Sr. Systems Engineering Program Manager

Sr. Systems Engineering Program Manager

Neato Robotics is developing technology at the forefront of robotics & artificial intelligence.

Our products are designed to free people from household chores and will change how we all look at housekeeping tasks. Our products, the award winning Neato BotVac (D3, D4, D5, D6 and D7) family of autonomous robotic vacuums, have set new standards for intelligence, ease of use and cleaning effectiveness. The products have been available in retail and online in the U.S. since 2010, and more recently in Europe and Asia. And they are only the first few of many new products to come.

Our team consists of roboticists, mechanical, electrical and software engineers and product professionals who have launched brands that are now familiar names in consumer electronics. Our management team is seasoned in leading startups from early stage to successful multinational enterprises.

We are wholly owned subsidiary of Vorwerk International and headquartered in San Jose, CA. For more information on Neato robotics please visit our web site at www.neatorobotics.com

Position Description

Our team builds connected hardware devices and we are looking for a talented Sr. Systems Engineering Program Manager to join our growing Newark, California crew. This System EPM oversees planning, implementation, and tracking the development of existing and new programs. This person has keen attention to detail. An excellent listener and communicator, who can provide clear and precise communication to a wide spectrum of individual contributors and executive management. The System EPM should have a clear vision and understanding of high-level requirements, as well as able to deep dive into details and execute efficiently throughout the product development life cycle. He/she is organized, great at running day to day program activities, build planning, executing and managing risks to meet overall program objectives for Neato development projects. We are seeking self-motivated and proactive candidates with demonstrated creative and critical thinking capabilities. The perfect candidate understands and deals well with rapid development cycles; remains flexible and calm in the face of uncertainty and demonstrates great teamwork

Responsibilities

• Work closely with Product Marketing and Program Management to understand the product vision, and break it down into actionable requirements for the development team
• Work hands-on with the development team to prioritize, plan, and deliver product that meets requirements.
• Able to guide the team and facilitate in prototyping HW for demo and provide quick feedback.
• Able to provide risk assessment and,
• Work with design resources (internal and/or external) to ensure timely delivery of designs and assets to the development team
• Collaborate with cross-functional and geographically remote teams to define, design, and ship new features. Develop best practices in fast evolving and dynamic environments in order to ship new features, including effective bug triage and issue resolution
• Identify and manage risks and communicate status to project stakeholders
• Effectively communicate across the board (team members, vendors and to the executive management)

Desired Skills

• 5+ years of program management experience, especially with web-based / mobile products
• Experienced working with ODM, OEM, CM highly desired.
• Experienced in building HW and IOT devices
• Strong leadership and communication skills and the ability to teach others
• Ability to collaborate well with engineers, designers, and the marketing department
• Strong technical background in robotics, motion controls, sensors, mechatronics is a plus
• Comprehends and deals well with rapid changes and remains flexible and calm in the face of uncertainty.
• Able to filter and distill relevant information for the right audience.
• Self-motivated and proactive with demonstrated creative and critical thinking capabilities.
• Serious consideration will be given to qualified candidates from computer vision fields with relevant hardware/firmware/software product development experience
• Experienced in setting up project schedules and work breakdown structures.
• Ability to travel internationally to support builds.

Required Experience:

5+ years of technical project management experience, especially with hardware/software development. Bachelor's degree in a technical field (e.g. Mechanical, Electrical, Computer Science) is preferred.