Senior Technical Program Manager

About the role

Teleo, a Havoc company, is a robotics company that transforms construction heavy equipment into autonomous robots for commercial and defense applications. The company's technology enables a single operator to supervise and control multiple machines simultaneously, delivering significant productivity gains while improving operator safety and comfort. Teleo was founded by a team of experienced technology leaders who previously led the development of Lyft's Self-Driving Car program and Google Street View. This is a unique opportunity to join a team building technology with real-world impact. You will work on cutting-edge 100,000-pound autonomous robots and engineer complex systems at the intersection of hardware, software, robotics, and AI.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a system-level understanding of Teleo's products, coordinating engineering roadmaps, customer feedback, operational priorities, and technical dependencies to drive informed cross-functional execution.
• Cook up execution across software, firmware, hardware, autonomy, manufacturing, supply chain, and new product introduction (NPI), ensuring teams remain aligned on shared milestones and release objectives.
• Maintain integrated program plans, manage cross-functional dependencies, and proactively identify schedule and execution risks.
• Cook up product readiness reviews across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and Operations to ensure releases are ready for production and deployment.
• Partner with engineering managers and technical leads to track progress, resolve cross-functional blockers, and maintain predictable execution across multiple concurrent programs.
• Develop clear dashboards and reporting that provide leadership with visibility into program status, risks, dependencies, and readiness.
• Continuously improve planning, communication, and program management practices as Teleo scales.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, Mechatronics, Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of Technical Program Management experience delivering complex multidisciplinary products from concept through production.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating hardware, embedded software, manufacturing, supply chain, and NPI activities through successful product releases.
• Strong understanding of engineering development processes, including verification & validation (V&V), engineering change management (ECN/ECO), manufacturing readiness, release management, and product lifecycle management.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority.
• Experience developing program plans, managing dependencies, and communicating program status to both technical teams and executive leadership.
• Experience using tools such as Jira, Linear, Asana, Confluence, Smartsheet, Airtable, Microsoft Project, or equivalent, including milestone tracking, dependency management, dashboards, and executive reporting.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, Mechatronics, or a related technical field.
• Prior experience as a software, firmware, electrical, mechanical, robotics, or systems engineer.
• 7+ years of Technical Program Management experience in robotics, autonomous vehicles, aerospace, industrial automation, or other complex cyber-physical systems.
• Experience defining technical roadmaps spanning hardware, software, manufacturing, supply chain, and operations with a strong focus on product readiness.
• Familiarity with safety-critical product development processes and standards such as ISO 26262, IEC 61508, MIL-STD, DO-178, or comparable frameworks.
• Experience working with NPI, manufacturing, and supply chain teams to introduce new product variants, improve production readiness, and support scaling deployments.
• Experience partnering with Operations teams to ensure engineering readiness and successful handoff of products into the field.