Senior Product Manager, Teleoperation

The role

You will own the teleoperation product, including the interface for teleoperated data collection and customer fine-tuning workflows. You will drive product vision and translate market demands into executable roadmaps across the hardware and software divide.

What you will do

• Own and maintain the Teleoperation roadmap
• Define requirements for the teleoperation interface including VR/XR rigs and haptic feedback
• Apply human factors rigor to the operator experience
• Partner with Data Collection operations to maximize throughput and quality
• Connect operator experience to training outcomes
• Define and own the customer-facing fine-tuning workflow for deployed robots
• Define product features and communicate requirements to engineering teams
• Prioritize use cases based on business impact, feasibility, and customer needs
• Partner with UX, UX Research, and industrial design to validate interfaces
• Synthesize insights from operator feedback and usage data into a strategy

Required qualifications

• Complex real-time operator interface or HMI experience under latency/safety constraints, or immersive interface products
• Background in human factors, HCI, or applied ergonomics
• Experience with teleoperation or remote operation of physical systems
• Strong analytical skills with experience in performance tracking and data-driven decision-making
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• At least 4 years of experience in product management
• Experience in human factors, HCI, cognitive science, or a related field
• Experience with motion capture, hand tracking, or haptic input devices
• Experience with autonomous robots or autonomous vehicles
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Must be able to lift 15 pounds at times
• Vision to read printed materials and a computer screen, hearing and speech to communicate, and ability to wear and operate VR/XR headsets and teleoperation rigs

Nice to have

• Bachelor’s in HCI or Engineering
• Familiarity with robot learning data pipelines
• Experience working with customers in light and heavy duty industrial environments
• Experience deploying products into industrial or warehouse environments

About the company

Apptronik is a human-centered robotics company developing AI-powered robots to support humanity. Their flagship humanoid robot, Apollo, is built to collaborate with people in industries such as manufacturing and logistics.