Staff Hardware Technical Program Manager
About The Position
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. About the Work End-to-End Hardware Lifecycle Ownership Full-Lifecycle Leadership: Own integrated execution planning and delivery tracking across all stages of hardware development (Concept → Architecture Definition → Detailed Design → Proto/EVT/DVT/PVT Builds → Mass Production & GA). Critical Path Management: Define, track, and manage the integrated master schedule, dependencies, hardware build readiness, and critical path milestones across hardware, firmware, and release streams. Risk & Mitigation: Proactively identify program risks, long-lead component bottlenecks, resourcing gaps, and technical trade-offs; drive mitigation strategies to keep programs on track. 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.
Requirements
- 10+ years of technical program management experience leading complex hardware products through full lifecycle development (Concept to Volume Production / GA).
- Strong deep-dive familiarity with Systems Engineering, Architecture development, HW, SW and test.
- Demonstrated track record working with product requirements and managing early development.
- Proven success collaborating across engineering, supply chain, manufacturing ops, and GTM teams.
- Direct experience working with contract manufacturers (CMs), component vendors, and long-lead hardware procurement.
- Strong ability to bring structure to greenfield/ambiguous environments, resolve priority conflicts, and influence cross-functional decisions without explicit authority.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to summarize complex technical risks to executive stakeholders.
- Applicants must have current authorization to work in the United States.
Responsibilities
- Own integrated execution planning and delivery tracking across all stages of hardware development (Concept → Architecture Definition → Detailed Design → Proto/EVT/DVT/PVT Builds → Mass Production & GA).
- Define, track, and manage the integrated master schedule, dependencies, hardware build readiness, and critical path milestones across hardware, firmware, and release streams.
- Proactively identify program risks, long-lead component bottlenecks, resourcing gaps, and technical trade-offs; drive mitigation strategies to keep programs on track.
- Serve as the central coordination point across Product, Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering (ME), Electrical Engineering (EE), Firmware (FW) and SW teams.
- Facilitate interface alignment, system-level trade-off discussions, and structured technical review cycles across hardware and software disciplines.
- Coordinate prototype build bring-up, joint HW/FW integration, and system validation (EVT/DVT) testing cycles to ensure functional and quality gates are met.
- 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.
- Ensure DFM/DFA/DFT requirements are integrated into early mechanical and electrical detailed design phases.
- Manage program level tracking for BOM health, unit economics, tooling capital expenditure, and vendor execution dependencies.
- Partner with Commercial, Marketing, Services, and Field Operations teams to align delivery schedules with launch readiness, field support structures, and commercial milestones.
- Drive regular operational reviews, maintain program dashboards, and communicate status, trade-offs, and critical escalations to executive leadership.
- Build and refine scalable hardware governance, gate-review processes, and execution frameworks tailored for rapid scaling.
- Conduct post-build retrospectives to elevate predictable execution across development cycles.
Benefits
- 401(k) Plan with a 6% company match
- Company stock options
- 100% company-paid medical, dental, vision, and short/long-term disability insurance for employees
- Eligible for benefits on your first day of employment
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Flexible, unlimited PTO for Exempt Employees
- 10 vacation days, paid sick leave for Non-Exempt Employees
- 12 company holidays, including a winter shutdown
- Catered lunches four times a week and a variety of healthy snacks and refreshments at our Salem and Pittsburgh locations.
- Generous paid parental leave programs
- Professional development and tuition reimbursement programs
- Relocation Assistance provided for eligible roles
- Annual Discretionary Bonus provided for eligible roles
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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