Staff Technical Program Manager

About Liminal Insights

Liminal’s mission is to accelerate the clean energy transition by improving the cost, quality, and reliability of battery manufacturing. We do this by providing customers with better analytics and insights during production. Our breakthrough EchoStat® platform uses ultrasound and machine learning technology to supply customers with the information needed to accelerate production ramp-up, improve productivity and reliability, and detect critical defects early. Liminal has active product evaluations with major cell manufacturers and EV OEMs.  

 Our Culture and Values

• We are dedicated to building a world-class, world-positive company.
• We work closely on a foundation of mutual trust and informed decisions.
• Our core values are trust, empathy, and curiosity.
• We encourage personal growth, continuous learning, and safety.
• We believe the most innovative teams are inclusive and celebrate all forms of diversity.

About the Role

Liminal is experiencing significant growth in sales, customer engagement, and product deployments. We are looking for a Staff Technical Program Manager to join our team.
As an experienced Technical Program Manager, you will play an instrumental role in scaling up our product from bench-top to high-volume manufacturing as you establish frameworks to guide technical staff through the product development process. You will help staff execute complex, highly collaborative engineering programs. You will work cross-functionally to ensure alignment across all team members and will be an advocate for workplace organization. 

The ideal candidate approaches work with a combination of intellectual curiosity and bias towards action. They get great satisfaction from managing the details while communicating the bigger picture. Above all, the ideal candidate is eager to have a positive impact on the world’s clean energy future.

This role will report to the Director of Engineering Operations.

Main Responsibilities Will Include

• Manage complex, technical programs across multiple disciplines (e.g., hardware, controls, software, data science).
• Set the pace of product development using traditional project management techniques (Gantt charts, resource management, etc.).
• Facilitate internal communication and integration amongst all teams to ensure relevant parties are aligned on key deliverables and decisions
• Develop, implement, and optimize engineering and manufacturing processes to drive operational efficiency and scalability.
• Establish relevant processes and infrastructure (e.g., change management process, part numbers database, revision control, documentation management, etc.). 
• Build a culture of continuous process improvement across all levels and departments within the organization.
• Lead the implementation of relevant PLM and/or ERP systems across the organization
• Be a champion for documentation and workplace organization.
• Develop best practices for project management.
• Coordinate the logistics of deployments to our customer sites.

We value candidates who are naturally curious, passionate about their work, and love being challenged respectfully. You care deeply about your team, communicate directly, and believe in doing what you say.

 Minimum Requirements

*Even if you don’t have 100% of the requirements, we encourage you to apply!

• Strong organizational skills, with a keen eye for detail.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Comfortable with ambiguity, especially in an R&D setting.
• Experience implementing operational processes.
• A naturally inquisitive teammate who forms relationships quickly.
• Willing to work across disciplines and engage all levels of the organization.
• Experience with PLM and/or ERP software. 
• Expert with project management software (e.g., JIRA, Wrike, etc.).
• Experience leading multiple programs in parallel and assessing priorities.
• Experience in an engineering role in hardware or equipment manufacturing. 
• 8+ years of technical program management experience in product development.

 Nice to haves      

• Experience managing engineering programs for hardware and software products.
• Experience ramping up high-volume manufacturing lines.
• Experience managing Contract Manufacturers. 
• Experience with battery manufacturing.

 Benefits

• Annual salary of $175,000 to $220,000 plus stock options, based on skill level and experience, to help you and your family build a healthy and secure future.
• Group health benefits that provide support for employee well-being and preventative care, including comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• A retirement program that helps build future financial security through both traditional and Roth 401(k) options with employer matching.

• Flexible working hours so you can be productive at the times that work best for you.

• Generous time-off policy to allow you to renew and refresh through vacation, personal leave, and holidays.
• For new parents, 12 weeks of fully-paid parental leave that you can take at any point during the first year.

Liminal is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate all forms of diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. However you identify or whatever your path here, please apply if this job excites you. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the hiring process, perform essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment.