Senior Robotics Programs Lead - Hybrid

Bison; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Lunch provided

Wellness programs

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Bonsai Robotics is seeking a Senior Program Manager to bring order to a fast-moving hardware-software robotics environment. You will own cross-functional program plans across product, hardware, and software teams, aligning schedules, budgets, and risks with leadership.

You will build scalable program discipline in a startup setting, coordinating with manufacturing, quality, and engineering to deliver on ambitious roadmaps while keeping teams focused and informed.

Qualifications

• PMP certification required.
• 5+ years program management in hardware-software product environments (robotics/autonomous systems/industrial hardware).
• Ability to manage schedules and dependencies across PM, mechanical/electrical, and software teams.
• Startup environment experience with limited process scaffolding.
• Experience with program management tools and leadership reporting.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, aligning stakeholders with different priorities.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the programs leader and primary link between cross-functional product development teams (Product, Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality).
• Own end-to-end program plans spanning product, hardware (mechanical/electrical/manufacturing) and software (firmware, controls, autonomy stack).
• Build and maintain program charters, scopes, budgets, and schedules with cross-team dependencies.
• Run program cadences and leadership-status updates across disciplines.
• Track budget, scope, and resourcing; present options to leadership.
• Manage risk registers and mitigation plans for technical and schedule risk.
• Coordinate with supply chain/procurement on hardware lead times and milestones.
• Serve as primary point of contact for program status to leaders.
• Help formalize program mgmt processes and reporting as the company scales.

Skills

PMP certification

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Robotics hardware software

Startup environment

Jira & Gantt tools

Communication skills

Education

Engineering degree (Electrical/Mechanical/Mechatronics/Systems/CS)

Tools

Jira

Job description

Bonsai Robotics is seeking a Senior Program Manager to bring order to a fast-moving hardware-software robotics environment. You will own cross-functional program plans across product, hardware, and software teams, aligning schedules, budgets, and risks with leadership.

You will build scalable program discipline in a startup setting, coordinating with manufacturing, quality, and engineering to deliver on ambitious roadmaps while keeping teams focused and informed.