Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Symbotic is an automation technology company using AI-powered robotics and software to transform warehouse and supply-chain operations. The Technical Program Manager will lead the Industrial Controls workstream for a strategic New Product Introduction program, managing scope, schedules, budgets, risks, vendors, and cross-functional delivery from design through launch support.
Responsibilities
- Lead Industrial Controls workstream execution for one innovation program, managing up to 1 to 3 projects within that workstream
- Own relationships with external controls vendors, including scope alignment, deliverable tracking, and issue escalation
- Drive task tracking and milestone achievement for Industrial Controls components from design through NPI readiness and launch support
- Organize and maintain workstream budget, scope baselines, and integrated milestone schedules
- Build and actively manage a risk register covering technical, vendor, manufacturing, schedule, and financial risks; drive mitigation to closure
- Produce dashboard reporting and deliver regular progress updates to program leadership and senior stakeholders
- Apply schedule, risk, and governance discipline as the primary day-to-day operating model; escalate early when baselines are at risk
- Collaborate with resource managers for PLC, Electrical Engineering, and Internal Tools to secure capacity and resolve resource conflicts
- Partner with Solutions owners and the product Program Manager Lead on priorities, tradeoffs, and change impact; refine workstream plans against PRDs, SOWs, and roadmaps owned by those partners
- Coordinate across Product, Mechanical, Electrical, Controls (PLC), Internal Tools Software, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, and Field Operations to keep the workstream integrated with the broader program
- Lead and support technical reviews, design reviews, gate reviews, and executive status reviews for Industrial Controls scope
- Support prototype builds, engineering validation, system integration, manufacturing readiness, pilot builds, and production launch for Controls deliverables
- Manage engineering change control impacts for Controls scope, including ECNs, BOM releases, and configuration implications
- Identify and mitigate vendor, supplier, and manufacturing readiness risks tied to Controls NPI
- Contribute to continuous improvement of program management standards, governance, and execution practices within Industrial Controls Program Management
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering (required)
- Minimum of 10 years of technical project or program management experience
- Experience leading complex, multidisciplinary engineering work within hardware and software integrated products, robotics, automation, or industrial systems
- Experience with New Product Introduction (NPI), manufacturing scale-up, and supplier or vendor management
- Demonstrated ownership of budget, scope, integrated schedules, risk registers, and executive-ready status reporting
- Experience collaborating with resource managers and engineering leads (PLC, Electrical, and related tools or software teams)
- Strong executive communication, leadership, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Proficiency with Microsoft Project, Jira, Confluence, Excel, PowerPoint, and the Microsoft Office suite
- US remote
- Travel up to 40% to support labs, pilot cells, integration events, and launch activities as required
- Direct experience with Industrial Controls / PLC NPI, electrical design packages, and industrial automation or robotics cells
- Rockwell controls experience
- Experience with safety systems, FAT checklists, zone sequencing, manufacturing readiness, and external controls vendor management
- Master's degree in Engineering, Engineering Management, or MBA
- PMP certification or equivalent
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Disability
- 401K
- PTO
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