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# Program Manager at Lab37

- **Company:** Lab37
- **Location:** Pittsburgh, PA
- **Posted:** 2026-07-17
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-08
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/lab37/jobs/8613586002

## Job description

## Who we are

[Lab37 Robotics](https://www.lab37.us/), is a technology company focused on the development and deployment of robots designed specifically for direct-to-customer food production. Our mission is to revolutionize the food industry by creating innovative robotic solutions that enhance efficiency, quality, and customer satisfaction. We are passionate about pushing the boundaries of technology to deliver cutting-edge products that meet the evolving needs of our clients.

## About the role

Drive cross-functional execution for Lab37's robot, software, manufacturing, operations, pilot, and deployment initiatives. This role is responsible for turning product and business priorities into credible plans, clear milestones, launch readiness, and measurable learning from pilots and the field. You will work across Product, Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Deployment, Support, Data, and Finance to keep complex programs moving with clarity, accountability, and appropriate rigor.

## What you’ll do

- Drive cross-functional programs: Own execution for assigned robot, software, pilot, deployment, manufacturing, or operational programs from planning through launch and post-launch iteration.
- Translate priorities into plans: Convert product and business goals into actionable program plans with clear owners, milestones, dependencies, risks, decision points, and success criteria.
- Maintain roadmap visibility: Contribute to the org-wide roadmap by keeping timelines, workstreams, risks, blockers, and dependencies current across Product, Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Deployment, Support, Data, and Finance.
- Manage program cadence: Run effective working sessions, program reviews, launch readiness reviews, pilot reviews, escalation reviews, and postmortems that produce clear decisions, owners, and follow-through.
- Drive launch readiness: Coordinate the work required to ensure new robot capabilities, software releases, pilots, and deployments are ready across product requirements, engineering readiness, operational readiness, support readiness, deployment planning, and success metrics.
- Support pilot operations: Help plan and manage internal and external customer pilots, including pilot scope, operating cadence, metric reporting, issue tracking, customer/internal feedback, engineering follow-through, and post-pilot recommendations.
- Coordinate technical dependencies: Partner with Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Manufacturing, and Operations to manage integration risks, hardware/software dependencies, V&V inputs, reliability improvements, release readiness, and field issues.
- Support technical escalation and field feedback loops: Ensure pilot, field, support, and development-system issues are captured, classified, routed, escalated, resolved, and reviewed; help translate recurring patterns into product and engineering priorities.
- Build lightweight operating systems: Improve how teams plan, communicate, track readiness, measure progress, and learn from the field without creating unnecessary process or duplicative reporting.
- Communicate clearly: Synthesize complex technical and operational issues into concise updates, risk summaries, decision documents, and leadership communications.

## What we are looking for

- 3+ years of experience in program management, technical program management, product operations, engineering program management, product management, operations, or a related cross-functional execution role.
- Experience driving complex cross-functional programs involving hardware, software, manufacturing, operations, deployment, support, or fielded technical systems.
- Strong technical fluency; able to understand engineering dependencies, hardware/software integration risk, release constraints, reliability issues, and technical tradeoffs.
- Demonstrated ability to bring structure to ambiguous programs without slowing teams down or adding unnecessary bureaucracy.
- Strong execution discipline; able to define owners, milestones, dependencies, risks, decisions, and follow-through in fast-moving environments.
- Strong analytical mindset; comfortable using telemetry, operational data, support trends, product metrics, and pilot results to assess program health and guide decisions.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong cross-functional influence; able to work effectively across Product, Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Support, Finance, Deployment, and Data.
- Bias toward ownership and action; able to surface risks early, drive alignment, and move work forward without waiting for perfect information.

Desirable Skills

- Experience in robotics, automation, hardware/software products, food technology, restaurant technology, manufacturing systems, logistics, connected devices, or other operationally complex environments.
- Experience with pilot programs, customer deployments, production launches, field operations, or support escalation processes.
- Familiarity with V&V, reliability testing, manufacturing readiness, product acceptance, release management, certification, or launch readiness processes.
- Experience working with telemetry, fleet monitoring, operational analytics, support systems, or product health dashboards.
- Experience operating in early-stage or high-growth environments where processes need to be built pragmatically from first principles.

## Why join us

- Demand for online food delivery is growing really fast! In the last 5 years, just in the US, the overall market has expanded 10X from $10B to $100B, and could expand to $500bn- $1T by 2030.
- Changing the restaurant industry: You’ll be part of a team that helps restaurants succeed in online food delivery.
- Collaborative environment: You will receive support and guidance from experienced colleagues and managers, helping you to learn, grow and achieve your goals, and you’ll work closely with other teams to ensure our customer’s success.

What else you need to know

This role is based in our Pittsburgh office. As a company driven by invention and continuous change - we are constantly reimagining our industries, building new products, and refining how we operate. We do our best work together. That’s why all of our office-based teams work onsite, five days a week.

