Technical Program Manager (Robotics)

Remote position within Argentina

RYZ is seeking a Technical Program Manager to join one of our clients, who are developing self-driving robotic carriers to deliver and serve food. In this role, you will be responsible for coordinating and aligning the various teams involved in developing the next generation of their robots. You’ll collaborate closely with Mechanical, Electrical, Control Systems, Autonomy, Perception, Systems, and Infrastructure teams, as well as other internal and external partners, to ensure seamless delivery of cutting-edge robotic solutions. 

Your role will focus on bridging communication between teams, managing dependencies, and removing obstacles to keep the project moving efficiently toward production. You’ll also lead the Program Review, driving process improvements both in the current phase and for future hardware cycles. Additionally, you will serve as a key point of contact for the Exec, Product, Operations, Safety, Security, Quality, and Policy teams, ensuring their priorities are addressed. Your efforts will contribute to delivering a high-performing, safe, and innovative delivery robot to our client's customers.

Qualifications: 

- BS or MS in Computer Science or Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and/or 5+ years relevant experience in robotics or similar hardware

- 7+ years of Technical or Engineering Program Management experience

- Experience managing programs involving Software integration with new Hardware development

- Experience with Systems Engineering principles

- Experience with Test and validation

- Excellent communication, organizational, and collaboration skills

- Experience with multiple development methodologies, including agile and waterfall 

- Experience using Jira and other program management tools

- Understanding of hardware/software bring-up of distributed systems, managing project dependencies, and negotiating parallel activities to optimize project execution

- Proven track record with software development project planning, progress tracking, and risk management

Key Responsibilities: 

- Drive software-hardware integration efforts across the organization throughout development activities toward release to manufacturing.

- Lead and coordinate cross-functional dependencies between Software and Hardware organizations

- Coordinate verification test plans with Systems Engineering and QA

- Prioritize and drive technical issues to closure throughout the organization

- Provide program updates to all stakeholders, including the executive team

- Identify, manage, and escalate risks as needed to appropriate stakeholders

- Identify and execute continuous process improvements

About RYZ Labs:

RYZ Labs is a startup studio built in 2021 by two lifelong entrepreneurs. The founders of RYZ have worked at some of the world's largest tech companies and some of the most iconic consumer brands. They have lived and worked in Argentina for many years and have decades of experience in Latam. What brought them together is the passion for the early phases of company creation and the idea of attracting the brightest talents in order to build industry-defining companies in a post-pandemic world.

Our teams are remote and distributed throughout the US and Latam. They use the latest cutting-edge technologies in cloud computing to create applications that are scalable and resilient. We aim to provide diverse product solutions for different industries, planning to build a large number of startups in the upcoming years.

At RYZ, you will find yourself working with autonomy and efficiency, owning every step of your development. We provide an environment of opportunities, learning, growth, expansion, and challenging projects. You will deepen your experience while sharing and learning from a team of great professionals and specialists.

Our values and what to expect:

- Customer First Mentality - every decision we make should be made through the lens of the customer.

- Bias for Action - urgency is critical, expect that the timeline to get something done is accelerated.

- Ownership - step up if you see an opportunity to help, even if not your core responsibility.

- Humility and Respect - be willing to learn, be vulnerable, and treat everyone who interacts with RYZ with respect.

- Frugality - being frugal and cost-conscious helps us do more with less.

- Deliver Impact - get things done in the most efficient way. 

- Raise our Standards - always be looking to improve our processes, our team, and our expectations. The status quo is not good enough and never should be.