Foundry Robotics

Technology

TechnicalProgramManager,RoboticsData

$150–250k San Francisco, California, United States FULL TIME
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The Brief

“Technical Program Manager, Robotics Data at Foundry Robotics. Skills: Robotics data, Data collection program, QA systems, Rig management. Manage rig fleet end-to-end. Own rig calibration cadence”

What You'll Achieve.

Deliver rigorous dataset; Deliver scalable dataset; Meet 48-hour handoff SLA; Achieve usable hours delivered; Achieve mix accuracy; Achieve SLA attainment

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Root cause analysis; Scrappy problem solving

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

3-5 years as PM or TPM, Exposure to hardware, Exposure to data pipelines, Exposure to physical workflows, Build data collection programs from scratch, Improve existing data collection programs, Own task specs, Own QA programs, Own standardization, SQL proficient, Python proficient, Build own dashboards, Track program metrics, Improve program metrics, Provide technical input, 48-hour handoff SLA

Nice to Have

Experience supporting vendor relationships, Experience supporting hardware supplier relationships, Exposure to robotics, Exposure to VLA models, Exposure to foundation model training data, Scale data collection program from prototype, Scale data collection program to high-volume production, Familiarity with computer vision, Familiarity with sensor calibration, Familiarity with robotics data pipelines

What You'll Do.

Manage rig fleet end-to-end

Own rig calibration cadence

Define success criteria

Sign-off quality gates

Curate gold-standard demos

Run pre-delivery validation

Track diversity and coverage

Run daily capture logs

Run weekly dataset reporting

Own task spec versioning

Coordinate SOP updates

Coordinate retraining triggers

Own 48-hour handoff SLA

Ensure upload integrity

Enforce episode schema

Ensure metadata completeness

Run RCA when batches rejected

Close loop with floor

Define program-level OKRs

Report program-level OKRs

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Interface with model team; Interface with frontier labs; Partner with Operations Manager; Cross-functional environment; Work with researchers; Work with engineers

Communication Scope

Stakeholder updates; Dataset reporting

Process & Methodology

Program management, Asset tracking, Vendor relationships, Lifecycle management, SLA management, OKRs

Full Job Description

ABOUT US Foundry Robotics is building an AI-native robotics manufacturing company focused on deploying advanced assembly and production capability for leading robotics companies and national-security-critical hardware. Basically, we’re building robots that build robots. We are reimagining manufacturing through advanced robotics. Our mission is to rebuild the American manufacturing industry as an AI-first, assembly-focused, dual-use contract manufacturer. We aim to empower manufacturers with intelligent, efficient, and adaptable robotic systems that redefine productivity and quality. THE ROLE This role is for a Technical Program Manager who thrives on turning model team requirements into production data, equally comfortable architecting QA systems from first principles and calibrating a rig on the floor. You will define what gets captured, how it lands, and whether it is usable, from early task spec through pre-delivery validation. You will stand up the data collection program from scratch and drive rapid build-test-learn cycles to deliver a dataset that is both rigorous and scalable. You will be the day-to-day interface with our model team and the frontier labs we deliver to, and the source of truth for hours collected, hours delivered, and hours usable. You will partner closely with the Operations Manager, Robotics Data, who owns the workforce, floor execution, and daily fleet readiness. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES - Manage the rig fleet end-to-end (UMI grippers, GoPros, VR headsets and controllers), including procurement, lifecycle, asset tracking, spares, and vendor relationships - Own rig calibration cadence and drift detection, including GoPro intrinsics, fisheye calibration, UMI gripper width drift, and per-operator VR eye-tracking calibration - Define success criteria with the model team, translating high-level data needs into rejection rules an assembler can apply consistently - Author SOPs and hand them to the Operations Manager for floor execution - Own new task

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