Technical Program Manager- Droid (Structures & Mechanisms)

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Drive the EV3 droid program from architecture through prototypes, qualification, and full-rate production, aligning a small, deeply cross-disciplinary hardware team around clear priorities and execution plans
• Own the master schedule for the droid: identify the critical path, negotiate credible timelines with engineering leads, and communicate risk honestly and early
• Work across mechanical, electrical, firmware, thermal, industrial design, test, and manufacturing domains to guide system-level decisions and ensure designs translate successfully into real-world builds
• Coordinate prototype builds, first-article inspections, tooling releases, and production ramps, ensuring engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing are prepared to execute and capturing lessons learned to improve…
• Identify and resolve technical, operational, and organizational bottlenecks that slow the team down, proactively addressing the areas where progress is most at risk
• Facilitate technical discussions, design reviews, and trade studies that help engineering teams converge on effective solutions and clear decisions
• Partner closely with our suppliers and manufacturing partners across China, Malaysia, Japan, Italy, Germany, Vietnam, and the US to ensure droid designs translate into reliable, repeatable production
• Develop lightweight tools, documentation, and operational processes (decision logs, build playbooks, change-control workflows) that help engineering teams move faster and operate with clarity