Senior Technical Program Manager (Robotics)

Location: Hybrid position based in Fremont, California, with three days per week onsite; all roles are U.S.-based. Approximately 50% travel to company facilities, manufacturing and supplier sites, and customer locations, including occasional international travel.

Salary: $181,000–$235,000 USD annually.

Company

hirify.global develops commercially deployed humanoid robots that work alongside people in warehouses, manufacturing facilities, and distribution centers.

What you will do

• Own complex programs across engineering, operations, supply chain, and external partners from scope definition through launch and handoff.
• Define plans, milestones, governance cadences, and reusable processes for programs with significant ambiguity.
• Translate hardware development and build plans into sourcing, capacity, manufacturing readiness, and production commitments.
• Manage manufacturing partners and suppliers, including statements of work, build schedules, tooling, quality, yield, and escalations.
• Maintain integrated schedules, critical paths, dependency maps, risk registers, and formal change control.
• Provide leadership with concise updates on program health, timelines, costs, and execution risks while coordinating cross-functional priorities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 6+ years of experience in technical program management, manufacturing program management, or supply chain program management for complex electromechanical hardware.
• Working knowledge of hardware development phases including EVT, DVT, and PVT.
• Direct experience managing programs with external manufacturing partners.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams across engineering, quality, operations, procurement, and external partners.
• Advanced proficiency with Jira, Confluence, or similar program-management tools. Applicants must have current authorization to work in the United States.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree or MBA in a relevant field.
• Experience scaling manufacturing capacity through partner evaluation, transfer planning, and partnership governance.
• Background in consumer electronics, connected devices, appliances, or medical devices.
• Knowledge of cost models, tooling and NRE, capacity planning, PPAP, FAI, and CAPA.
• Experience with robotics, autonomous systems, or complex hardware-software products.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with a 6% 401(k) company match and stock options.
• Company-paid medical, dental, vision, and short- and long-term disability insurance starting on the first day.
• Paid parental leave, professional development, and tuition reimbursement.
• Paid time off and 12 company holidays, including a winter shutdown.
• Relocation assistance and an annual discretionary bonus are available for eligible roles.