Program Manager - Cell Engineering

Exol•Wilmington, MA

9d•$144,000 - $211,200•Onsite

About The Position

Symbotic is seeking a Program Manager to join its Cell Engineering team within the Products and Innovation organization. The role owns the planning, execution, and visibility of complex cell hardware programs, coordinating engineering deliverables, schedules, dependencies, risks, and cross-functional teams from development through release and deployment. The Program Manager provides dedicated ownership across concurrent hardware initiatives as the deployment portfolio grows. The role helps engineering teams stay focused on technical execution while keeping critical deliverables—including bills of materials, drawings, third-party designs, and release milestones—on track. The Cell Engineering team develops and releases hardware for Symbotic's automated systems and works across mechanical, electrical, systems, integration, supply chain, suppliers, and other engineering organizations. The Program Manager connects engineering execution with the schedules and commitments that support successful customer programs.

Requirements

At least 8 years of related experience or equivalent work experience.
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related technical discipline.
Experience leading complex technical programs involving large-scale industrial hardware, automation, robotics, manufacturing systems, or similarly complex engineered products.
Experience managing hardware deliverables such as BOMs, drawings, design releases, engineering change processes, supplier deliverables, and related technical documentation.
Strong understanding of product development, NPD/NPI processes, cross-functional engineering dependencies, risk management, change control, and program planning.
Experience using project and program management tools such as JIRA and Microsoft Project, and creating plans, dashboards, metrics, and leadership reporting.
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to work across engineering teams, suppliers, customers, and senior leadership.
Valid driver's license and ability to drive and/or fly to client locations and company headquarters.

Responsibilities

Own planning and execution across multiple concurrent cell hardware programs, including schedules, milestones, dependencies, risks, and delivery commitments.
Coordinate engineering execution across mechanical, electrical, layout, installation, systems, and other cross-functional teams to drive progress through Stage Gates and program milestones.
Manage hardware program deliverables, including BOMs, drawings, models, engineering documentation, ECNs, third-party design artifacts, and release dependencies.
Provide program visibility through plans, dashboards, status reporting, risk tracking, and regular reviews with engineering and business leadership.
Work with suppliers, purchasing, and third-party engineering partners to track deliverables, identify gaps, resolve dependencies, and escalate issues before they affect program commitments.
Manage changing scope, priorities, resource constraints, and schedule trade-offs, providing stakeholders with clear options and decision points.
Support customer, integration, demonstration, validation, and deployment activities when required by program milestones.