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Senior Product Manager, Perception and Navigation

Apptronik
Location
Sunnyvale, California
Posted
20 days ago
Department
Product
Salary
$190,000 - $223,000
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • 7+ years of experience in product management
  • Strong experience in perception and navigation fundamentals: detection, tracking, localization, mapping, and obstacle avoidance
  • Demonstrated experience defining evaluation metrics, field-testing regimes, and performance tracking for autonomy or perception software
  • Field deployment experience taking perception or autonomy software from the lab into reliable real-world operation
  • Practical safety judgment around failure modes, validation coverage, and autonomy risks
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
Nice to have
  • Experience with autonomous robots or autonomous vehicles
  • Experience with perception or autonomy evaluation frameworks and large-scale field-test data analysis
  • Experience generating or using synthetic and simulation-generated data for perception
  • Experience with data collection operations (teleoperation fleets, annotation and curation pipelines)
  • Experience working with customers in light and heavy duty industrial environments
What the job really is

As a Senior Product Manager at Apptronik, you will drive the product vision for perception and navigation software in their humanoid robot, Apollo. Your role involves defining product roadmaps, ensuring technical execution, and aligning product development with market demands and customer needs. You will work closely with engineering and design teams to implement features and support product marketing initiatives.

Benefits
  • The annual salary range is $190,000 - $223,000 base
Things to weigh
  • No remote work mentioned, position likely requires presence in Sunnyvale, California
  • Focus on perception and navigation may limit exposure to other product management areas
  • High level of responsibility in ensuring safety and performance could be stressful
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