Staff Technical Program Manager (Hardware Technical Program Manager)

Agility Robotics; Fremont (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Agility Robotics is seeking a Staff Hardware Technical Program Manager to drive cross-functional execution for next-generation hardware platforms. You will own the full hardware product development lifecycle from concept to GA, coordinating engineering, operations, and go-to-market teams to deliver high-quality systems.

You will manage the integrated master schedule, mitigate risks, lead design reviews, and align with NPI, supply chain, and manufacturing to ensure scalable, repeatable delivery.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of technical program management in hardware product development.
• Experience leading hardware products from concept to volume production/GA.
• Strong written and verbal communication to executive leadership.
• Proven ability to coordinate cross-functional teams (ME, EE, FW, SW, Ops).

Responsibilities

• Own integrated execution planning across hardware development stages (Concept to GA).
• Define and manage the integrated master schedule and critical path for HW/firmware release streams.
• Identify risks, bottlenecks and mitigations; drive trade-offs to keep programs on track.
• Collaborate with CM vendors, supply chain, quality, and manufacturing for successful builds.

Skills

Technical PM

Hardware Systems

Lifecycle Leadership

Cross-functional Coordination

Vendor & Supply Chain

Risk Management

Job description

• We are seeking a Staff Hardware Technical Program Manager (TPM) to drive cross-functional execution and alignment for our next-generation hardware platforms. This role manages the complete hardware product development lifecycle from early concept and product definition to detailed design, build execution (EVT/DVT/PVT), validation, commercialization, and General Availability (GA)
• As the connective tissue of the hardware development organization, the Staff Hardware TPM coordinates multidisciplinary teams spanning core engineering, operations, go-to-market, and service organizations. You will establish scalable execution frameworks, manage the critical path, mitigate risks, and build structures that ensure predictable, high-quality delivery of complex hardware systems
• Full-Lifecycle Leadership: Own integrated execution planning and delivery tracking across all stages of hardware development (Concept Architecture Definition Detailed Design Proto/EVT/DVT/PVT Builds Mass Production & GA)
• Critical Path Management: Define, track, and manage the integrated master schedule, dependencies, hardware build readiness, and critical path milestones across hardware, firmware, and release streams
• Risk & Mitigation: Proactively identify program risks, long-lead component bottlenecks, resourcing gaps, and technical trade-offs; drive mitigation strategies to keep programs on track
• Cross-Domain Alignment: Serve as the central coordination point across Product, Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering (ME), Electrical Engineering (EE), Firmware (FW) and SW teams
• Design & Architecture Alignment: Facilitate interface alignment, system-level trade-off discussions, and structured technical review cycles across hardware and software disciplines
• Build Execution & Validation: Coordinate prototype build bring-up, joint HW/FW integration, and system validation (EVT/DVT) testing cycles to ensure functional and quality gates are met
• NPI & Operations Integration: Partner closely with New Product Introduction (NPI), Supply Chain, Quality, and Manufacturing teams to track component readiness, tooling leads, vendor deliverables, and factory build execution
• Design for Excellence (DFX): Ensure DFM/DFA/DFT requirements are integrated into early mechanical and electrical detailed design phases
• Cost & BOM Tracking: Manage program level tracking for BOM health, unit economics, tooling capital expenditure, and vendor execution dependencies
• Business & Service Alignment: Partner with Commercial, Marketing, Services, and Field Operations teams to align delivery schedules with launch readiness, field support structures, and commercial milestones
• Executive Transparency: Drive regular operational reviews, maintain program dashboards, and communicate status, trade-offs, and critical escalations to executive leadership
• Greenfield & Scalable Systems: Build and refine scalable hardware governance, gate-review processes, and execution frameworks tailored for rapid scaling
• Continuous Improvement: Post-build retrospectives to elevate predictable execution across development cycles

Benefits

• 100% Company Paid Disability, Life, Health, Dental & Vision Insurance (for AR employees)
• A culture that embraces individuality and authenticity
• Employer Matched Retirement Plan
• Relocation Assistance (for certain roles)
• Stock Options (for certain roles)
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Five Weeks of Paid Time Off Annually
• Paid Parental Leave
• A culture that encourages flexible work schedules

Communication: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to summarize complex technical risks to executive stakeholdersCross-Functional Reach: Proven success collaborating across engineering, supply chain, manufacturing ops, and GTM teamsExperience: 10+ years of technical program management experience leading complex hardware products through full lifecycle development (Concept to Volume Production / GA)Execution Leadership: Strong ability to bring structure to greenfield/ambiguous environments, resolve priority conflicts, and influence cross-functional decisions without explicit authorityDomain Expertise: Strong deep-dive familiarity with Systems Engineering, Architecture development, HW, SW and test. Demonstrated track record working with product requirements and managing early developmentVendor & Supply Chain: Direct experience working with contract manufacturers (CMs), component vendors, and long-lead hardware procurement