Technical Project Manager, Hardware

Sanctuary, a world leader in building AI-based control systems for humanoid robots, is looking to hire a skilled and motivated Technical Project Manager, Hardware to join our Hardware team. The Technical Project Manager, Hardware is a crucial part of our team, supporting the design, architecture, and implementation of our advanced robotic systems. Reporting to the Vice President of Hardware, you'll contribute to the overall success and effectiveness of our projects.

As Sanctuary's Technical Project Manager, Hardware, you'll be a valued part of the team as you support the continued improvement in our Hardware function, own the coordination of team project deliverables, and innovate best practices that drive continuous improvements in the design, architecture, and implementation of our advanced robotic systems.

Our Success Criteria

• Build and maintain schedules, Gantt charts, and Kanban boards for the Research and Development and Integration Teams
• Interview engineers, parse project details into schedules, provide weekly progress reports, and maintain project management documentation
• Ensure important messages and risks are communicated to stakeholders in time and with the right format
• Identify inefficiencies, propose/implement solutions, and implement processes and automation for improved efficiency and speed
• Support the program life cycle, run life cycle meetings, and facilitate V&V/QA support
• Discuss and stay up to date with the Product owner.
• Collect and articulate product requirements and project requirements to create realistic execution plans
• Be the voice of the engineering group when talking to internal and external customers, and vice versa
• Manage team confluence, shipping/receiving, purchasing, and hiring processes
• Assist with lab purchasing and organization, ensuring continuous improvement

Your Experience

Qualifications

• Diploma/Degree in mechanical or electrical engineering, engineering physics, a related technical field, or equivalent work experience
• PM tasks, follow up on time-critical tasks, risk/cost/schedule estimates, perform schedule health checks, and support ICs in filling out required research and engineering documents

Skills

• Proficiency in project management tools and methodologies in multi-disciplinary environments
• Experience with purchasing, shipping/receiving, and hiring processes
• Deep knowledge of project risk, cost, and schedule estimation
• Above all else, a consistently positive attitude and a willingness to do whatever it takes to create robust solutions to complex problems
• Optimistic listening and conflict resolution capabilities
• Demonstrated ability to influence others without authority
• Eager to take on new challenges with tenacity and positivity
• Patience, persistence, and attention to detail when resolving performance issues
• Obsession with bringing human-like intelligence to machines

Working at Sanctuary AI

Sanctuary AI is an equal opportunity employer; employment with Sanctuary AI is governed based on skills, competence, and qualifications and will not be influenced in any way by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability, or any other legally protected status. In 2023, Sanctuary AI moved into a state-of-the-art office facility and has been recognized by LinkedIn as a Top Startup company.

Compensation and Benefits

Sanctuary offers a market-leading compensation package that includes competitive salaries, equity stakes, and a full suite of benefits for permanent employees, encompassing health coverage, paid time off, cutting-edge work facilities, and worksite flexibility by role. Our commitment to fairness ensures that our total compensation consistently surpasses market standards.

About Sanctuary AI

Founded in 2018 by Geordie Rose, Olivia Norton, and Ajay Agrawal, Sanctuary AI is a Vancouver, Canada-based company. Sanctuary AI is on a mission to create the world's first human-like intelligence in general-purpose robots that will help us work more safely, efficiently, and sustainably. And in the not-too-distant future, help us explore, settle, and prosper in outer space.

Members of the Sanctuary AI team founded D-Wave (a pioneer in the quantum computing industry), Kindred (first use of reinforcement learning in a production robot), and the Creative Destruction Lab (pioneered a revolutionary method for the commercialization of science for the betterment of humankind). The team has experience launching market-defining innovations rooted in previously unsolved and deep scientific problems.

Recruitment and hiring is conducted internally by Sanctuary AI. We are not seeking or soliciting any new agency partnerships or agreements at this time . Any employment agency or professional recruiter ("Agency") that provides an unsolicited resume(s) or otherwise presents a prospective job candidate through the Sanctuary AI career site or directly to any Sanctuary AI employee, irrevocably grants to Sanctuary AI the unrestricted right to engage, hire, or contract with that candidate at Sanctuary AI's sole discretion without any compensation to the Agency. We appreciate your interest in working together, and should the need arise our Talent Acquisition team will contact any external firms directly.

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