{"id":876542,"url":"https://alion.io/job/veir-principal-technical-program-manager","title":"Principal Technical Program Manager","company":{"id":687819,"name":"VEIR","domain":"veir.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/veir","size_band":"201-500","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Greenhouse","truth_index":null},"role":"Product","role_family":"Product","seniority":"lead","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Woburn, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":170000,"max":200000,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":200000},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":10,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":true,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-08-31T21:26:16Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-19","last_verified_at":"2026-11-03T01:25:37Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":63,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":63},"description":"WHY VEIR?\nFounded in 2019 and headquartered in Woburn, Massachusetts, VEIR is a U.S.-based designer and manufacturer of category-defining superconducting power delivery systems built for the extreme energy demands of the AI era. By commercializing next-generation superconducting technology into deployable, real-world systems, VEIR delivers ~10× higher power density than conventional options, enabling “speed-to-power” where incremental optimization falls short. VEIR’s initial focus is AI data centers behind the meter, with solutions engineered for repeatable deployment through reference designs and integrated controls, designed to incorporate learnings as deployments scale.\nThe Role\nThis role is for a leader with the drive and passion to connect an organization of deep experts. You go into the engineering work rather than coordinating from outside it, and you build a team of TPMs who do the same. \nThe Principal Technical Program Manager owns end-to-end execution of VEIR product development, from ideation through at-scale production and deprecation, against VEIR's Product Development Process. This role is accountable for the integrated product development schedule, Exit Gate readiness, and the cross-functional interdependencies that determine whether we hit our milestones. It is the most technically senior program role at VEIR: deep enough to challenge engineering trade-offs on their merits, and broad enough to see how a decision in one discipline lands three functions downstream. The role leads the Technical Project Managers and sets the technical program management standard for the company. \nTechnical program management at VEIR is an active, challenging function, not a reporting one. The Principal Technical Program Manager sets that expectation and backs the Technical Project Managers when they push on a plan that does not hold up - and is the escalation point when a functional lead resists the challenge. When a test fails or a program misses, this role is accountable for ensuring the investigation converges and a credible recovery plan closes it out. \nKey Responsibilities \nProduct Development Program Ownership \nOwn end-to-end delivery of assigned products through PDP Phases 0-6: ideation, requirements and concept design, preliminary design and prototype testing, detailed design and integrated system testing, product launch and manufacturing readiness, at-scale production and sustain, and deprecation. \nBuild and own the integrated product development schedule, defining milestones, dependencies, and the critical path across engineering, product management, supply chain, manufacturing, quality, and operations. \nOwn Exit Gate readiness - confirm deliverable requirements are defined by the cross-functional team, tracked, and genuinely met before a program advances, and run the gate review. \nSupport Product Management in the decision making process for system level trade-off decisions , and tracking the evaluation of identified improvements: what requirement are we solving, what customer value does it create, what does it cost in time and risk, and is good enough already available? \nCross-Functional Execution & Interdependencies \nOwn the integrated view of engineering, product management, supply chain, manufacturing, and operations deliverables - taking planning and tracking burden off functional leads so they can focus on the technical work. \nMap cross-functional interdependencies rigorously and continuously; make the second- and third-order effects of a schedule change visible before the change is made. \nDrive schedule adherence with clear owners and dates, and hold the organization accountable to commitments made. \nPartner with the Principal Commercial Program Manager to confirm design maturity and hardware availability before VEIR quotes a customer commitment, and to ensure installation, commissioning, and O&M documentation is delivered with the hardware. \nRisk & Leadership \nAnticipate risk ahead of the team - look around the corner, pressure-test assumptions, and bring mitigation options rather than surfaced problems. \nOwn the product program risk register and drive mitigation to closure. \nEnsure root cause investigations following test failures or escapes are convened, converge on an answer, and close with a credible recovery plan - Engineering owns the technical conclusion, this role owns that it happens and holds. \nRequire contingency planning on critical path items so programs have a validated Plan B before they need one. \nLead, coach, and develop the Technical Project Managers; set the standard for planning rigor, technical challenge, communication quality, and follow-through - and back them when a challenge meets resistance. Hire for drive, and build a team that runs its programs to that standard without needing you in the room\nCommunicate program status, risk, and required decisions clearly to the executive team, and escalate with a recommendation attached. \nPrimary Interfaces \nTechnical Project Managers - direct reports - day-to-day program execution and deliverable tracking \n Engineering leads (Cryogenics, Cables, Terminations, Controls) - technical scope, resource forecasts, and deliverable commitments \nProduct Management - requirements, roadmap sequencing, and gate criteria \nSupply Chain, Manufacturing & Operations - deliverable planning, build readiness, and production ramp \nPrincipal Commercial Program Manager - design and hardware readiness for customer commitments, and field documentation \nVP, PMO and executive team - program status, escalations, and key decisions \nQualifications \n10+ years of technical program management experience in hardware product development, with clear ownership of programs from concept through volume production. \nDeep working knowledge of a phase-gate or stage-gate product development process, and demonstrated ownership of gate readiness and deliverable compliance. \nStrong technical foundation - able to engage credibly on electrical, mechanical, thermal, and systems-level engineering trade-offs. Power electronics, low- and medium-voltage systems, cabling, or superconducting systems experience strongly preferred. \nHas builtan integrated master schedule from scratch for a multi-subsystem hardware program and driven it through gates into production\nOutcome-oriented problem solver who has turned a program around:a failing test, a missed gate or a slipping launch, recovered with a plan you drove, not a later date you accepted\nTrack record of leading and influencing matrixed teams and holding senior technical stakeholders accountable without formal authority. \nExceptional communicator - drives clarity, resolves conflict, and escalates cleanly with a recommendation. \nBachelor's degree in engineering; advanced degree a plus. \nPreferred \nPrior people management experience leading program or project managers. \nExperience taking a first-of-a-kind hardware product from prototype to manufacturing readiness at a startup or scaling company. \nExperience with grid infrastructure, transmission, utility, or data center power equipment. \nWhat Success Looks Like in 12 Months \nEvery active product program has an integrated, maintained schedule with a defined critical path and named deliverable owners. \nExit Gate reviews are substantive - deliverables are defined up front, tracked, and met, and gates are not passed on optimism. \nCross-functional interdependencies are documented and actively managed; schedule surprises become rare. \nEngineering, supply chain, manufacturing, and operations leads report that planning and tracking burden has meaningfully decreased. \nThe Technical Project Managers are operating to a consistent, high standard of planning and communication. \nVEIR is committed to equal pay for equal work in its compensation practices. The base salary range for this position in the U.S. is $170,000 - $200,000 per year + equity + benefits. A candidate's salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications, job level, supervisory status, and location.\nBENEFITS & PERKS\nHealthcare coverage with 100% employer paid premiums for medical, dental, and vision \n401(k) Retirement Savings Program\n12 Company Holidays + unmetered PTO \n12 Weeks 100% Paid Parental Leave for all new parents \nStock Options \nEmployee Assistant Program (EAP) \nRegular teambuilding, off-sites, and lunch & learns \nEQUAL OPPORTUNITY:\nWe are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, and any other protected ground of discrimination under applicable human rights legislation. We strive to respect the dignity and independence of people with disabilities and are committed to giving them the same opportunity to succeed as all other employees. \nTo all recruitment agencies: VEIR does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, VEIR employees, or any other organization location. 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