The base salary range for this role is $122,000 - $153,500 per year.

Actual compensation will be determined on an individual basis and may vary depending on experience, skills, and qualifications.

Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package. You may also be eligible for equity awards and an annual performance-based bonus.

Benefits Summary (USA Full-Time Exempt Employees):

- Medical, dental, and vision insurance (multiple plans, incl. HSA options).
- Company-paid life and disability insurance (short- and long-term).
- Voluntary insurance: accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity.
- Optional supplemental life insurance for self, spouse, and children.
- Pet insurance discount.
- 401(k).
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care, Commuter)
- Time Off policies:
- Discretionary vacation days
- 8 paid holidays per year
- Paid sick time
- Paid Bereavement leave
- Paid Parental Leave

Benefits are subject to change at the company's discretion. Atoms accepts applications on an ongoing basis.

Ready to join us as we serve those who serve others?

#LI-Onsite

## About Lab37

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Lab37 builds robotic kitchen systems that automate food assembly, starting with the Bowl Builder for makeline operations, to help restaurants reduce labor, increase throughput, and deliver consistent quality at scale.
- **Entity Type**: Private (subsidiary of City Storage Systems; no disclosed funding rounds)
- **Headquarters**: Warrendale, PA (near Pittsburgh, PA)
- **Founded**: 2005 (founding team formed at Carnegie Mellon's Robotics Institute, lab G37)
- **Founders**: Not publicly named (founding team from CMU Robotics Institute)

## Core Business
- Primary industry: Food robotics / kitchen automation / food service technology
- Target customers: B2B – restaurants, ghost kitchens, food businesses (enterprise and multi-location operators)
- Mission: "Use technology to improve the physical world in ways people can feel" and "build robots for better food" – making high-quality, affordable food accessible to everyone through automation.

## Products & Services
- **[Bowl Builder](https://www.lab37.us/)**: A robotic makeline system that automates the assembly of bowls and similar meals. It handles live order assembly from bowl dispense to bag close, adapts to customizations (adding/removing ingredients, allergens, portion adjustments), and claims up to 50% labor savings while doubling output. Type: Hardware (robotic kitchen equipment) with integrated software.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (subsidiary of City Storage Systems, a private holding company)
- **Key Metric**: Already deployed in commercial kitchens, serving thousands of customers weekly (as of June 2026)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: City Storage Systems (parent company); sister companies include CloudKitchens, Otter, and Picnic. No external investors publicly listed.
- **Growth Signals**: Active hiring across multiple engineering roles; expanding from initial product (Bowl Builder) into broader kitchen ecosystem; rapid iteration capability (whiteboard to prototype in hours); real-world commercial deployments.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Full-stack R&D under one roof**: In-house fabrication shop, electrical engineering lab, testing facilities, and R&D kitchen enable rapid prototyping and iteration.
- **Ecosystem integration**: As part of City Storage Systems, Lab37 works alongside CloudKitchens (ghost kitchen infrastructure), Otter (restaurant tech), and Picnic (food automation) – creating a vertically integrated automation stack for food businesses.
- **Data-driven tuning**: Every gram, step, and variable is tracked and refined, allowing precision and consistency at scale.
- **Proven real-world impact**: Systems already operating in commercial kitchens, not just prototypes.

## Strategic Focus
- Scale Bowl Builder adoption across multi-location restaurant groups.
- Expand the kitchen ecosystem with additional robotic modules and software.
- Continue to reduce labor dependency and operational chaos for food businesses.
- Leverage data from real kitchens to improve automation algorithms.

## Why Work Here
- **Engineering freedom**: "Whiteboard to working prototype in hours" – engineers build, test, and iterate with their own hands in a maker's paradise (full fabrication shop, electrical lab, testing facilities).
- **Immediate impact**: Work is deployed in real kitchens serving thousands of customers weekly; employees see their work making a difference quickly.
- **Culture**: Described as a place where "culinary innovation meets world class engineering" – cross-disciplinary collaboration between robotics, software, hardware, and culinary teams.
- **Locations**: Warrendale, PA and Pittsburgh, PA (on-site roles). No explicit remote/hybrid policy stated.
- **Perks**: Not detailed publicly, but the facility includes a fully equipped R&D kitchen, modern fabrication shop, and engineering offices built for rapid innovation.

## Sources
1. [lab37.us](https://www.lab37.us/) – Main site with product and company overview
2. [lab37.us/careers](https://www.lab37.us/careers) – Careers page with culture and mission
3. [lab37.us/lab](https://www.lab37.us/lab) – Lab facilities and ecosystem description
4. [lab37.us/history-timeline](https://www.lab37.us/history-timeline) – Company history and founding story
5. [lab37.breezy.hr](https://lab37.breezy.hr/) – Job openings and locations

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