Senior Engineering Manager, Hardware

About Gridware

Gridware is a San Francisco-based technology company dedicated to protecting and enhancing the electrical grid. We pioneered a groundbreaking new class of grid management called active grid response (AGR), focused on monitoring the electrical, physical, and environmental aspects of the grid that affect reliability and safety. Gridware’s advanced Active Grid Response platform uses high-precision sensors to detect potential issues early, enabling proactive maintenance and fault mitigation. This comprehensive approach helps improve safety, reduce outages, and ensure the grid operates efficiently. The company is backed by climate-tech and Silicon Valley investors. For more information, please visit www.Gridware.io.

Role Description 

As a Senior Manager on the Hardware team you will be responsible for leading all of the Hardware Engineering functions for a project (EE, ME, FW, and REL).  The ideal candidate is a proactive problem solver who thrives in ambiguity, brings clarity through structured and creative thinking, and isn’t afraid to roll up their sleeves. They communicate with empathy and precision, tailoring messages to resonate across audiences and disciplines. A strong sense of ownership, a product-first mentality, and a collaborative spirit are essential. You should be someone who can identify opportunities others may miss, form compelling ideas, and drive them into action—whether that means hands-on technical work, thoughtful cross-functional alignment, or shaping the future direction of the product. 

• Understands and deals well with rapid development cycles; remains flexible when faced with uncertainty and changes in direction 
• Ability to be influential on a highly integrated team of technical and non-technical members. 
• Manage product development programs by defining milestones and success criteria, resource allocation, and successful on-time delivery. 
• Use technical judgment while working with large, cross-functional teams. 
• Develop tools and processes to improve hardware engineering productivity. 
• Ownership of schedules, budgets, priorities for hardware projects. 
• Identify and highlight technical risk areas and mitigation strategies in partnership with impacted teams to own driving them to closure 
• Define best practices and be a coach/mentor to develop people on your team 

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science or equivalent practical experience. 
• 10 years of professional experience in hardware product development with 3 yrs managing a team. 

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Scienceor a related technical field. 
• 15 years of professional experience in hardware product development with 5 yrs managing a team. 
• Experience partnering with cross-functional leadership 
• Experience building highly effective engineering organizations, partnering closely with cross-functional teams and influencing without authority. 
• Experience with developing product for high volume mass production 
• Experience collaborating with factories and/or supply chain to coordinate NPI development activities 
• Experience contributing to the creation or evolution of Product Development Processes (PDP) 

This describes the ideal candidate; many of us have picked up this expertise along the way. Even if you meet only part of this list, we encourage you to apply!

Benefits

Health, Dental & Vision (Gold and Platinum with some providers plans fully covered) 

Paid parental leave 

Alternating day off (every other Monday)

“Off the Grid”, a two week per year paid break for all employees. 

Commuter allowance 

Company-paid training