Senior Product Manager, Robotics & Autonomy

Diligent Robotics; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Diligent Robotics in Austin, TX seeks a Senior Product Manager for Robotics & Autonomy to define and execute the roadmap for our robotics platform. Translate business priorities, customer needs, and technical opportunities into measurable outcomes and production-ready capabilities.

The role partners with engineering, AI, robotics, and operations to balance feasibility, user impact, and long-term platform investments, driving cross-functional execution and clear success criteria.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Robotics, CS, ME, EE or related technical discipline.
• 5+ years in Product Management with complex technical products.
• Experience with robotics, autonomous systems, or cyber-physical systems.
• Ability to define strategy and execute technical roadmaps with engineering teams.
• Strong analytical and communication skills; experience with agile teams.

Responsibilities

• Own the product strategy and roadmap for Robotics & Autonomy initiatives, balancing customer impact, feasibility, and long-term platform investments.
• Define requirements for autonomy, navigation, perception, fleet intelligence, simulation, and platform capabilities.
• Partner with Engineering, AI, Robotics, Customer Success, Operations, and Leadership to align priorities.
• Translate customer feedback and telemetry into product decisions to improve robot performance and UX.
• Prioritize investments using data, customer value, complexity, and business impact.
• Drive cross-functional execution from concept through launch with clear requirements and milestones.
• Develop product metrics for adoption, reliability, autonomy performance, and operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with engineering to define release milestones and remove ambiguity during development.
• Stay informed on advances to identify opportunities that strengthen competitive advantage.

Skills

Product management

Robotics domain

Data-driven decisions

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical/analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Robotics/CS/ME/EE

Tools

ROS

Job description

Senior Product Manager, Robotics & Autonomy

Location: Austin, Texas, United States

At Diligent Robotics, we envision a future powered by robots that work seamlessly with human teams. We build artificial intelligence that enables service robots to collaborate with people and adapt to dynamic human environments. Our robots operate every day in hospitals, helping healthcare staff spend less time on routine work and more time caring for patients. Operating a real-world fleet gives us something few robotics companies have: continuous customer feedback and operational data that directly shapes the next generation of Physical AI.

We're looking for a Senior Product Manager, Robotics & Autonomy to define and execute the product strategy for some of the most critical capabilities in our robotics platform. You'll work at the intersection of robotics, autonomy, AI, and software engineering to translate business priorities, customer needs, and technical opportunities into a clear product roadmap that drives measurable outcomes. This role is ideal for someone who understands complex autonomous systems and enjoys working alongside world‑class engineers to bring ambitious technology from concept into production.

Responsibilities

• Own the product strategy and roadmap for key Robotics and Autonomy initiatives, balancing customer impact, technical feasibility, and long‑term platform investments.
• Define product requirements for autonomy, navigation, perception, fleet intelligence, simulation, and robotics platform capabilities.
• Partner closely with Engineering, AI, Robotics, Customer Success, Operations, and Leadership to align priorities across the organization.
• Translate customer feedback, fleet telemetry, and operational insights into product decisions that improve robot performance, reliability, and user experience.
• Prioritize investments using data, customer value, technical complexity, and business impact.
• Drive cross‑functional execution from concept through launch, ensuring engineering teams have clear requirements, measurable success criteria, and well‑defined priorities.
• Develop product metrics that measure adoption, reliability, autonomy performance, operational efficiency, and customer outcomes.
• Partner with engineering teams to define release milestones, evaluate tradeoffs, and remove ambiguity throughout development.
• Stay informed on advances in robotics, autonomous vehicles, AI, and Physical AI to identify opportunities that strengthen Diligent’s competitive advantage.
• Communicate product strategy, roadmap, and progress clearly to executives and stakeholders across the company.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Robotics, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of Product Management experience, including ownership of complex technical products.
• Experience working with robotics, autonomous vehicles, drones, industrial automation, or other cyber‑physical systems.
• Demonstrated ability to define product strategy and execute technical roadmaps in partnership with engineering organizations.
• Strong technical aptitude with the ability to understand robotics architectures, AI systems, and software development processes without necessarily writing production code.
• Experience working in agile product development environments with cross‑functional engineering teams.
• Strong analytical skills and experience using quantitative and qualitative data to drive prioritization.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Proven ability to make thoughtful tradeoffs in ambiguous, fast‑moving environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience shipping autonomy, robotics, autonomous vehicle, or AI‑enabled products from concept through commercial deployment.
• Familiarity with robotics software stacks such as ROS, perception systems, navigation, planning, simulation, or machine learning.
• Experience working with fleet telemetry, operational analytics, or real‑world robotics deployments.
• Understanding of modern AI technologies including foundation models, reinforcement learning, computer vision, or Physical AI.
• Experience building products for enterprise customers, healthcare, logistics, or other operational environments.
• MBA or Master’s degree in a technical discipline.

As set forth in Diligent Robotics’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.