Technical Program Manager Intern (Hardware Engineering)

Location: Mountain View, California, United States; full-time, on-site

Salary: $30–$40 USD per hour

Company

hirify.global develops clean energy products designed to electrify homes and connect communities into resilient virtual power plants.

What you will do

• Track program milestones, risks, schedules, and progress across engineering, reliability, testing, and compliance teams.
• Build and maintain validation roadmaps, timelines, deliverable trackers, and resource requirement plans.
• Support test and certification reviews by capturing action items and following up on ownership and closure.
• Coordinate the ordering, shipment, and delivery of prototype validation builds.
• Track build-to-build variation and its impact on downstream testing and compliance work.
• Prepare executive-ready status updates covering program risks, progress, and next steps.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing a BS or MS in Mechanical, Electrical, Systems, Industrial, or a related engineering discipline.
• Clear communication skills, strong follow-up habits, and the ability to ask effective questions.
• Comfort working with ambiguity and collaborating across teams and organizational levels.
• Interest in renewable energy, energy infrastructure, and hardware program execution.
• Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, Smartsheet, or Excel is helpful but not required.
• Prior internship, co-op, or project experience in an engineering or technical environment is a plus.

Culture & Benefits

• Hands-on experience supporting hardware products through bring-up testing, environmental and durability validation, failure analysis, and regulatory certification.
• Collaboration with engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, and external partners.
• Fast-moving startup environment focused on sustainable energy and inclusive talent development.
• Equal opportunity workplace committed to attracting, developing, and retaining diverse talent.