Humble Robotics

Technical Program Manager

San Francisco

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About the role

About Humble Robotics Working at Humble Robotics means taking on the biggest change in ground transportation in decades.
We don't believe culture can be engineered - but when it falls into place, it's a once-in-a-lifetime adventure.
Position Overview The Technical Program Manager (TPM) is responsible for driving the planning, coordination, and delivery of complex, cross-functional programs across hardware, software, robotics, and operations teams.

Lead end-to-end program management for complex, multi-team engineering initiatives across the autonomous vehicle platform.
Build and maintain detailed program schedules, identifying critical paths, dependencies, and resource constraints.
Drive structured communication rhythms including program reviews, status updates, and stakeholder reporting.
Organize system-level design reviews and ensure interface agreements between subsystem teams are well-defined and documented.
Manage trade-off decisions by working with technical leads to evaluate schedule, cost, and scope impacts.
Develop and maintain program documentation including plans, decision logs, and retrospectives.
Drive continuous improvement in engineering processes, tooling, and program execution practices.

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical field.
5+ years of experience in technical program management, engineering program management, or a related role.
Demonstrated experience managing cross-functional programs involving hardware, software, and systems integration.
Strong understanding of systems engineering concepts including requirements management, interface control, and V&V processes.
Experience with program scheduling tools (e.g., Jira, Asana, MS Project, Smartsheet, or similar).
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to decompose ambiguous problems into actionable plans.
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Master's degree in Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related discipline.
Experience in the autonomous vehicle, robotics, or advanced manufacturing industry.
Familiarity with vehicle systems development including mechanical, electrical, and embedded software domains.
Experience managing programs with both hardware prototype and software release cycles.
Background in Agile, Scrum, or other iterative development methodologies.
Experience with functional safety standards or safety-critical system development processes.
Familiarity with hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing or vehicle-level validation programs.
PMP, PgMP, or equivalent program management certification.

This role is eligible for base salary + benefits + equity compensation. Salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by additional factors, including qualifications, skills, experience, and location.
Additional Information
As part of the interview process, we may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to compare your qualifications and experience to the job description.
A human reviews all AI output and makes a final hiring decision.
Humble Robotics does not rely on the output to make any employment decisions.
Some applicants may have a legal right to opt-out of the use of AI as part of our interview process.

We're building an autonomous, zero-emissions hauler that dramatically lowers the cost of freight with groundbreaking vision-based AI, designed for today's global logistics network.

Some applicants may have a legal right to opt-out of the use of AI as part of our interview process.

Some applicants may have a legal right to opt-out of the use of AI as part of our interview process.

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