(Senior) Technical Program Manager

About the Role at RobCo

At RobCo, we don’t just build robots, we are redefining the relationship between hardware and AI. Our end-to-end solutions seamlessly combine advanced, scalable industrial hardware with a central software suite powered by Physical AI to make manufacturing truly autonomous, efficient, and scalable. By delivering field-ready robotic solutions that just work, we empower industrial companies to automate without complexity and successfully solve the global labor shortage.

With locations in Munich and Austin, and backed by leading global investors such as Lightspeed, Lingotto Innovation, and Sequoia, we are redefining Autonomous Industrial Robotics.

At RobCo, we automate the ordinary, so humans can do the extraordinary. To achieve this, we are looking for an ambitious (Senior) Technical Program Manager to help us establish RobCo as leading provider of automation solutions.

As a (Senior) Technical Program Manager (TPM) at RobCo, you take full ownership of multiple complex robotics and automation deployment programs simultaneously. In this key role, you independently drive execution, build scalable operational structures, and ensure successful delivery from solution design through commissioning and operational handover in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

Your Responsibilities

• End-to-End Delivery Ownership: Lead multiple strategically relevant robotics and automation deployment programs simultaneously—from pre-sales alignment and technical design through implementation, commissioning, and operational handover.

• Build Scalable Structures: Design and implement repeatable operating mechanisms, governance frameworks, and delivery processes to enable fast, high-quality growth across concurrent deployments.

• Cross-Functional Leadership: Coordinate engineering, software, controls, manufacturing, supply chain, and field deployment teams to ensure seamless execution and production readiness.

• Strategic Stakeholder Management: Act as a trusted partner to C-level executives, investors, and customers, providing clear transparency around progress, risks, timelines, and business impact.

• Technical and Commercial Steering: Maintain oversight of both technical integration details and commercial performance, including budgets, margins, resource planning, and schedules.

• Risk and Problem Resolution: Identify systemic risks and execution bottlenecks early, proactively implementing mitigation strategies to independently drive issues to resolution.

• Continuous Improvement: Analyze recurring operational patterns to drive automation, standardization, and process improvements across deployment and delivery operations.

We're looking for someone who has:

• Completed technical university degree (e.g., Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science) or equivalent qualification with significant technical professional experience.

• 7+ years of experience leading complex technical programs, ideally in robotics, industrial automation, systems integration, industrial tech, or hardware-software environments.

• Proven track record of independently delivering large-scale automation or robotics systems from concept and design through deployment and commissioning with minimal oversight.

• Strong systems understanding of mechatronic, robotic, or cyber-physical systems, with the ability to abstract complex technical details into executive-level business impact.

• Culture-aligned mindset: Strong self-starter mentality, exceptional ownership, and a structured, data-driven yet pragmatic execution style comfortable with ambiguity.

• Very good English skills (German is a plus).

• Flexibility and willingness to travel up to 25%.

Why join RobCo?

• Develop modular, software-defined robotics solutions with us that set new standards in automation.

• Help us build robots equipped with state-of-the-art AI that perceive their environment, analyze data, and make intelligent decisions in real time.

• As part of a very dynamic and fast-growing scale-up, you will take on responsibility from day one, drive your own projects, and see the direct impact of your work.

• Flat hierarchies, open communication, and regular 360° feedback enable fast decisions and support your professional and personal development.

• Competitive compensation and benefits package - including medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus a 401(k) plan.

• Unlimited paid time off incl. major holidays.

• Company-sponsored onboarding and team offsites in Germany.

About RobCo

RobCo was founded in 2020 in Munich and leads the transition toward fully Autonomous Industrial Robotics. Powered by cutting-edge Physical AI, our solutions seamlessly combine a scalable hardware architecture with intelligent software to eliminate operational complexity and solve the industrial labor shortage.

Through an innovative Robotics-as-a-Service (RaaS) model, RobCo empowers manufacturing enterprises to automate high-impact tasks while shifting heavy upfront CapEx into predictable, risk-free operating expenses. Today, our field-ready solutions safely and efficiently automate complex industrial workflows, such as machine tending, palletizing, dispensing, and welding.

RobCo is a fast-growing scale-up operating across Europe and the US, with dynamic teams in Munich, San Francisco, and Austin. Backed by premier global venture capital firms, including Lightspeed, Lingotto Innovation, and Sequoia, we offer an environment where builders, innovators, and thinkers can see the direct impact of their work every day.

Don’t meet every single requirement? If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

At RobCo, applicants are selected regardless of ethnic origin, religion, gender, age, disability, or sexual orientation. All decisions throughout the recruitment process are based solely on applicants’ qualifications, skills, knowledge, and experience, as well as relevant business requirements.