Remote Technical Program Manager, Industrial Controls

Exol

United States

Remote

USD 144,000 - 211,000

Full time

8 days ago

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Job summary

Symbotic is seeking an ICs Technical Program Manager, R&D to lead Industrial Controls workstreams for strategic customer NPI programs. You will align engineering, product, manufacturing, and suppliers to deliver production-ready automation systems on time and within budget.

You will coordinate across multiple disciplines, manage risk, and report to leadership with data-driven updates. The role requires deep experience in electro-mechanical and automation systems and a strong vendor management

Qualifications

Minimum of 8 years of related experience or equivalent work experience.
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
Proven experience delivering complex electro-mechanical, robotics, automation, or industrial systems through the full NPI lifecycle.
Demonstrated success taking complex hardware and software systems from concept through design validation, prototype builds, FAT/SAT, pilot lines, and production scale-up.
Experience owning workstream budgets, scope baselines, integrated master schedules, and active risk registers, with proficiency in MS Project, Jira, Confluence, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Strong experience managing external vendors, suppliers, and systems integrators, including SOWs, milestones, performance tracking, and escalations.
Ability to influence cross-functional engineering teams and resource managers without direct authority; familiarity with Rockwell Automation, Studio 5000, Beckhoff, Siemens, safety systems, or warehouse automation is preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end Industrial Controls workstream execution for strategic customer NPI programs.
Establish, organize, and maintain workstream budgets, scope baselines, and integrated master schedules.
Own relationships with external controls vendors and systems integrators, including SOW governance and milestone tracking.
Build and manage risk registers covering technical, vendor, manufacturing, schedule, and financial risks.
Coordinate across Product, Mechanical, Electrical, Controls, Internal Tools Software, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, and Field Operations.
Lead technical reviews, design reviews, gate reviews, and executive status reviews with data-driven reporting.
Support prototype builds, validation, system integration, manufacturing readiness, FAT/SAT, pilot builds, site commissioning, ECOs and BOM releases.