Senior Technical Program Manager

Who we are

With its AI‑powered robotic technology platform, Symbotic is changing the way consumer goods move through the supply chain. Intelligent software orchestrates advanced robots in a high‑density, end‑to‑end system – reinventing warehouse automation for increased efficiency, speed and flexibility.

We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Technical Program Manager with experience managing technically complex new product development programs. You will work with cross‑functional leaders, including product owners, engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, services, sales, and other stakeholders to plan and execute projects. Your primary goal will be to ensure the teams are aligned, plans are executed, and issues/risks are managed effectively.

You will be in a highly visible role interacting with all departments and levels across the company, including executive management.

The Technical Program Management Office (PMO) oversees the planning, execution, and delivery of technical projects within the Symbotic engineering organization. The PMO establishes and implements the processes, standards, and methodologies for project management of hardware engineering projects and sustainment efforts required for delivered projects. The team ensures alignment with business objectives, manages key technical risks, and coordinates engineering resources to ensure successful project outcomes.

Project Leadership:

• Work with engineering, product management, sales, and finance to ensure project plans for each initiative are sound and optimized.
• Manage scope, schedule and budget for strategic projects and initiatives managed within the Project Management Office (PMO).
• Facilitate cross‑functional meetings and regularly communicate initiative status to teams, senior management and customers.
• Represent Symbotic to our customers as the project lead, ensuring clear communication, effective negotiation and resolution of any roadblocks to success.

Project Execution:

• Lead multidisciplinary teams to bring new products from concept through implementation, delivery and support.
• Work closely with engineering managers and leaders to ensure rapid execution and on‑time, high quality delivery of complex projects. Interact with and motivate talented engineering teams across multiple locations.
• Manage technical development, integration and deployment for large‑scale automation and robot systems from design to production deployment; manage engineering deliverables across multi‑disciplinary engineering teams (software, mechanical, electrical, industrial and embedded controls).
• Facilitate resolution of issues, risks and challenges that surface through development lifecycle including NPD/hardware engineering process, production deployment and sustainment.
• Manage cross‑functional issue tracking to identify problems, track root‑cause and corrective action plans; provide issue status across engineering teams and leadership.
• Generate critical project artifacts including Bill of Material (BoM), Tech Data Package (TDP) releases, Functional Requirements and Requirements Validation documentation.

Champion Process:

• Foster a culture focused on transparency, speed of decision‑making, and a synchronized partnership within product teams.
• Ensure Symbotic’s Product Lifecycle Management process is followed, coach teams in executing the NPD process and best practices.
• Lean‑focused, continual improvement of new standards, processes and procedures that streamline interactions and communication across teams.

• BS in Engineering, Robotics, Mechatronics, or related discipline.
• Minimum 8 years of related work experience.
• Minimum 5 years in a Program Management position.
• Extensive experience playing a central role in a highly integrated electro‑mechanical systems, mechatronics, or robotics product development team.
• Extensive experience leading user‑centered innovation programs across multiple disciplines.
• Experience managing large‑scale system integration and test programs for complex electro‑mechanical or automation systems.
• Experience planning and actively managing software deliverables of various disciplines, including robotic…