Senior Technical Program Manager, Fauna

Fauna Robotics is seeking a Technical Program Manager to own end-to-end program execution for robotic hardware systems driving cross-functional teams from concept through production ramp. You will lead hardware development milestones across mechanical electrical firmware and software domains while managing supplier engagement manufacturing readiness and cross-site coordination. This role partners directly with product management applied science and executive stakeholders to define strategy remove blockers and deliver robots that are as delightful as they are capable.

Key job responsibilities
As a Technical Program Manager you will work with experienced cross-disciplinary engineering teams to develop and deploy robotic this role you will:

- Own end-to-end program execution for robotic hardware systems from concept through design verification pilot and production ramp
- Work with product management applied science and executive stakeholders to define program strategy requirements and success criteria
- Deep dive on key technical issues spanning mechanical electrical firmware and software domains leading teams to find solutions within program constraints
- Own and maintain cross-functional development schedules identifying critical path and driving accountability across teams
- Lead hardware development milestones (EVT DVT PVT) following stage-gate processes ensuring design maturity at each phase
- Drive supplier engagement and manufacturing readiness including travel to vendor sites for prototype builds tooling reviews and production validation
- Communicate regularly with senior management on program status risks and key decisions escalating effectively when needed
- Manage resource prioritization drive cost optimization efforts and look around corners to prevent common development pitfalls
Define and improve team processes templates and mechanisms that scale across multiple concurrent programs
- Coordinate cross-site execution with remote engineering teams and contract manufacturers

About the team
Fauna Robotics an Amazon company is building capable safe and genuinely delightful robots for everyday life. Our goal is simple: make robots people actually want to live and interact with in everyday human spaces.
We believe that future wont arrive until building for robotics becomes far more accessible. Today too much effort is spent reinventing the fundamentals. Were changing that by developing tightly integrated hardware and software systems that make it faster safer and more intuitive to create real-world robotic products.
Our work spans the full stack: mechanical design control systems dynamic modeling and intelligent software. The focus is not just functionality but experience. Were building robots that feel responsive expressive and genuinely useful.
At Fauna youll work at the frontier of this space helping define how robots move manipulate and interact with people in natural environments. Its an opportunity to solve hard problems across hardware and software with a team focused on making robotics accessible and joyful to build.
If you care about making robotics real for everyone and building systems that are as delightful as they are capable were interested in hearing from you.

- 5 years of working directly with engineering teams experience
- 3 years of technical product or program management experience
- 3 years of project management disciplines including scope schedule budget quality along with risk and critical path management experience
- Experience managing programs across cross-functional teams building processes and coordinating release schedules
- Bachelors degree or above in robotics mechanical/mechatronics engineering systems engineering or related field
- 3 years of hardware development experience in electromechanical systems robotics or consumer electronics

- 5 years of managing analyzing and communicating results to senior leadership experience
- Experience with robotic systems autonomous vehicles or complex electromechanical product development
- Familiarity with PCBA development motor/actuator systems sensor integration or embedded firmware development cycles
- Experience with DFM/DFA principles and manufacturing scale-up of hardware products
- Experience managing programs with combined hardware firmware and software deliverables

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at NY New York - 163600.00 - 221300.00 USD annually