Amperesand

Energy Technology

SeniorTechnicalProgramManager,Compliance

$165–180k Reno, Nevada, United States
The Brief

“Senior Technical Program Manager, Compliance at Amperesand. Skills: Compliance program management, Product certification, Regulatory affairs, Power electronics. Lead compliance program end-to-end. Drive compliance roadmap”

What You'll Achieve.

Ensure Solid-State Transformer meets all applicable safety, regulatory, and certification requirements on time and at scale; Protect Amperesand's path to market; Avoid program delays; Meet timeline and quality expectations

Industry & Context.

Energy Technology
Problems you'll solve

Identify and mitigate compliance risks; Proactively surface design, material, or process gaps; Drive timely resolution through structured trade-off analysis

Eligibility Requirements

Willingness and ability to travel up to 30%, International travel, Work on-site 5 days a week

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Technical degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Electronics, Systems Engineering, or a related or equivalent hands-on industry experience with complex power electronics hardware and regulatory compliance, 6+ years of experience in technical program management, compliance engineering, or regulatory affairs roles involving power electronics, electrical hardware, or energy systems in a production environment, Demonstrated experience managing product certifications to relevant safety and EMC standards (e.g., UL 1741, IEC 62109, IEC 61000 series, FCC Part 15, CE/UKCA marking, grid interconnection requirements such as IEEE 1547 or UL 1741-SA), Familiarity with product development lifecycle stages (EVT, DVT, PVT) and how compliance activities integrate with each phase, including test planning, failure analysis, design iteration, and final certification submission, Working knowledge of power electronics principles — converters, inverters, motor drives, grid-tied systems — sufficient to engage meaningfully with engineering teams on compliance implications of design decisions, cross-functional leadership skills with experience aligning engineering, quality, supply chain, and operations teams around shared compliance milestones and accountability, Experience managing external relationships with accredited test labs (e.g., UL, TÜV, Intertek, MET Labs) and regulatory bodies, including coordinating test schedules, responding to non-conformances, and managing re-test cycles, Excellent verbal, written, and visual communication skills — with the ability to translate complex regulatory requirements into clear engineering actions and present compliance status to both technical and executive audiences, Experience with material compliance programs (RoHS, REACH, conflict minerals) and component-level qualification processes tied to certification requirements, Comfortable operating in fast-paced, high-ambiguity environments with evolving regulatory landscapes and competing program priorities, Willingness and ability to travel up to 30%, including international locations, to support lab testing, regulatory audits, and global partner engagements

What You'll Do.

Lead compliance program end-to-end

Drive compliance roadmap

Define milestone-driven compliance schedules

Lead relationships with external test labs

Drive sample submissions

Manage response timelines

Ensure audit-readiness

Identify and mitigate compliance risks

Proactively surface design gaps

Partner with engineering and operations

Drive timely resolution

Own executive and cross functional compliance communications

Provide clear status updates

Drive integration of compliance requirements

Collaborate with electrical engineers

Ensure safety standards factored into design

Partner with supply chain and quality teams

Support DFM and design review processes

Develop and improve compliance program management infrastructure

Define activity trackers

Execute and maintain compliance documentation

Build out internal test lab capabilities

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Work across every stage of the product lifecycle; Embed compliance into development processes; Align engineering, quality, supply chain, and operations teams; Partner with engineering and operations to drive resolution; Collaborate with electrical and power electronics engineers; Partner with supply chain and quality teams; Support DFM and design review processes

Communication Scope

Excellent verbal, written, and visual communication skills; Translate complex regulatory requirements into clear engineering actions; Present compliance status to technical and executive audiences

Process & Methodology

Technical program management, Planning, Coordination, Roadmap definition, Milestone tracking, Schedule alignment, Risk mitigation, Status reporting, Documentation management, Resource allocation

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