Senior Technical Project Manager - AI & Robotics Foundation Models (human)

The role

You will lead the technical delivery of AI-driven robotics programs by steering cross-functional teams. You will fine-tune Vision-Language-Action models and other foundation models for use on real robots.

What you will do

• Lead multi-disciplinary teams technically and operationally.
• Set the technical direction for fine-tuning foundation models.
• Own the fine-tuning loop end-to-end.
• Drive teams to excel in scoping feasibility and choosing algorithms.
• Orchestrate the full pipeline from teleoperation to validation.
• Partner with on-site Robotics Engineers during data capture and experiments.
• Review training scripts and resolve model bugs.
• Align roadmaps between AI, cloud, robotics and product teams.
• Communicate progress, risks and trade-offs to senior leadership.

Required qualifications

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering or a related technical field.
• 7+ years leading complex technical projects.
• Proven track record of bringing AI or robotics products from prototype to production.
• Deep, hands-on AI know-how with experience fine-tuning foundation models (VLA, vision-language, or multimodal models).
• Solid background in at least one of: vision-based manipulation, reinforcement or imitation learning, or multimodal models.
• Proficient in Python.
• Practical experience in PyTorch or TensorFlow.
• Comfortable working directly with real robot hardware and associated middleware.
• Excellent command of English and German (B2–C1).

Nice to have

• C++
• Cloud experience (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Familiarity with robotic simulation tools (IsaacSim, MuJoCo, etc.)
• PMP, PRINCE2 or similar

About the company

neura-robotics-gmbh develops AI-driven robotics including the cognitive arm MAiRA, humanoid 4NE-1, and service robot MiPA.