, or fleet-wide reliability.
Strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills, with the ability to translate technical complexity into clear, actionable plans.
Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.

Benefits

Health, Dental & Vision (Gold and Platinum with some providers plans fully covered)

“Off the Grid”, a two week per year paid break for all employees.

Company-paid training

Paid parental leave

Alternating day off (every other Monday)

Commuter allowance

Training + Development

Information not given or found

Interview process

Information not given or found

Visa Sponsorship

Information not given or found

Security clearance

Information not given or found

Company

Overview

$26.4M Series A

Funding Round

Secured significant investment from notable firms including Sequoia, Lowercarbon, and Fifty Years.

70% Outage Reduction

Service Improvement

Customers experienced a dramatic decrease in the duration of power outages thanks to Gridware's technology.

10,000+ Poles

Deployment Scale

The system has been installed across a vast network spanning thousands of poles and miles of power lines.

7× Revenue Growth

Financial Achievement

The company experienced rapid expansion and success in its first year of operation.

Founded by a former lineman and two Berkeley engineers to revolutionize power grid awareness.
Flagship Gridscope device provides edge analytics and alerts even during outages.
Technology integrates multiple types of sensing to detect hazards like fallen limbs.
After a pilot with PG&E, expanded operations across North America.
Physical tests include extreme conditions like live wire cutting to optimize hazard detection.
Combines solar-powered, ruggedized sensors with a cloud-independent analytics system.

Culture + Values

Passion, innovation, and technology align to modernize the power grid.
Pioneering ‘Active Grid Response’—immediate detection, precise localization, detailed identification, outage monitoring.
Developed in partnership with utilities—focused on working alongside linemen.
Built by a lineman for linemen—understands the rigor and commitment required in the field.
Relentlessly committed to giving crews the right tools to get the job done.

Environment + Sustainability

1,000+ miles & 10K+ poles

Gridscope Deployment Scale

Expanded Gridscope sensor deployment covers over 1,000 miles of power lines and 10,000 poles, enhancing wildfire risk mitigation efforts across multiple states.

70% Outage Reduction

Improved Grid Reliability

Gridscope technology has been shown to significantly reduce outage durations by over 70%, enhancing power grid stability and wildfire prevention.

Technology deployed across five U.S. states to reduce wildfire risk via early detection of vegetation and fallen-line hazards.
Continuous environmental stressor measurement (e.g., vibrations from falling branches) enables predictive maintenance and environmental hazard mitigation.

Inclusion & Diversity

Articles

About Us

Careers

Contact