Operations Senior Technical Program Manager

Apptronik•Austin, TX

21h•Onsite

About The Position

Apptronik is a human-centered robotics company developing AI-powered robots to support humanity in every facet of life. Our flagship humanoid robot, Apollo, is built to collaborate thoughtfully with people, starting with critical industries such as manufacturing and logistics, with future applications in healthcare, the home, and beyond. We operate at the cutting edge of Applied AI, applying our expertise across the full robotics stack to solve some of society's most important problems. You will join a team dedicated to bringing Apollo to market at scale, tackling the complex challenges like safety, commercialization, and mass production to change the world for the better. We are looking for a highly execution-oriented Senior Technical Program Manager (Operations) to serve as the Operations organization's advocate within our engineering-driven product development programs. Reporting to the Director of the Program Management Office (PMO), you will bridge Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Quality, and Finance to ensure new products move seamlessly from concept through production.

Requirements

Cross-Functional Leadership Without Direct Authority – Proven ability to drive alignment, accountability, and timely decision-making across Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Finance, and Facilities.
Hardware Program Execution – Strong understanding of engineering development lifecycles and experience bringing products from concept through production.
Design for Excellence (DFX) – Experience embedding manufacturability, serviceability, and quality requirements into design before release.
Systems & Tools Fluency – Familiarity with product structures (BOMs), engineering change management (ECN/ECO), and configuration/release processes; hands-on experience with Siemens NX and Teamcenter is a plus.
Executive Communication – Comfortable presenting operational risk and readiness status to program reviews and executive stakeholders.
Data-Driven Decision Making – Track record of using cost, schedule, and readiness data to drive disciplined execution.
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, or a related technical discipline required
8+ years of technical program management or operations leadership experience within complex hardware product development

Nice To Haves

Experience in robotics, automotive, aerospace, industrial automation, or other complex electromechanical products
PMP certification or equivalent program management experience
Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or APICS certification
Experience with ERP, PLM, and program management tools

Responsibilities

Represent Operations as the core stakeholder within cross-functional engineering programs from concept through production launch.
Drive execution across Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Test, IT, Facilities, Service, and Procurement, escalating risks and resource constraints to PMO and Operations leadership.
Champion DFM, DFA, DFS, DFT, DFSC, and DFQ throughout product development.
Facilitate cross-functional design reviews and drive early resolution of manufacturability, sourcing, serviceability, and quality risks.
Lead readiness activities across prototype, EVT, DVT, PVT, and production builds.
Own Build Readiness Checklists spanning manufacturing, supply chain, material availability, tooling, documentation, training, and quality.
Partner with Strategic Sourcing and Procurement to flag long-lead items early, monitor supplier and material readiness against milestones, and drive resolution of sourcing constraints.
Partner with Engineering on product structures, EBOM-to-MBOM alignment, and change management within Siemens Teamcenter; collaborate in Siemens NX to identify DFX opportunities early in the development cycle.
Coordinate NRE expenditure tracking and supplier RFQs, and partner with Finance, Supply Chain, and Engineering to keep quotation and cost activity aligned with program timelines.
Identify operational risks before they become program delays, drive mitigation plans with accountable owners, and present operational health and readiness status at program reviews and executive meetings.