Technical Program Manager, Robotics & AI Deployments

United States Digital Space LLC; Paris (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a Technical Program Manager to work with our Head of Deployment, steering cross-functional hardware/software deployments from prototype to production. You will coordinate robotics, AI, and systems, manage timelines, risks, and site readiness, and translate complex technical requirements for enterprise customers.

You will partner with engineering teams to drive end-to-end execution and build scalable deployment processes across diverse environments.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in technical program management, systems engineering, or product operations for complex hardware/software platforms.
• Ability to discuss technical topics with software engineers, roboticists, and ML researchers.
• Proven track record leading cross-functional programs from planning to production rollout.
• Excellent written and verbal communication to align distributed teams and stakeholders.
• Strong systems thinking and ability to bring structure to ambiguous problems.
• Willingness to travel to customer sites for deployments.
• Bonus: experience deploying robotics or autonomous systems.
• Bonus: background in autonomy, perception, controls, simulation, ML, or field engineering.

Responsibilities

• Partner directly with the Head of Deployment to drive end-to-end execution of customer deployments.
• Own cross-functional programs spanning robotics software, AI, hardware, infrastructure, operations, and customer success.
• Coordinate engineering milestones across multiple teams and ensure critical dependencies stay on track.
• Drive site readiness, including integration planning, testing, validation, site logistics, and launch execution.
• Engage directly with enterprise customers to translate technical requirements, report progress, and manage timelines.
• Identify execution risks early and work across engineering teams to resolve technical and operational blockers.
• Build scalable processes for deployment planning, release management, and customer onboarding.
• Define how the company deploys and scales physical AI and robotics systems across diverse customer environments.

Skills

Technical program management

Systems engineering

Product operations

Cross-functional leadership

Written and verbal communication

Systems thinking

Travel willingness

Robotics/AI deployment awareness

Job description

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a Technical Program Manager to work with our Head of Deployment, steering cross-functional hardware/software deployments from prototype to production. You will coordinate robotics, AI, and systems, manage timelines, risks, and site readiness, and translate complex technical requirements for enterprise customers.

You will partner with engineering teams to drive end-to-end execution and build scalable deployment processes across diverse environments.