Sr. Project Engineering Manager

Do you get excited when your work directly impacts real-world systems?

Interested in robotics deployed in live production environments?

Prefer owning delivery from concept through customer acceptance?

Motive Workforce is supporting a robotics company seeking a Senior Project Engineering Manager to lead hardware delivery across robotic systems. This role owns system-level execution and coordinates across engineering and operations teams to bring complex systems into production.

About the Company:

Motive Workforce is supporting a robotics company building AI-powered systems for warehouse and logistics environments. Their technology focuses on intelligent picking and manipulation, combining robotics, software, and machine learning to solve real operational challenges.

• Robots deployed in live production at scale
• Focus on warehouse automation and fulfillment systems
• Engineering-driven environment with direct feedback from real deployments
• Small team, high ownership, fast decision-making

What You Will Do:

• Own system-level execution of robotic stations and hardware projects
• Define architecture and layout of robotic cells
• Coordinate across Mechanical, Electrical, Controls, Software, ML, and Automation teams
• Drive integration from design through FAT, SAT, commissioning, and customer acceptance
• Manage schedules and technical milestones from pre-sales handoff through deployment
• Evaluate technical tradeoffs, feasibility, and impact of changes
• Debug issues across hardware and software systems, drive resolution
• Analyze system performance using dashboards, logs, and basic data tools
• Act as the bridge between engineering, project teams, and customer-facing stakeholders
• Support site deployments and customer visits, up to 40% travel

This job may be done onsite or can be a remote work or hybrid work arrangement

What You Bring:

• 5 - 10 years of experience in robotics, automation, or industrial systems
• Proven track record delivering full lifecycle hardware or automation projects
• Strong system-level understanding across mechanical, electrical, and controls domains
• Ability to troubleshoot across integrated systems
• Experience working in fast-paced, delivery-focused environments
• Strong organization and execution skills
• Comfortable making technical decisions under timeline and customer pressure
• Experience working with performance data, Excel, dashboards, or basic SQL
• Strong communication skills

Nice to Have:

• Experience in warehouse automation or intralogistics
• Hands-on experience with industrial robots, ABB preferred
• Familiarity with FAT/SAT and customer acceptance processes
• Background in startup or scaling robotics environments

Why This Role:

• Direct ownership of deployed robotic systems
• Work across the full lifecycle, not siloed engineering
• High visibility and impact in a growing robotics environment