Staff Hardware Technical Program Manager

About the role

Agility's commercially deployed humanoids operate alongside teams in warehouses, manufacturing facilities, and distribution centers-tackling physically demanding and repetitive tasks while enabling workers to focus on higher-value work. With industry-leading safety standards and years of proven deployment data, we're pioneering a new era of automation that enhances human potential.

About the Role

We are seeking a Staff Hardware Technical Program Manager (TPM) to drive cross-functional execution and alignment for our next-generation hardware platforms. This role manages the complete hardware product development lifecycle from early concept and product definition to detailed design, build execution (EVT/DVT/PVT), validation, commercialization, and General Availability (GA).

As the connective tissue of the hardware development organization, the Staff Hardware TPM coordinates multidisciplinary teams spanning core engineering, operations, go-to-market, and service organizations. You will establish scalable execution frameworks, manage the critical path, mitigate risks, and build structures that ensure predictable, high-quality delivery of complex hardware systems.

Cross-Functional Engineering Integration

• Cross-Domain Alignment: Serve as the central coordination point across Product, Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering (ME), Electrical Engineering (EE), Firmware (FW) and SW teams
• Design & Architecture Alignment: Facilitate interface alignment, system-level trade-off discussions, and structured technical review cycles across hardware and software disciplines.
• Build Execution & Validation: Coordinate prototype build bring-up, joint HW/FW integration, and system validation (EVT/DVT) testing cycles to ensure functional and quality gates are met.

Operations, Supply Chain & Manufacturing Bridge

• NPI & Operations Integration: Partner closely with New Product Introduction (NPI), Supply Chain, Quality, and Manufacturing teams to track component readiness, tooling leads, vendor deliverables, and factory build execution.
• Design for Excellence (DFX): Ensure DFM/DFA/DFT requirements are integrated into early mechanical and electrical detailed design phases.
• Cost & BOM Tracking: Manage program level tracking for BOM health, unit economics, tooling capital expenditure, and vendor execution dependencies.

Commercialization & Go-to-Market (GTM)

• Business & Service Alignment: Partner with Commercial, Marketing, Services, and Field Operations teams to align delivery schedules with launch readiness, field support structures, and commercial milestones.
• Executive Transparency: Drive regular operational reviews, maintain program dashboards, and communicate status, trade-offs, and critical escalations to executive leadership.

Execution Rigor & Process Scalability

• Greenfield & Scalable Systems: Build and refine scalable hardware governance, gate-review processes, and execution frameworks tailored for rapid scaling.
• Continuous Improvement: Post-build retrospectives to elevate predictable execution across development cycles.

About You

• Experience: 10+ years of technical program management experience leading complex hardware products through full lifecycle development (Concept to Volume Production / GA).
• Domain Expertise: Strong deep-dive familiarity with Systems Engineering, Architecture development, HW, SW and test. Demonstrated track record working with product requirements and managing early development.
• Cross-Functional Reach: Proven success collaborating across engineering, supply chain, manufacturing ops, and GTM teams.
• Vendor & Supply Chain: Managed end-to-end supply chain lifecycle, partnering with JDMs, OEMs, CMs, and component vendors on complex systems, subsystems and long-lead hardware procurement.
• Execution Leadership: Strong ability to bring structure to greenfield/ambiguous environments, resolve priority conflicts, and influence cross-functional decisions without explicit authority.
• Communication: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to summarize complex technical risks to executive stakeholders.

Location

• This is a hybrid position based out of our Fremont, CA office.

Pay and benefits

The final salary offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to: job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Agility Robotics is a multi-state employer and this salary range may not reflect positions who work in other locations. These ranges may be modified in the future.

Anticipated Base Salary Range $201,000 - $261,000 USD

In addition to base pay, our competitive total rewards package consists of the following for full-time employees:

• 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 12 company holidays, including a winter shutdown.
• Non-Exempt Employees: 10 vacation days, paid sick leave, and 12 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.
• Annual Discretionary Bonus: Provided for eligible roles.

All of our roles are U.S.-based. Applicants must have current authorization to work in the United States.

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.