thirdwaveautomation

Staff Technical Product Manager

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At a Glance

Location
Union City, California, United States
Experience
8+ years
Compensation
ay range for this position is $142,000 - $214,000/yr+ benefits+equity; however,
Posted
2026-03-16T20:11:28-04:00

Key Requirements

Required Skills

Excel

Domain Knowledge

  • Engineering
  • Robotics

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance

benefits and perks: Comprehensive benefits. Health, Dental, Vision, and a 401k mat

Requirements

8+ years of experience in technical product management, specifically within

robotics, autonomous vehicles, or complex hardware-software integrated products.

Strong background in managing complex technical trade-off discussions and working directly with engineering teams to resolve hardware/software integration challenges.

Strong ability to translate field signals and customer feedback into clear, prioritized technical requirements for development teams.

Responsibilities

Third Wave Automation (TWA) is seeking a

Technical Product Manager

to drive the tactical execution of our core robotic vehicle platforms.

As we scale our strategic partnerships, you will be the "boots on the ground" responsible for managing the product lifecycle across our primary autonomous truck morphologies.

You will sit at the intersection of hardware and software, shepherding new vehicle requirements through engineering development and field trials.

Your focus will be on ensuring our autonomous warehouse solutions meet rigorous market needs while facilitating the technical trade-offs necessary to hit our long-term scaling targets.

About the Company

Third Wave Automation is a rapidly growing startup that has demonstrated its core technology components, proven its market fit, and just closed its Series C funding. If you are excited about cutting edge machine learning, robotics that affects the real world, and want to join a company where your skills can have a huge impact, you’ll fit right in.

Third Wave Automation is applying modern machine learning to materials handling—delivering site-specific forklift navigation and infrastructure-free pallet handling that continuously adapts to changing floor configuration and warehouse demand.

Our Core Values:

Safety. We consider safety in everything we do.

People. We care about our teammates as people.