Staff Technical Program Manager
Core
Lead cross-functional programs for ML infrastructure, MLOps, and perception systems to bring Apptronik's Apollo humanoid robot to market at scale.
Role type
Staff Technical Program Manager (Robotics/AI)
Builds
AI-powered humanoid robots for manufacturing, logistics, and future healthcare/home applications
Domain
Robotics, Embodied AI, Machine Learning
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
MLOps program leadership, Perception systems leadership, Strategic partner management, System-level product development, Cross-disciplinary system integration, New technology introduction, Program execution, Resource-constrained influence, Strategic thinking
Preferred skills
Robotics/autonomous systems experience, Robot learning/manipulation/VLA models, Edge AI inference platforms
Technologies
Cloud and edge ML tooling, Data pipelines, Training and evaluation infrastructure, Model deployment frameworks
Responsibilities
Establish program management structure for a new Sunnyvale office, Own end-to-end execution of ML infrastructure and operations programs, Lead perception team program execution for humanoid robotics, Act as primary program interface to a key strategic AI partner, Mentor and develop other TPMs as the team scales
Seniority
Staff, high-autonomy IC with mentorship responsibilities
