Senior TPM - Software & Controls

The role

You will own end-to-end program execution across software and controls workstreams. You will drive delivery from early development through field-ready software by engaging with engineers and managing architecture tradeoffs.

What you will do

• Lead sprint planning, release tracking, and engineering dependency management.
• Own software and controls delivery milestones.
• Coordinate cross-functional alignment between software, hardware, and product teams.
• Manage risk identification and mitigation across development phases.
• Track and communicate progress from early-stage development to field-ready delivery.
• Drive architecture and integration reviews.
• Define and maintain the master program plan, milestones, critical path, and dependencies.
• Establish scalable program management practices, tooling, and processes.

Required qualifications

• 5+ years in technical program management or engineering roles on complex software or embedded systems.
• Prior hands-on engineering background in software, robotics, controls, or systems engineering.
• Fluency with real-time systems, autonomy stacks, or robot operating environments.
• Proven ability to own multi-quarter software programs from planning through release in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong command of dependency management, critical path analysis, and schedule risk across HW-SW co-development.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication across engineering and executive audiences.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines for embedded or robot software.
• Background in autonomous vehicles, drones, or industrial robotics.
• Exposure to safety-critical software development (ISO 26262, IEC 61508)

About the company

Rhoda AI is building the next generation of generalist intelligent robots. They own the full robotics stack from hardware to foundation world models and have raised over $450M.