Staff Technical Program Manager, NPI
About the role
Agility's commercially deployed humanoids operate alongside teams in warehouses, manufacturing facilities, and distribution centers—tackling physically demanding and repetitive tasks while enabling workers to focus on higher-value work.
Responsibilities
Shape company-level investments by owning the end-to-end governance of how Agility takes hardware from concept through production: defining and facilitating the Product Development Process (PDP), ensuring cross-functional teams understand their role in it, driving requirements discipline at every phase, and making sure gate reviews happen on evidence, not momentum.
Operate within the Operations PM team as the primary owner of NPI program governance.
Earn credibility with engineers, hold teams accountable to deliverables, and be recognized as the face of the program.
Requirements
10 - 12 years of direct hands-on experience working in a cross-functional Technical Program Management role launching complex integrated hardware/software products in the automotive, robotics, consumer electronics, or aerospace industries.
Significant experience managing hardware product development programs — across phase gates, EVT/DVT/PVT cycles, manufacturing readiness, and cross-functional execution — and can demonstrate a track record of programs that shipped.
Experience owning a phase gate process, not just participating in one.
Experience in hardware-focused environments: robotics, advanced manufacturing, aerospace, defense, or complex consumer electronics.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience.
Advanced Degree preferred.
Comfortable owning work across different program types. NPI governance is your primary domain, but you can pick up an operational program.
Works well and influences at all levels of the organization—from peers to VPs.
Communicates clearly and precisely — in writing, in reviews, and in executive forums — and adjusts your framing based on who is in the room and what decision they need to make.
Skills
Deep understanding of high-tech discrete manufacturing from the supply planning process to final assembly, test and pack out.
Knowledge of supplier readiness and supplier management represents a significant advantage.
Industrial Engineering, fabrication and assembly process knowledge and electromechanical systems integration are a plus.
Familiarity with PLM tools (Arena, Windchill, or equivalent) and its role in BOM and Configuration Change Control across development phases.
Experience in capacity planning, yield management, and cost optimization.
PMP or PgMP certification, or equivalent demonstrated program management rigor.
Experience standing up or significantly maturing a PDP or NPI process in a high growth environment.
Experience using the Atlassian suite or equivalent tools for program tracking, project management, collaboration and documentation at scale.
Ability to travel up to 35%, may include international supplier visits.
Benefits
401(k) Plan: Includes a 6% company match.
Equity: Company stock options.
Insurance Coverage: 100% company-paid medical, dental, vision, and short/long-term disability insurance for employees.
Benefit Start Date: Eligible for benefits on your first day of employment.
Well-Being Support: Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
Time Off: Exempt Employees: Flexible, unlimited PTO and 12 company holidays, including a winter shutdown. Non-Exempt Employees: 10 vacation days, paid sick leave, and 12 company holidays, including a winter shutdown, annually.
On-Site Perks: Catered lunches four times a week and a variety of healthy snacks and refreshments at our Salem and Pittsburgh locations.
Parental Leave: Generous paid parental leave programs.
Relocation Assistance: Provided for eligible roles.
Annual Discretionary Bonus: Provided for eligible roles.