Senior Technical Program Manager
Pickle Robot Company
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Charlestown • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $140,000 - $160,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Lead multiple programs for complex robotic development, ensuring on-time, high-quality deliverables from conception to deployment and production scaling.
- Drive strategic schedules for critical programs across the robotics portfolio, ensuring timely delivery of key milestones and proactively managing dependencies.
- Enable core engineers to focus on critical development and innovation by optimizing workflows, eliminating operational bottlenecks, and building scalable processes.
- Partner with engineering, product management, technology development, and operations leadership to define program strategy, project requirements, technical milestones, and success metrics.
- Develop comprehensive program plans, schedules, and risk management strategies for programs involving mechanical, electrical, embedded systems, and software components.
- Drive cross-functional coordination and communication at all levels to resolve technical challenges, align teams toward common objectives, and maintain program momentum across the organization.
- Own and optimize the Engineering Change Management (ECM) process, ensuring efficient BOM management, drawing release workflows, version control, and traceability.
- Manage stakeholder expectations across engineering teams, executives, external partners, and customers, providing clear program updates, reports, and proactive risk mitigation plans.
- Ensure compliance with industry regulations, safety standards, and best practices in robotics development and warehouse automation.
- Lead partnerships with supply chain, manufacturing, and deployment teams to ensure seamless integration, production scaling, and field deployment of robotics solutions.
- Establish and track program health metrics, identify risks early, and drive corrective actions to keep critical programs on track.
- Mentor junior TPMs and engineers on program management best practices, risk management, and cross-functional collaboration.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in technical program management in robotics, automation, or closely related fields
- Robotics experience or experience in a closely related field is required
- Deep knowledge of robotics systems, including sensors, actuators, embedded systems, motion control, and complex hardware/software integration
- Proven track record of successfully leading and delivering complex, multi-disciplinary programs from conception to deployment and production scaling in fast-paced, high-growth environments
- Strong experience with Engineering Change Management (ECM), BOM management, drawing release processes, and configuration management. Familiarity with Arena or similar PLM tools is highly desirable
- Expert understanding of Waterfall, Phase-Gated, Agile, and Scrum project management methodologies with demonstrated ability to apply them effectively. Deep familiarity with Jira, Smartsheet, or similar tools
- Exceptional ability to identify technical trade-offs, prioritize critical tasks, and solve complex challenges in robotics development with minimal guidance
- Proven ability to influence and align engineering teams, executives, and external partners on program goals and drive consensus across competing priorities
- Experience with robotics automation, industrial robotics, autonomous systems, or warehouse automation is highly desirable
- Strong background in supply chain, manufacturing, and production scaling for robotics hardware
- Demonstrated ability to lead in fast-paced, dynamic environments with evolving priorities, ambiguity, and technical complexity
- Exceptional communication and cross-functional collaboration skills with ability to operate effectively at all organizational levels
- Self-driven, highly organized, strategic thinker excited to work in an R&D-heavy robotics environment
- Willing to work at least 3 days per week at our offices in Charlestown, Massachusetts.
Benefits
- health, dental, & vision insurance
- unlimited vacation
- all federal and state holidays
- 401K contributions of 5% your salary
- travel supplies
- other items to make your working life more fun, comfortable, and productive.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
technical program managementrobotics systemssensorsactuatorsembedded systemsmotion controlhardware/software integrationEngineering Change Management (ECM)BOM managementconfiguration management
Soft skills
problem-solvinginfluencingcross-functional collaborationcommunicationstrategic thinkingmentoringprioritizationrisk managementadaptabilityleadership