Sr Staff Technical Program Manager (Robotics)

Location: Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

Base salary: $154,000–$180,000 per year

Company

hirify.global develops advanced robotics systems and operates complex hardware development and manufacturing programs.

What you will do

• Own complex initiatives across multiple robotics R&D programs, including strategies, execution plans, milestones, and cross-functional alignment.
• Drive prototype and low-volume production builds from planning through integration while maintaining build velocity.
• Coordinate with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, test, repair, technicians, and leadership to prepare hardware, processes, resources, and infrastructure.
• Identify operational gaps, systemic risks, and dependencies; lead root-cause investigations and implement sustainable solutions.
• Develop integrated workflows, tools, KPIs, and operating models that improve execution, traceability, scalability, and continuous improvement.
• Evaluate tradeoffs, communicate risks, remove blockers, and drive decisions in ambiguous, fast-paced hardware environments.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, operations, supply chain, manufacturing, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in technical program management, manufacturing operations, or related technical environments.
• Experience leading cross-functional programs in complex hardware environments such as robotics, aerospace, automotive, or consumer electronics.
• Strong understanding of demand planning, MRP, supply chain, inventory management, work orders, and production execution.
• Experience with ERP, MES, and PLM systems and the connections between operational processes, data, and transactions.
• Must be eligible to work in the United States; visa sponsorship is not available.

Nice to have

• Experience implementing or improving ERP, MES, MRP, or PLM systems such as Tulip, Arena, Rootstock, Oracle, or SAP.
• Experience with prototype, NPI, and low-volume, high-complexity manufacturing.
• Experience integrating engineering changes, BOMs, material planning, inventory, and manufacturing execution workflows.
• Experience scaling operations, improving build readiness, and driving process improvements.
• Familiarity with Smartsheet, Asana, or Microsoft Project.

Culture & Benefits

• Hands-on collaboration with engineers, technicians, manufacturing, supply chain, and quality teams.
• Fast-paced, high-mix hardware development environment with significant ambiguity and operational complexity.
• Team-first culture focused on operational clarity, execution discipline, and continuous improvement.