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Technical Program Manager, Software Test & Simulation

Symbotic
Wilmington, DE Full Time
POSTED ON 1/24/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/19/2025

Who we are

The following information aims to provide potential candidates with a better understanding of the requirements for this role.

With its A.I.-powered robotic technology platform, Symbotic is changing the way consumer goods move through the supply chain. Intelligent software orchestrates advanced robots in a high-density, end-to-end system – reinventing warehouse automation for increased efficiency, speed and flexibility.

What we need

We are seeking a highly motivated Technical Program Manager who has experience managing complex, highly integrated software systems. Your primary goal will be to manage the test planning and execution for large system software deployments and collaborate with SQA, System Test, Dev Ops and Release Management teams to ensure timely and high-quality delivery of software releases for automation and robotic systems.

What we do

The Technical Program Management Office (PMO) oversees the planning, execution, and delivery of technical projects within the Symbotic engineering organization. The technical PMO team is responsible for handling reporting, communication, and stakeholder management across company functions and up through organization leadership. Technical PMs work closely with engineering teams to define project scope, schedule, and budget. The team is actively involved throughout the entire project lifecycle collaborating with engineering teams to ensure successful technology insertion, deployment into production, and overall sustainment support.

What you’ll do

  • Lead multidisciplinary development and test teams to bring new software releases and features through the software development lifecycle.
  • Work closely with engineering managers and leads, product managers / owners, to develop detailed test plans, ensure rapid execution of testing campaigns and deliver on time, high quality software releases. Interact with and motivate talented engineering teams across multiple locations, harness their high energy to deliver high quality products.
  • Manage test requests, test execution tracking and issue identification across engineering teams.
  • Collaborate with SQA, Release Management and Dev Ops teams to advance infrastructure and tools that support end-to-end simulation and test capability.
  • Foster a culture focused on transparency, speed of decision-making, and a synchronized partnership within product teams.
  • Manage cross-functional issue tracking to identify problems, track root-cause and corrective action plans; provide issue status across engineering teams and leadership.
  • Lean-focused, continual improvement of new standards, processes and procedures that streamline interactions and communication across teams.
  • Facilitate cross-functional meetings and regularly communicate initiative status to teams, senior management, and customers.

What you’ll need

  • BS in Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, Mechatronics, or related discipline. MS or MBA beneficial.
  • Minimum 8 years of related experience.
  • Minimum 2 years in a Program Management position.
  • Extensive experience in a highly integrated software systems, mechatronics, or robotics product development team.
  • Experience managing large-scale system integration and test programs for complex electro-mechanical or automation systems.
  • Previous experience developing and executing strategies for software development, continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines.
  • Experience developing, maintaining and executing integrated simulation platforms to support system design and evaluations in an agile development environment.
  • Willingness to fail quickly and fail often to succeed sooner when exploring solutions.
  • Exemplify being the Team player. Conflict resolution and influencing skills are a key to success.
  • Open to pursuing multiple paths to get to the best solution and not being too proud of your own ideas to listen to others.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills.
  • Experience negotiating resources in a matrix environment to work on multiple workstreams, setting clear priorities when juggling priority paths.
  • Proficient in JIRA, MS Project, MS Power Point, MS Excel, Word, and Visio.
  • PMP accreditation is a strong plus.
  • Our Environment

  • Up to 5% travel may be required. Employees must have a valid driver’s license and the ability to drive and / or fly to client and other customer locations.
  • The employee is responsible for owning a credit card and managing expenses personally to be reimbursed on a bi-weekly basis.
  • About Symbotic

    Symbotic is an automation technology leader reimagining the supply chain with its end-to-end, AI-powered robotic and software platform. Symbotic reinvents the warehouse as a strategic asset for the world’s largest retail, wholesale, and food & beverage companies. Applying next-gen technology, high-density storage and machine learning to solve today's complex distribution challenges, Symbotic enables companies to move goods with unmatched speed, agility, accuracy and efficiency. For more information, visit www.symbotic.com.

    We are a community of innovators, collaborators and pioneers who embrace our differences, because we know unique perspectives make us stronger and smarter. Every perspective matters. We depend on the collective voices of our employees, customers and community to help guide us as we build a better place to work – for you and the world. That’s why we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

    We do not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or genetic information.

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