Staff Technical Program Manager

The marine industry supports recreation, global commerce, and national defense. And yet it runs on technology that hasn't meaningfully changed in fifty years. Until now.

Arc is on a mission to electrify the marine industry. We're rethinking powertrains, software, and vessel designs from first principles. And we're already executing. We started with consumers to develop and harden our core technology. We’re now scaling production of our flagship model with new models and sectors on the horizon. Now we’re extending our platform to commercial applications, starting with tugs, ferries, and defense, with years worth of signed contracts and a pipeline that spans every vessel type on the water.

The technology is proven, the momentum is building, and the opportunity is enormous. The marine industry is going electric and Arc is building the platform that powers it

As Arc's Staff Technical Program Manager for Commercial, you will own commercial programs from award through delivery, starting with a $160M contract to deliver a fleet of electric tugboats. That means owning schedule, scope, and risk for commercial programs from design through production and delivery; contributing delivery and performance inputs to proposals led by our Proposal Specialist; owning the working relationship with our shipyard and build partners; and running the operating cadence that turns customer commitments into delivered vessels.

We're looking for someone fired up by the mission and ready to build. You'll thrive here if you move fast, take ownership, and care about the details. This is a full-time, on-site role at our Los Angeles headquarters

• →Owning schedule, scope, and risk for commercial powertrain programs from design through production and delivery, starting with the electric tug program
• →Partnering with commercial sales leaders to translate won deals into structured, executable programs
• →Contributing delivery and performance inputs to bids, supplying the Proposal Specialist with schedule, risk, and execution content on their timeline
• →Pressure-testing delivery feasibility and timelines once an opportunity reaches technical qualification, and coordinating the cross-functional engagement that turns an agreed scope into a buildable plan, ensuring commitments made in the deal are captured, resourced, and delivered
• →Owning the working relationship with shipyards and build partners and interfacing with Engineering and Supply Chain to align build plans, long-lead items, and production readiness with customer commitments
• →Running the internal operating cadence for new deals and active programs, including program kickoffs (post-award, with the customer), milestone reviews, risk registers, change control, and executive updates 
• →Synthesizing feedback from new deals and active programs to inform product roadmap, pricing, and commercial playbooks
• →Building the program-management processes and tooling that Arc's Commercial business will scale on
• →Travel to partner companies (shipyards, operators) to coordinate design and build activities. 

• 7+ years of experience delivering complex, multi-disciplinary hardware programs
• Background in marine/shipbuilding, EV/battery, aerospace, defense, or hardware technology program management
• Proficiency with program planning at depth: building complex schedules, mapping interdependencies, and running risk and change management
• Experience working across the sales-to-execution boundary, contributing to proposals and then delivering on the commitments made in them
• Ability to communicate and persuade across engineering, manufacturing, sales, executives, and customers
• Experience owning a vendor or build-partner relationship directly 
• This position requires access to information controlled under U.S. export control laws and regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Applicants must be a 'U.S. person' as defined by ITAR (22 CFR §120.62) — i.e., a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent resident, or protected individual (asylee or refugee).

• Familiarity with government contracting (milestone-based deliverables, FAR/DFARS, ITAR handling)
• Experience in marine classification processes (e.g., ABS) or high-voltage/battery systems
• Experience standing up program-management processes in a scaling organization
• Comfortable pushing at a fast but sustainable pace
• Enthusiasm for boating and the water

At Arc, we encourage diversity and consider all qualified applicants equally for employment, regardless of background, identity, or status. You’re always welcome to reach out even if you don’t meet many of these qualifications. Passion and aptitude make up for a lot.

We move with urgency and build with care. We value these five things above all else:

• Ownership over both your work and the company’s success
• Empathy for colleagues and for customers
• Humility  in problem solving and collaboration
• Pragmatism for navigating ambiguity quickly and sensibly 
• Inclusion of different backgrounds, opinions, cultures, and perspectives.

We want people who share and embody these values. It is vital that our values align - we’d be happy to elaborate on any or all of these during the interview process.