# Principal Technical Program Manager, Software Robotics

About Us Familiar Machines & Magic (FM&M) is building the Physical AI platform for human connection, beginning with Familiars - physically embodied AI systems designed to form long-term, emotionally intelligent relationships with people. Our mission is to create artificial life to build a more caring world. Founded by industry leaders from iRobot, Outrider, and Amazon, our team has collectively deployed over 50 million consumer robots worldwide and led advances in navigation, machine learning, and human-robot interaction. Familiar Machines & Magic is building a mission-driven team of high performers, anchored in our unique Culture Principles and Ways of Working. We're looking for a Principal Software and AI Technical Program Manager to drive the development of the AI and software systems that bring Familiars to life. This is a senior, highly cross-functional role for someone who thrives where AI, software, hardware, and product meet, and who can turn ambitious, sometimes uncertain research into predictable, shippable milestones. You'll be the connective tissue across our AI and software teams, coordinating the work that gives a Familiar its intelligence: perception, machine learnin

- **Id**: 864429
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/familiarmachines-principal-technical-program-manager-software-ai>
- **Role**: Product
- **Role family**: Product
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: hybrid
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Boston, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-09-04T13:39:32Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-09-04
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-10T04:49:29Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 66
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 4955
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Robotics AI, Domestic & Household Robotics

## Company

- **Id**: 675958
- **Name**: Familiar Machines & Magic
- **Domain**: familiarmachines.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/familiarmachines>
- **Size band**: 51-200
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Ashby

## Salary

- **Min**: 175000
- **Max**: 215000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 215000

## Technologies

- **Machine Learning** — Optional: no
- **Physical AI** — Optional: no
- **Embodied AI** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 66

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-09-13T12:26:47Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 1; Filings 12m: 1

## Liveness

- **Score**: 14
- **Band**: cold
- **Label**: Long shot
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.488
- **P room**: 0.28
- **Age days**: 65
- **Expected fill days**: 31
- **Reasons**: conf:2, win:tail, crowd:
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T06:03:00Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 215000
- **Is top pay**: no

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