Robotics Technical Project Manager — Cross-Program Delivery

Industrial Next (YC W22); San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation to SF Bay Area

Equity ownership

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Job summary

Industrial Next (YC W22) in San Francisco is seeking a Member of Technical Staff, Technical Project Manager to coordinate multi-project customer programs at the hardware-robotics frontier. You will report to the CTO and manage planning, milestones, and risk while aligning engineering reality with commitments.

The role requires 3+ years as TPM/Engineering PM in hardware-shipping contexts, an engineering background, and strong planning discipline.

Qualifications

• BS in engineering, CS, or equivalent; you can read code, specs, and engineering trade-off documents fluently.
• At least 3 years as a TPM or Engineering PM in a hardware-shipping company.
• Customer-facing experience with joint planning, milestone management, escalation.
• Understands hardware and research-to-product cycles and can plan accordingly.
• Engineering background in robotics software.

Responsibilities

• Report to the CTO and customers to run customer relationships and commitment management on the technical side.
• Build the planning, status, and risk tooling that scales with the team.
• Track and unblock cross-project delivery across our customer programs.

Skills

TPM / Engineering PM experience

Customer-facing experience

Hardware-software integration

Robotics software background

Lightweight tooling mindset

Education

BS in engineering, CS, or equivalent

Job description

Industrial Next (YC W22) in San Francisco is seeking a Member of Technical Staff, Technical Project Manager to coordinate multi-project customer programs at the hardware-robotics frontier. You will report to the CTO and manage planning, milestones, and risk while aligning engineering reality with commitments.

The role requires 3+ years as TPM/Engineering PM in hardware-shipping contexts, an engineering background, and strong planning discipline.