Senior/Staff Engineering Program Manager, Collaborative Robots

• Passionate about pioneering product development at the intersection of robotics and AI
• Excel in orchestrating complex programs that drive innovation
• You’re a strategic thinker with a hands-on approach, eager to lead cross-functional teams in delivering integrated system solutions
• This role is a golden opportunity for those with a strong technical background and a customer-centric mindset, ready to tackle challenges head-on and create scalable products
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Computer Science, or related field)
• 5+ years of program management experience, including the development of software products for an autonomous system
• Excellent leadership and team-building skills, with experience leading cross-functional teams
• Experience guiding SW teams focused on cutting-edge product development
• Proven ability to manage complex projects using methodologies like Agile or Scrum, while holding to top level company goals/milestones
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical information clearly
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Highly motivated, excellent communicator, thriving in fast-paced and collaborative startup environments

Desirable

• In this role, you will guide the development of all software related to our robot, Proxie
• This includes our autonomy stack (Localization, Perception, Navigation), robot behaviors, and the fleet management system for both the current generation of product and future generations
• You will work across the software, hardware, and customer operations teams to drive the achievement of our company goals
• You will create plans, execute those plans, enable decision making, and push issues to closure
• As a linchpin between engineering, operations, and company leadership, you’ll be a key leader in helping us achieve our ambitious goals
• Lead End-to-End Programs: Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of software supporting continuous improvement and new features on our current robots, as well as for future robots
• Drive Execution: Create plans that meet scope, timeline, and resource budget requirements, then manage them to closure
• Cross-Functional Coordination: Collaborate with software developers, hardware engineers, operations team members, and customer-facing teams to align objectives and deliverables
• Risk/Opportunity Management: Proactively identify potential risks and opportunities that may impact the product or schedule - develop strategies to mitigate/enact them
• Technical Expertise: Blend technical expertise with business expertise to provide guidance on how software engineering work aligns with customer/product needs
• Issue Resolution: Identify and troubleshoot issues that arise during deployments, working closely with engineering teams to resolve them
• Scrappy Process Improvement: Continuously seek opportunities to streamline and simplify processes