Senior Principal Program Manager, Berkshire Grey
Engineering TPM
Travel: Approximately 10-15%
Office located in Bedford, MA
Autonomous fulfilment robots
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Autonomous fulfilment robots
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
Travel: Approximately 10-15%
Office located in Bedford, MA
201-500 employees
Company mission
To help businesses succeed with AI-enabled robotics that transforms the way they thrive, compete and win.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate brings deep experience leading quality functions across multidisciplinary product organizations and thrives in an environment where software, hardware, and delivery of continuous customer value intersect
- Familiarity with standard PM SW tools such as JIRA, Project, Instagantt, etc
- Familiarity with and experience executing standard Product Development Processes, including phase gate reviews, standard development artifacts, etc
- Experience working in R&D teams and environments focused on longer horizon, NRE-intensive activities
- 8+ years experience with hands on engineering of high complexity technical products, with at least:
- 5 years managing engineering teams
- We're looking for a systems thinker who leads with curiosity, collaboration, and a customer-first mindset
Desirable
- Background in robotics, warehouse automation, or industrial software is a strong plus
What the job involves
- This is a senior technical leadership role that will shape the reliability and scalability of complex, hardware-integrated systems deployed in high-volume environments
- All budget related items, including forecasting, approving expenses, material spend, tracking actuals, etc
- All program planning related items, including all Product Development process artifacts such as schedules, budget forecasts, headcount allocation over time, etc
- Managing Design and Development Process execution/phase gate reviews, etc
- Program scope, including feature delivery in support of signed deals and approved work, etc
- Product, hardware, and software design quality. Providing support for Operations as they track manufacturing, and supplier quality
- Collation and understanding of fleet-level KPIs through the customer-handoff, and the ability to retrieve the state of active sites when asked
- Product management activities, including helping to define product and technology roadmaps based on requests from GTM, etc.:
- Near term (driven by signed deals)
- Longer term (driven by what is being requested by customers/GTM)
- Continuous improvement, cost reduction opportunities, etc
- All extra-team communications and requests, including filtering and managing comms and requests between engineering team members and other organizations such as CX, Supply Chain, Contract Manufacturing, the Go-To-Market teams, or customer organizations
- Ensuring IC systems are operational and staffed for all approved VIP visits and demos
- Generating engineering estimates in support of new deals
- Providing periodic updates, including but not limited to:
- Monday company standup
- To Executive Team on key initiatives such as cost reduction, etc., as needed
- Driving consensus within program team and with engineering leadership
- For all things on the program, either knowing, or knowing who knows
- For the Competency:
- Help to develop BG specific product design & development processes
- Develop best practices across programs at BG
- Travel: Approximately 10-15%
Our take
The boom in eCommerce over recent years has created a need for increased productivity in fulfilment, with businesses needing to scale up to remain competitive. Berkshire Grey develops and supplies AI-powered robots for warehouses and fulfilment centres, delivering intelligent, mobile robots for supply chain process automation to increase throughput, lower delivery times, and reduce costs.
Setting up robotics systems can be very costly for companies, which is why Berkshire Grey offers a Robots as a Service (RaaS) model. This enables businesses to automate their processes without a large upfront investment. By using its robots, Berkshire Grey claims, businesses can reduce picking costs by 70-80% and increase throughput by 25-35%—impressive numbers that certainly make it a strong choice for interested parties.
Despite competition from Amazon Robotics and Fetch Robotics, Berkshire Grey has carved out a niche in the growing robotics market. In 2023, the company merged with SoftBank in a $375 million go-private transaction. This merger aims to strengthen Berkshire Grey's capabilities, streamline operations, and maintain a competitive edge. The merger with SoftBank will enable the company to better serve its customers with its disruptive AI robotics technology, driving efficiency in their operations.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
5% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Jan 2020
$263m
SERIES B
Apr 2016
$13.5m
SERIES A
Total funding: $276.5m
Company benefits
- Healthcare - Full medical, dental and vision. Life insurance, gym stipends and wellness programs
- Vacation - We value hard work and we like to have fun. Take time when you need it
- Recognition - Peer shout outs, achievement celebrations and leadership awards let you know you’ve made a difference
- Retirement - Stock options and generous 401(k) matching
- Nutrients - Lunch is delivered daily, a plethora of snacks, gourmet coffee, Soylent, and top-shelf beverages
Company HQ
Bedford, MA
Leadership
Tom Wagner
(CEO)Tom Wagner is the founder of multiple pilot activities and serves as an advisor to small companies and universities. Prior to Berkshire Grey, Wagner had the privilege of serving as the Chief Technology Officer of iRobot. Prior to joining iRobot, Wagner served as a program manager at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the research and development agency of the US Department of Defense.
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