Senior Technical Program Manager - Robotics

This role is based in Santa Clara, CA and requires on-site work at least 2 days a week.

Compensation:

$168,000 - $322,000/year

Responsibilities:

• Own end-to-end program execution for robotics software initiatives: requirements, schedules, risk mitigation, and releases.
• Coordinate cross-functional workstreams across product, simulation, model training, deployment, on-robot validation and more.
• Provide independent technical perspective — challenging assumptions, identifying architectural risks, and grounding decisions in sound engineering principles.
• Drive process improvements to the product lifecycle (PLC), lead release planning.
• Facilitate technical reviews, triage blockers, and communicate status to stakeholders and leadership.
• Identify and handle multi-functional dependencies and risks proactively.

Requirements:

• BS or MS in Computer Science, Robotics, AI, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 8+ years in Technical Program Management delivering software products.
• Hands-on robotics experience in one or more: robot learning, simulation-based development, model deployment to edge/robot platforms, robot evaluation/benchmarking, or sensor integration.
• Strong grasp of foundational concepts in software development and Agile methodologies.
• Proven success managing complex, multi-team programs with competing priorities.
• Technical depth sufficient to evaluate engineering proposals, ask probing questions, and offer informed feedback.
• Ability to think long-term and build consensus to make programs successful.

Ways to Stand Out:

• Prior software development or robotics engineering role.
• Direct experience with Isaac Sim, Isaac ROS, Omniverse, or equivalent simulation/SDK tools.
• Familiarity with ML training pipelines, reinforcement learning, or imitation learning workflows.
• Background in autonomous vehicles, manipulation, or mobile robotics platforms.
• Experience navigating hardware/software co-development cycles.