New Product Introduction (NPI) Technical Program Manager

The Robot Age; South San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Zipline in South San Francisco is hiring an NPI technical program manager to move new autonomous delivery hardware from development into scalable production and operations.

The role requires coordinating engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and operations, tracking readiness and risks, and driving deployment from prototype to reliable operation.

Qualifications

• Technical program management experience with hardware, robotics, aerospace, or complex manufactured products.
• Strong cross-functional coordination across engineering and operations teams.
• Ability to identify risks before they affect launch timelines.
• Willingness to work from Zipline's South San Francisco site.

Responsibilities

• Drive program plans for new product introduction efforts
• Coordinate engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and operations stakeholders
• Track readiness, risks, milestones, and cross-functional dependencies
• Help new drone-delivery systems move from prototype toward reliable deployment

Skills

Technical program management

Hardware

Robotics

Aerospace

Cross-functional coordination

Risk identification

On-site work

Job description

What the role actually is

Zipline is hiring an NPI technical program manager in South San Francisco. The role is about moving new autonomous delivery hardware and related systems from development into scalable production and operations.

For a robotics company, NPI is where product intent, engineering readiness, manufacturing constraints, and field operations all have to reconcile.

What you would work on

• Drive program plans for new product introduction efforts
• Coordinate engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and operations stakeholders
• Track readiness, risks, milestones, and cross-functional dependencies
• Help new drone-delivery systems move from prototype toward reliable deployment

What they are asking for

• Technical program management experience with hardware, robotics, aerospace, or complex manufactured products
• Strong cross-functional coordination across engineering and operations teams
• Ability to identify risks before they affect launch timelines
• Willingness to work from Zipline's South San Francisco site

Why this one is worth a look

Zipline's product is not just an aircraft; it is a deployed logistics system. NPI work there is interesting because it has to make autonomous hardware manufacturable, supportable, and operationally dependable.