Staff AI & Perception Program Lead - Sunnyvale

Therobotage; Sunnyvale (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Apptronik in Sunnyvale seeks a staff technical program manager to stand up planning structures for a new site and to coordinate perception and ML workstreams for humanoid development. The role interfaces with executive, engineering, and partner teams to align critical workstreams and deliverables.

You will turn ambiguous priorities into concrete schedules, ownership, risks, and decisions, while working across AI/ML infrastructure and external partnerships.

Qualifications

• Staff-level technical program management experience in AI, robotics, perception, or infrastructure.
• Ability to work closely with executive stakeholders and senior engineering teams.
• Experience creating program structure in ambiguous, fast-moving technical environments.
• Strong communication across internal teams and external technical partners.

Responsibilities

• Stand up program management routines for Sunnyvale AI and perception teams.
• Coordinate ML operations and perception programs tied to humanoid development.
• Serve as a program interface with a major strategic AI partner.
• Turn ambiguous technical priorities into schedules, ownership, risks, and decisions.

Skills

Tech program mgmt

AI & robotics

Executive liaison

Ambiguity management

Job description

Apptronik in Sunnyvale seeks a staff technical program manager to stand up planning structures for a new site and to coordinate perception and ML workstreams for humanoid development. The role interfaces with executive, engineering, and partner teams to align critical workstreams and deliverables.

You will turn ambiguous priorities into concrete schedules, ownership, risks, and decisions, while working across AI/ML infrastructure and external partnerships.