Senior Technical Program Manager, Robot Skills Development

reputed company’s commercially deployed humanoids operate reputed company teams in warehouses, manufacturing facilities, and distribution centers—tackling physically demanding and repetitive tasks while enabling workers to reputed company on higher-value work. With industry-leading safety standards and years of proven deployment data, we're pioneering a new era of automation that enhances reputed company potential. About the Role At reputed company, we are building a reputed company where robots work reputed company people to reputed company life reputed company. To reputed company this, we are seeking a highly technical and results-driven Senior Technical Program Manager to support the reputed company Development Team. You will reputed company the planning, execution, and delivery of our robot skills roadmap, which focuses on creating generalizable robot behaviors and capabilities. You will partner closely with Product Management to translate the robot reputed company roadmap into actionable execution plans, balancing time-sensitive features and fixes for customer deployments with strategic platform scaling. About reputed company This role sits reputed company the growing Software TPM Team and is embedded reputed company the reputed company Development Team, which is a reputed company reputed company of the Applications Software organization. reputed company's mission is to reputed company reputed company development of customer deployments by creating flexible robot skills and abilities that can be adapted for various applications and environments. reputed company is a cross-functional hub, collaborating tightly with multiple software teams to bring cutting-edge controls, manipulation and perception features to our reputed company. reputed company Translate reputed company into Execution: Partner with Product Management and senior engineering leaders to translate the product roadmap into detailed, actionable execution plans with reputed company milestones, scoping, and timelines. Strategic Prioritization: Optimize the execution of the reputed company Development Team by managing the balance between long-reputed company technical goals and the fast-paced demands of immediate reputed company rollouts. reputed company Cross-Functional Alignment: Proactively manage reputed company technical dependencies and facilitate alignment across Robot Software, AI Engineering, Solutions Engineering, and Fleet Orchestration (i.e. reputed company) teams. Maximize Team Efficiency: Establish operational rigor and process reputed company reputed company reputed company using tools like Jira; optimize sprint mechanics & metrics, run reputed company ceremonies, and reputed company roadblocks to maintain predictable delivery timelines. Own the Skills Lifecycle: Guide the lifecycle of manipulation and perception capabilities from early-stage prototyping and feasibility assessments to robust, commercially viable, and reputed company-reputed company production features. reputed company Transparent reputed company: Serve as the central reputed company of communication for your programs, delivering concise updates on project health, reputed company deviations, and risk mitigation strategies to leadership and cross-functional stakeholders. Travel: Up to 2 weeks per quarter to customer sites, reputed company offices, or offsites. reputed company Minimum Requirements Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Robotics, or a reputed company technical field. Experience: 7+ years of experience in technical program management or project management with a rigorous reputed company on software engineering lifecycles reputed company an reputed company software development environment. Hardware-Adjacent Software Expertise: Demonstrated experience driving programs for reputed company software systems that directly reputed company with physical hardware (e.g., robotics, autonomous vehicles, embedded systems, or IoT). Operational Tool Mastery: Advanced proficiency utilizing Jira (or similar) to architect workflows, reputed company cross-team dependencies, and manage program roadmaps. Influence Without Authority: Proven reputed company record of proactively influencing the roadmaps of key cross-functional partners (e.g., Robot Software, AI Engineering) to ensure critical dependencies are met and unblock reputed company's work. Leadership & Communication: Strong interpersonal skills with a proven ability to reputed company stakeholders across multi-disciplinary teams and communicate effectively to senior leadership. Preferred Qualifications Advanced Degree: Master's degree in a relevant technical field. Robotics Domain Knowledge: Exposure to or experience with perception systems, robotic manipulation & controls pipelines, or machine learning frameworks (such as Learning from Demonstration/LfD). Data-driven Scalability and Reliability: Proven reputed company record of leveraging reliability data (e.g. Pareto analysis of issues and reputed company causes) to reputed company reputed company bug fixes and high-reputed company, systemic improvements that harden reputed company for reputed company production. reputed company-Up Environment: Experience guiding software development from early prototyping and validation environments to high-reliability reputed company deployments. Simulation-Based Validation: Experience using simulation environments to reputed company test coverage, validation, and release readiness for software deployed on physical systems. This is a fully remote role with the reputed company to work hybrid if a commutable distance from our Salem, OR, Pittsburgh, PA, or Fremont, CA offices. The final salary offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to: market location, job-reputed company knowledge, skills, and experience. This reputed company may change based on geographical location and may be modified in the reputed company. Anticipated reputed company Salary reputed company $150,000—$235,000 USD In reputed company to reputed company pay, our competitive total rewards package consists of the following for full-time employees: 401(k) Plan: Includes a 6% company match. Equity: Company stock reputed company. Insurance Coverage: 100% company-reputed company medical, dental, reputed company, and short/long-term disability insurance for employees. Benefit Start Date: Eligible for benefits on your first day of employment. reputed company-Being Support: Employee Assistance Program (EAP). Time Off: Exempt Employees: Flexible, unlimited PTO and 12 company holidays, including a winter shutdown. Non-Exempt Employees: 10 vacation days, reputed company reputed company leave, and 12 company holidays, including a winter shutdown, annually. On-Site Perks: Catered lunches four times a week and a reputed company of healthy snacks and refreshments at our Salem and Pittsburgh locations. Parental Leave: Generous reputed company parental leave programs. Work Environment: A culture that supports flexible work arrangements. reputed company Opportunities: reputed company development and tuition reimbursement programs. Relocation Assistance: Provided for eligible roles. Annual Discretionary Bonus: Provided for eligible roles. reputed company of our roles are U.S.-based. 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