Project Manager (Hardware) at Rippling Recruiting, Salt Lake City, UT

Project Manager (Hardware) at Rippling Recruiting in Salt Lake City, UT. Full-time. $110,000 to $140,000 a year. Apply with swipeandhired.

At Torus, we “Value Speed and Quality Equally, ” which means world-class project management is a must. As a Project Manager on the Hardware team, you will bridge product development, manufacturing, quality, and field operations to deliver energy storage systems on aggressive timelines. Success in this role requires understanding context across the organization, communicating priorities clearly, and ensuring teams stay aligned and moving fast. This isn't a traditional project manager role. It's about making sure the right work happens at the right time for the right reasons.

You’ll report directly to the Head of Hardware, and work cross-functionally with electrical, mechanical, firmware, manufacturing, quality, and field operations teams to coordinate delivery of all Torus products.
Who You Are
You thrive at the intersection of technical depth and cross-functional pace — equally comfortable in a design review and a shop-floor huddle. You bring:

• A systems thinker, not just a scheduler You see how a firmware delay ripples into manufacturing and field support, and you plan accordingly. Reflecting our principle to Think About Systems and Data Holistically.
• A bias for clarity over noise You cut through complex technical discussions to give teams a clear answer, an owner, and a deadline. Answer First, every time.
• A builder of trust, not just timelines You earn credibility across electrical, mechanical, firmware, quality, and field teams by Seeking Context First. Understanding their constraints before asking them to move faster.
• Someone who holds the line on both speed and craftsmanship You push urgency without cutting corners, because at Torus we Value Speed & Quality Equally. Do it nice, or do it twice.
• A customer-first prioritizer When trade-offs get hard, you know the Customer Breaks the Tie. And you make sure the team does too.
• Comfortable in ambiguity Fast scale-up means incomplete information; you define a path forward anyway, communicating progress and setbacks with Transparent, Direct updates.
• Steady under pressure You approach technical blockers and field escalations with a Cautiously Optimistic mindset. Realistic about the obstacle and confident in the team's ability to solve it.
• A simplifier You turn complex engineering trade-offs into documentation and stand-ups that keep people aligned without adding bureaucracy. Keep It Simple.

Responsibilities
Program Delivery

• Ensure the “Customer Breaks the Tie” by prioritizing customer needs during critical projects
• Break down complex work into achievable phases with clear success criteria
• Proactively identify risks technical, resource, and supply chain blockers and drive mitigation plans
• Define and track milestones across product development and manufacturing programs
• Manage schedules including tasks, dependencies, and timelines across multiple engineering disciplines
• Allocate engineering resources effectively, tracking workload and capacity
• Monitor progress against plans, identify delays early, and escalate risks appropriately

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Build relationships and trust across cross-functional teams
• Facilitate communication between engineering, quality, manufacturing, production, and field operations
• Provide context on why work matters, including customer needs, timeline drivers, technical trade-offs
• Manage handoffs between product development, manufacturing, and quality teams
• Ensure manufacturing and field learnings drive product improvements by creating a culture of continuous retrospectives
• Lead daily team stand-ups with a strong sense of urgency and accelerate team delivery

Execution & Problem Solving

• Fill gaps to ensure team success
• Drive rapid resolution when field teams find issues, manufacturing discovers quality problems, or engineering encounters technical blockers
• Navigate ambiguity during fast scaling - define paths forward with incomplete information
• Identify process gaps and inefficiencies and implement fixes
• Synthesize complex technical discussions into clear action plans with owners and timelines
• Maintain documentation that keeps teams aligned without creating bureaucracy
• Understand general product development lifecycle processes
• Facilitates the Change Management Process from request initiated to implemented into production

Required Experience

• Engineering degree (mechanical, electrical, aerospace, or similar) with ability to understand complex technical systems
• Jira/Atlassian or similar tools in hardware development context
• 5+ years managing technical programs across engineering, manufacturing, and quality
• Experience with energy storage, battery systems, power electronics, or related domains (BMS, inverters, grid interconnection, utility requirements)
• Track record in fast-paced startup or scale-up environments
• Strong communication skills — you make technical complexity clear for any audience
• Bias for action — you see problems and fix them without waiting for perfect information
• Creative in your problem solving methodology and non-standardized projects

Preferred Experience

• Experience with utility interconnection standards (IEEE 1547, 1741, UL 1741-SB)
• Manufacturing scale-up from prototype to volume production
• General knowledge of electrical systems

Additional Details
Background Check All candidates are subject to a background check.
Location + Travel The role is onsite based at our GigaOne warehouse in Salt Lake City (air-conditioned) with some remote work. May require occasional onsite work at our South Salt Lake HQ Warehouse and/or Springville R&D Warehouse (air-conditioned and non air-conditioned).
Schedule Full-Time, Salaried
Compensation $110,000-140,000 (Note: We have the flexibility to hire at different levels, which may impact the corresponding pay range.)
Work Authorization Applicants must already have the legal authorization to work in the US without requiring any employer sponsorship.
Physical Requirements

• Regularly operates a computer and other peripheral office equipment such as a printer or mouse.
• When on the production floor, required to don personal protective equipment to include, but not limited to ear protection, gloves, eye protection and/or safety helmet.
• When on the production floor, ability to observe, detect and respond to audible and visual machine malfunction warnings.
• Ability to communicate information so others can understand. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.
• Must report to work reliably and with the ability to use full and unimpaired skills and judgment to safely execute your job.
• Proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking English required.

Our Perks & Benefits
Benefits eligibility is based on employment status.
Financial

• Employee Rewards Package including equity
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
• Torus paid life and AD&D Insurance with options to purchase additional coverage
• Voluntary short- and long-term disability insurance

Health & Wellness

• Health Benefits Package: Choice between traditional PPO or HSA-eligible medical plans with Torus covering 50% of medical premiums; Dental insurance; and Vision insurance
• Plan participants have access to telehealth services, mental health support and coaching, and exclusive discounts on brands, dining, entertainment, and more.

Time Off

• Unlimited discretionary PTO or 10 days annual PTO
• 10 paid company holidays
• Waiting period-free 100% paid parental leave

Culture & Community

• Regular company-wide offsites to showcase our progress and learnings. A time to step back, think strategically, and work on the business together.
• Team members receive Torus branded gear
• Peer Recognition Program
• Fully stocked break rooms with free snacks and drinks. Because great work deserves great fuel.

Torus is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

Torus participates in E-Verify. Once you accept a job offer, we will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from your Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.

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About Torus
Torus is headquartered in Utah and is expanding manufacturing at our 545,000-square-foot facility in Salt Lake City called GigaOne. We are the world’s first mesh energy infrastructure, uniting communities through resilient, sustainable, and intelligent power. We design, engineer, manufacture, install, and support our systems end-to-end, standing behind them throughout their lifecycle. Torus systems help reduce costs, lower emissions, and protect facilities from outages, while strengthening the security and reliability of the broader utility grid. Torus is committed to American manufacturing, engineering excellence, and building energy systems that last.

Torus has raised over $267 million from investors like Magnetar, Mercado, ICONIQ and Origin Ventures. The investments are helping to accelerate deployment of modular power plants across utilities, data centers, and industrial sectors. This investor confidence reflects the strength of our team, technology as well as the scale of the problem we are solving.

At Torus, you will be part of something larger than a single product or technology. Your work will help build energy infrastructure that supports and strengthens our electrical grid, critical systems, industry, and communities for decades to come. We value accountability, collaboration, and clear thinking. We are looking for people who want to solve hard problems and build things that matter.