Engineering Program Manager

The Role

We are seeking a highly motivated and adaptable individual who will explore the peaks and valleys of all problems that may come up while building a new category of consumer product.

You will be the connective tissue across our hardware, firmware, software, and operations teams - the person who keeps a complex, cross-disciplinary program moving without losing the details that matter. You'll own the integrated program plan and milestone cadence that gets the MO/GO into customers' hands.

Some of the specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to

• 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

Basic Qualifications

• 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

Bonus Points

• Experience with wearables, exoskeletons, soft robotics, or any product that physically interacts with the human body
• Background in regulated product development (FDA, CE) or extensive field reliability programs
• Familiarity with embedded firmware development and software-hardware co-development cycles
• Experience in start-up environments
• Personal motivation to improve human movement
• Bring joy to the team, participate in embarrassing team events, tolerate KZ's terrible music choices

• This is a full time hybrid position working at the Skip office in the Dogpatch neighborhood of San Francisco.
• Any and all offers of employment extended by Skip are conditional on candidates’ ability to provide satisfactory proof of eligibility to maintain full-time employment in the United States.