Senior TPM - Robotics Prototyping Lead

Simplexity Product Development, Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare plan

401(k) company match

Disability and life insurance

11 holidays

15 days PTO

Job summary

Simplexity Product Development, Inc. in the Seattle area seeks a Senior Technical Project Manager with a mechanical or robotics background to lead hands-on prototype builds for a confidential robotics program at a client site.

You will own build schedules across mechanical, electrical, firmware, test, and supplier teams, driving milestones to committed dates while maintaining clarity in ambiguous environments.

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, or Mechatronics.
• 8+ years of technical project management with electromechanical hardware.
• Enough engineering depth to evaluate work plans and timelines.
• Track record of creating structure when priorities change.

Responsibilities

• Own coordination and delivery of prototype builds from design release through fabrication, assembly, integration, and test.
• Build and drive detailed schedules: milestones, dependencies, critical paths, and build-readiness criteria.
• Drive supplier deliverables: set dates, monitor progress, follow up, and escalate risks early.
• Pressure-test engineering and supplier estimates, and push back when timelines aren't credible.
• Convene the right people to resolve ambiguity, unblock execution, and drive to closure.
• Report milestone health, risks, and recovery plans to engineering and program leadership.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Scheduling & planning

Decision facilitation

Engineering depth assessment

Education

BS in Mechanical Engineering/Robotics/Mechatronics

Tools

2D drawings

3D CAD

PDM/PLM

Job description

Simplexity Product Development, Inc. in the Seattle area seeks a Senior Technical Project Manager with a mechanical or robotics background to lead hands-on prototype builds for a confidential robotics program at a client site.

You will own build schedules across mechanical, electrical, firmware, test, and supplier teams, driving milestones to committed dates while maintaining clarity in ambiguous environments.