Job Summary:
Machina Labs is a company focused on transforming manufacturing with intelligent, software-defined factories. They are seeking a Senior Product Manager to lead the development of software systems that convert digital designs into robotic manufacturing instructions, ensuring efficient and reliable production processes.
Responsibilities:
• Define and drive the roadmap for Machina Labs’ pre-cell software tools.
• Prioritize product initiatives, manage tradeoffs, and communicate product direction to engineering and leadership teams.
• Align software development priorities with broader company product and manufacturing goals.
• Own the development of Machina’s path planning and slicing platform, which converts CAD inputs into robot programs.
• Define the product vision and feature roadmap as the system evolves from a scrappy internal tool into a production-grade application.
• Ensure the platform supports robust workflows for process engineers operating robotic forming systems.
• Own geometric simulation capabilities used to verify toolpaths prior to execution.
• Drive development of visualization, collision detection, and toolpath validation tools that ensure safe and reliable robotic execution.
• Enable engineers to confidently validate robot programs before running them in production environments.
• Contribute to software systems that support coordination across multiple Machina Labs facilities.
• Help define tools that support scheduling, quoting, and production tracking as the company scales manufacturing operations.
• Run sprint planning and agile development cycles for the software team.
• Write clear product requirement documents to guide engineering implementation.
• Manage product delivery from discovery through release.
• Conduct direct user research with Machina’s internal process engineers and manufacturing teams.
• Develop a deep understanding of workflows, pain points, and opportunities for automation and efficiency improvements.
• Translate user insights into product improvements and new feature development.
Qualifications:
Required:
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of product management experience in technical software environments.
• Proven experience delivering complex software products from concept through release.
• Strong ability to define product problems, manage tradeoffs, and drive engineering execution.
• Deep curiosity about users and ability to translate workflow needs into effective product solutions.
• Experience collaborating closely with engineering teams in technical environments.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Preferred:
• Master’s degree in a technical discipline, engineering field, or MBA.
• Experience working with digital fabrication tools, such as 3D printing, CAM systems, or robotics software.
• Prior experience building computationally complex software products, particularly involving geometry, path planning, or simulation.
• Familiarity with manufacturing workflows, robotics systems, or advanced fabrication environments.
Company:
Machina Labs is a mechanical and industrial engineering and manufacturing company that automates metal forming and fabrication processes. Founded in 2019, the company is headquartered in Chatsworth, USA, with a team of 51-200 employees. The company is currently Growth Stage.