Technical Project Manager, NPI - Fox Robotics

Fox Robotics is at the bleeding edge of warehouse automation, with a focus on autonomous forklifts. As the leader in this space, Fox has clear product market fit and is scaling fast, with plans to rapidly grow from 100 employees to nearly ~160+ this year alone. With this growth, employees have a once-in-a-career opportunity to learn, all while working as part of a mission-driven team focused on making robots that work.

What you'll do:

• Drive the development and execution of new products, applying program management concepts to identify engineering deliverables and dependencies. 
• Manage the full product lifecycle from concept through to launch, ensuring alignment with client expectations and business goals.
• Serve as the primary technical liaison from engineering, facilitating discussions to translate business needs into actionable tactical tasks.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate client feedback and market research into product development.
• Liaise for open issues within engineering intake board , lead prioritization, root cause analysis, identification of ICA & PCA, and provide status reports thru dashboards. 
• Lead the release of EBOM for hardware & software releases, evaluation & implementation of engineering change requests working in collaboration with engineering, manufacturing, operations, service & deployment teams. 
• Coordinate the releases of ECR to ECO working thru CCB, 
• Maintain rollout plan for upcoming releases, in alignment with product roadmap. 
• Roll out standard operating procedures documentation  and ensure adherence working with CFT. 
• Lead Engineering VAVE projects to track towards optimized cost, weight & performance of the product metrics.
• Develop and create project timelines, participate in PI & sprint planning, stand up meetings and retrospective to develop products that meet the product requirements.

What you'll need: 

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering. 
• 5+ years of experience managing engineering projects & programs. 
• Knowledge of automotive product development lifecycles. 
• Understanding of CAD & PLM systems. 
• Knowledge of Scaled Agile Framework.
• Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, Smartsheets & Google Suites.

Nice to have:  

• PMP Certification
• Knowledge of standard work instructions

Benefits and perks:

• A once in a career opportunity to build, alongside colleagues who deeply care (plus robots that aren't bad, either!)
• Competitive salary and stock options
• Generous healthcare options
• 401k match
• Unlimited PTO
• Other perks that connect us, including lunch on Fridays, team building activities, and more!