Actuator TPM: Lead End-to-End Hardware Programs

Triwill Group; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenAI is seeking a Technical Program Manager to own actuator development and integration from system goals through production readiness. You will coordinate cross‑functional teams across mechanical, electrical, firmware, harnessing, controls, testing and manufacturing to deliver reliable actuator systems on schedule.

Based in San Francisco, this role requires in‑person presence 4 days a week and offers the chance to shape hardware programs from prototype to ramp, while surfacing risks early and

Qualifications

• Led complex electromechanical hardware programs from development through manufacturing.
• Able to reason about actuator internal architecture and system integration through PCBAs, connectors, cables, etc.
• Experience across ME, EE, firmware, interconnecting harnesses, controls, test, reliability, manufacturing, and supply chain.
• Understanding hardware development realities including prototype cycles, long-lead parts, suppliers, testing, design changes, and production ramp.

Responsibilities

• Drive actuator programs end-to-end, aligning scope, milestones, interfaces, dependencies, and exit criteria across engineering teams.
• Drive scope lock and technical convergence for sprints, MVPs, and stretch goals while connecting component decisions to system performance.
• Coordinate actuator development across motors, gears, sensing, electronics, and firmware, and align the electrical and mechanical interfaces that connect actuators to the broader robot.
• Lead validation planning from early prototypes through engineering validation, reliability testing, and production readiness.
• Drive tradeoff decisions across cost, quality, performance, schedule, and lead time by collaborating cross-functionally and quantifying impact to meet program deliverables.
• Establish effective mechanisms for technical reviews, change control, design releases, decision tracking, and manufacturing readiness.
• Surface risks early and drive decisions, owners, and actions to closure.

Skills

Electromechanical hardware

Cross-functional leadership

System integration

Program management

Job description

OpenAI is seeking a Technical Program Manager to own actuator development and integration from system goals through production readiness. You will coordinate cross‑functional teams across mechanical, electrical, firmware, harnessing, controls, testing and manufacturing to deliver reliable actuator systems on schedule.

Based in San Francisco, this role requires in‑person presence 4 days a week and offers the chance to shape hardware programs from prototype to ramp, while surfacing risks early and