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Robot type
Service and Consumer
Location
San FranciscoCaliforniaUSA
Job type
Product
Posted
Mar 27, 2026
Salary
$180,000–$220,000 a year
Full-time

Engineering Program Manager

Job description

Movement is a powerful way to build physical, mental and social health. Yet it is elusive for 2 billion people due to age, injury, or disability. We are building products that will restore mobility for millions and enable a new frontier of joyful movement experiences. We want to build a future where a grandparent can easily outrun their grandkids and no one is left behind at the trailhead.

Skip is a 24-person early-stage start-up that spun out of Google X in 2023. With deep cross-disciplinary expertise and key partnerships (e.g. with Arc’teryx) we are uniquely positioned to launch the first commercially successful wearable robotic device , the MO/GO , develop a platform to launch future…

Job responsibilities

  • Own the integrated hardware program plan across mechanical, electrical, firmware, software, and supply chain — from early prototypes through EVT, DVT, PVT, and ramp to 10,000+ units shipped in the next 18 months
  • Roadmap our hardware and cross-functional delivery milestones for the next 5 years, including support for multiple products
  • Drive structured milestone reviews, risk registers, and decision logs so nothing important is left undocumented or unresolved
  • Partner with hardware engineers to understand subsystem tradeoffs — actuators, sensors, power systems — and translate them into program-level decisions and schedule impacts
  • Manage the software-hardware interface: coordinate firmware, embedded systems, mobile app, and cloud teams to ensure tight integration across the full stack
  • Define the processes that let a small team ship a product as complex as a wearable robot without slowing each other down. Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement, documentation, and knowledge sharing
  • Wear prototypes several hours a week to participate in data collection, test new builds, and provide product feedback

Job requirements

  • 8+ years of experience in engineering program management
  • 4+ years of experience with consumer hardware products
  • 4+ years guiding products through full EVT → DVT → PVT → MP cycles
  • Fluency across hardware and software disciplines — credible in a room with mechanical, electrical, firmware, and software engineers
  • Experience managing CM relationships, component sourcing risk, and production ramp planning
  • Ability to relocate to work at the Skip Bay Area office
  • Sense of humour, tolerant of Aussie & Canadian spelling
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