Staff Technical Program Manager

What the role actually is

Apptronik is hiring a staff technical program manager for its new Sunnyvale office. The role sits between AI/ML infrastructure, robot perception, and external AI partnerships for Apollo, the company's humanoid platform.

This is a program leadership role for technical product execution. The person would create planning structure for a new site, coordinate perception and ML workstreams, and keep executive, engineering, and partner teams aligned.

What you would work on

• Stand up program management routines for Apptronik's Sunnyvale AI and perception teams
• Coordinate ML operations and perception programs tied to humanoid robot development
• Serve as a program interface with a major strategic AI partner
• Turn ambiguous technical priorities into schedules, ownership, risks, and decisions

What they are asking for

• Staff-level technical program management experience in AI, robotics, perception, or infrastructure
• Ability to work closely with executive stakeholders and senior engineering teams
• Experience creating program structure in ambiguous, fast-moving technical environments
• Strong communication across internal teams and external technical partners

Why this one is worth a look

This is one of the more strategic Apptronik roles because it combines site-building, partner management, and the technical program layer around humanoid perception. The caveat is that it is not a classic product manager seat; it is for someone who likes turning deep technical work into coordinated execution.