Senior TPM – ML Ops & Perception for Humanoid Robots

Apptronik; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; CAD 350,000 - 399,000; Full time

Job summary

Apptronik is seeking a Staff Technical Program Manager to lead ML/perception programs as the first TPM in Sunnyvale. You will shape program structure, drive cross-functional execution across ML ops and perception, and manage a strategic AI partnership with clear communication and delivery against goals.

You will stand up site operations, coordinate with engineering leadership, and scale the PM function as the Sunnyvale team grows, influencing roadmap decisions with data-driven insight.

Qualifications

• Experience leading ML lifecycle programs across data collection, training, evaluation, and deployment.
• Proven ability to coordinate hardware + software for robotics or embodied AI.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration with engineering, research, and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead first TPM in Sunnyvale; establish PM structure and rhythms.
• Own end-to-end ML infrastructure and perception program execution.
• Interface with strategic AI partner; align roadmaps and milestones.
• Mentor TPMs; evolve PM practices, frameworks, and tooling.

Skills

MLOps & ML infrastructure program lead

Perception systems experience

Partner & external stakeholder mgmt

Hands-on technical partnership

Comfort with ambiguity & breadth

System-level product development

Cross-disciplinary system integration

New technology introduction

Program execution & results

Influence in resource-constrained envs

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Computer, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or Applied Physics

10+ years of TPM/engineering management experience

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Apptronik is seeking a Staff Technical Program Manager to lead ML/perception programs as the first TPM in Sunnyvale. You will shape program structure, drive cross-functional execution across ML ops and perception, and manage a strategic AI partnership with clear communication and delivery against goals.

You will stand up site operations, coordinate with engineering leadership, and scale the PM function as the Sunnyvale team grows, influencing roadmap decisions with data-driven insight.