Technical Program Manager - Supply Chain & Manufacturing

Location: Austin, Texas; on-site. Relocation to Austin is required, with relocation assistance available if necessary. Travel to suppliers, contract manufacturers, and the Miami production site may be required.

Company

hirify.global develops modular clean-energy systems for AI infrastructure, including the P3 system that captures solar energy, stores it as heat, and generates electricity on demand.

What you will do

• Own cross-functional program plans across Engineering, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Quality, and Operations, including milestones, dependencies, critical paths, and executive reporting.
• Drive New Product Introduction for P3 subsystems and modules through EVT, DVT, and PVT phase-gate reviews, build planning, and exit-criteria closure.
• Manage supplier onboarding, tooling, first-article activities, PPAP/FAI, capacity commitments, schedules, and escalations.
• Operate the production ramp by coordinating build slots, material availability, yield targets, and committed delivery dates.
• Identify and resolve component lead-time, tooling, supplier-quality, and design-change risks before they affect the critical path.
• Build scalable program-management systems covering cadences, dashboards, risk registers, RAID logs, change management, BOM releases, and ECO coordination.

Requirements

• 7+ years of program or project management experience in hardware, including meaningful experience in supply chain, manufacturing, or operations at a product company.
• Proven experience driving NPI programs from prototype through volume production, ideally for complex electromechanical, thermal, or energy systems.
• Strong knowledge of BOMs, ECOs, PLM, MRP/ERP, tooling timelines, PPAP/FAI, lead times, Incoterms, capacity planning, and yield.
• Experience managing suppliers and contract manufacturers, including schedules, escalations, and delivery commitments.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, or a related technical field.
• Ability to work primarily on-site in Austin and travel to suppliers and partner sites.

Nice to have

• Experience at a venture-backed hardware startup during a manufacturing ramp.
• Background in clean energy, thermal systems, heavy industrial equipment, automotive, or aerospace.
• PMP, Lean Six Sigma, or equivalent program-management credentials.
• Familiarity with Jira, Asana, Smartsheet, MS Project, Arena/Windchill, NetSuite, or similar tools.

Culture & Benefits

• High-ownership role with direct collaboration across engineering, operations, supply chain, manufacturing, and executive leadership.
• Opportunity to build the program-management operating system of a hardware company from the ground up.
• Relocation assistance is available when relocation to Austin is required.
• Work includes in-person engagement with suppliers, contract manufacturers, and production sites.