What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Engineering Program Manager position at Agility Robotics?
Agility Robotics is a pioneer. Our robot, Digit, is the first to be sold into workplaces across the globe. Our team is differentiated by its expertise in imagining, engineering, and delivering robots with advanced mobility, dexterity, intelligence, and efficiency -- robots specifically designed to work alongside people, in spaces built for people. Every day, we break through engineering challenges and invent new solutions and capabilities that will one day make robots commonplace and approachable. This work is our passion and our responsibility: our mission is to make businesses more productive and people's lives more fulfilling.
About the Role
We're looking for a Senior Hardware Engineering Program Manager to help scale the development, integration, and validation of next-generation humanoid robots. In this role, you'll lead management of our engineering robot fleet and oversee the execution of the end-to-end test pipeline, ensuring seamless coordination across hardware, software, and systems teams.
You'll own fleet readiness, drive issue resolution, and build performance metrics that keep leadership informed and teams moving fast. If you thrive at the intersection of technical project management, agile planning, and cross-functional execution, this role is for you.
Location: Bay Area
Travel: Up to 50% (to Salem, OR)
About the Work
- Manage the JIRA-based test request pipeline, triage priorities, and align resources
- Oversee the engineering robot fleet: allocation, configuration, maintenance, and readiness
- Define and track fleet metrics (uptime, usage, failure modes) and deliver clear reporting
- Lead sprint planning, scrum boards, and retrospectives for the SEIT team
- Lead Issue Triage meetings and drive issue closure
- Coordinate release readiness reviews across engineering, manufacturing, quality, and field operations
- Track and report key metrics: test execution rate, defect discovery rate, requirements verification status
- Support engineering leadership by managing escalations and removing roadblocks
About You
- 5 years in hardware project/program management (robotics, system integration, or related)
- Strong JIRA expertise (workflows, dashboards, sprint planning)
- Experience managing hardware/software systems or test assets at scale
- Experience in issue management
- Analytical, organized, and data-driven with excellent communication skills
- Bachelor's in engineering, project management, or related field
Bonus points:
- Experience in humanoid robotics, autonomous systems, or complex mechatronics
- Experience in Software release process
- Knowledge of hardware failure analysis, V&V, or diagnostic workflows
- Dashboard automation (Confluence, JIRA, Sheets, scripts)
- PMP certification
Full-time Employees are eligible for Benefits:
- 401(k) Plan: Includes a 6% company match.
- Equity: Company stock options.
- Insurance Coverage: 100% company-paid medical, dental, vision, and short/long-term disability insurance for employees.
- Benefit Start Date: Eligible for benefits on your first day of employment.
- Well-Being Support: Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Time Off:
- Exempt Employees: Flexible, unlimited PTO and 10 company holidays, including a winter shutdown.
- Non-Exempt Employees: 10 vacation days, paid sick leave, and 10 company holidays, including a winter shutdown, annually.
- On-Site Perks: Catered lunches four times a week and a variety of healthy snacks and refreshments at our Salem and Pittsburgh locations.
- Parental Leave: Generous paid parental leave programs.
- Work Environment: A culture that supports flexible work arrangements.
- Growth Opportunities: Professional development and tuition reimbursement programs.
- Relocation Assistance: Provided for eligible roles.
Agility Robotics is committed to a work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. Each individual has the right to work in a professional atmosphere that promotes equal employment opportunities and prohibits unlawful discriminatory practices, including harassment. Therefore, it is the policy of Agility Robotics to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, citizenship, national origin, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Agility Robotics prohibits any such discrimination or harassment.
Agility Robotics does not accept unsolicited referrals from third-party recruiting agencies. We prioritize direct applicants and encourage all qualified candidates to apply directly through our careers page. If you are represented by a third party, your application may not be considered. To ensure full consideration, please apply directly.
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