Senior Technical Program Manager, Humanoid Robotics Ops

Nvidia Corporation in; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 168,000 - 322,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

NVIDIA seeks a Senior Technical Program Manager for Humanoid Robotics Operations in Santa Clara. You'll partner with researchers and engineers to coordinate experiments, data workflows and vendor integration, ensuring milestones across multiple workstreams are met.

Role requires leadership, strong communication, and hands-on coding with Python and ML frameworks, plus fluency in English and Mandarin. Onsite presence at HQ is expected with equity and benefits offered.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Robotics, Mechanical Engineering or related engineering degree (or equivalent).
• 6+ years in program or project management in AI/robotics/hardware-software cross-functional contexts; 8+ years engineering exp.
• Meticulous with ability to manage 10+ project threads simultaneously and hit milestones.
• Strong sense of ownership and execution mindset under pressure.
• Excellent communication and technical presentation skills.
• Adaptable to fast-paced, dynamic AI research environments.
• Fluent in English and Mandarin for domestic and international collaboration.
• Based in NVIDIA HQ, Santa Clara, CA, and able to work onsite.
• Hands-on coding experience; familiarity with Python and ML/AI frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with researchers and engineers to track to-dos and priorities.
• Coordinate with lab ops for experiments, maintenance, and logistics.
• Support end-to-end data workflows, vendor coordination, and ML pipeline integration.
• Coordinate with external partners (humanoid hardware) for timelines and integration.
• Track execution across multiple workstreams and resolve blockers with engineering.
• Surface trade-offs and maintain delivery momentum with technical leads.
• Present status updates clearly to technical teams and leadership.
• Manage purchase and maintenance of lab equipment and on-site facilities needs.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Communication

Presentation skills

Multi-tasking

Ownership

English fluency

Mandarin fluency

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/CE/Robotics/ME

Tools

Python

ML frameworks

Job description

NVIDIA seeks a Senior Technical Program Manager for Humanoid Robotics Operations in Santa Clara. You'll partner with researchers and engineers to coordinate experiments, data workflows and vendor integration, ensuring milestones across multiple workstreams are met.

Role requires leadership, strong communication, and hands-on coding with Python and ML frameworks, plus fluency in English and Mandarin. Onsite presence at HQ is expected with equity and benefits offered.