Robotics Build Program Lead

Walden Robotics; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual cash bonus

Company equity

Insurance programs

401(k) with company match

Flexible PTO

Daily lunch

Job summary

Walden Robotics seeks a Build Technical Project Manager to own planning and cross-functional execution of humanoid robot builds. You will manage the build program schedule and drive dependencies, risks, and decisions to keep production on track from prototype through ramp.

You will partner with the hands-on build team to translate engineering priorities into predictable, on-time builds. This role requires technical fluency to read BOMs, schematics, and CAD drawings, and strong organizational and

Qualifications

• 7+ years in technical program or project management, hardware build or manufacturing operations, or a closely related role delivering complex electromechanical or robotic products.
• Proven track record owning schedules, milestones, and cross-functional execution for complex hardware programs from prototype through production.
• Strong technical fluency—read BOMs, schematics, CAD drawings, and understand build/integration/test workflows.

Responsibilities

• Own the build program schedule, milestones, and execution plan for producing humanoid robots from prototype builds through production ramp.
• Drive cross-functional coordination across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, build, and test to keep builds on track and aligned on priorities.
• Identify, track, and resolve dependencies, risks, blockers, and parts and schedule constraints; escalate and drive decisions to keep the program moving.
• Translate engineering and production priorities into a clear, sequenced build plan with the build team.
• Establish and continuously improve program-management processes—planning cadences, build readiness reviews, status tracking, and stakeholder reporting.
• Own feedback loops from build issues, schedule slips, and readiness gaps back into engineering, manufacturing, and supply-chain planning, and communicate status, risks, and tradeoffs clearly to leadership.

Skills

Technical program management

Hardware build operations

Cross-functional coordination

Read BOMs schematics CAD

Risk and dependency management

Planning cadences / status reporting

Tools

ERP/MRP

PLM

MES

Project-tracking systems

Job description

Walden Robotics seeks a Build Technical Project Manager to own planning and cross-functional execution of humanoid robot builds. You will manage the build program schedule and drive dependencies, risks, and decisions to keep production on track from prototype through ramp.

You will partner with the hands-on build team to translate engineering priorities into predictable, on-time builds. This role requires technical fluency to read BOMs, schematics, and CAD drawings, and strong organizational and