Technical Program Manager

Role Hive Robotics is building Europe's first full-stack orchestration platform for unmanned systems — connecting, controlling, and commanding multi-vendor drone and robot swarms. Our RF communication systems are Made in Germany, deployed on active frontlines, and targeting a €5B European tactical ...

<h4>Role</h4><p>Hive Robotics is building Europe's first full-stack orchestration platform for unmanned systems — connecting, controlling, and commanding multi-vendor drone and robot swarms. Our RF communication systems are Made in Germany, deployed on active frontlines, and targeting a €5B European tactical communication market with zero sovereign alternatives today.</p><p>We are now looking for a Technical Program Manager who takes full technical ownership of our product delivery — from customer requirements to shipped product.</p><p>This is not only a coordination role. You drive. You decide. You deliver.</p><p>You will be the operational backbone of our engineering organization — owning the bridge between customer requirements, product definition, technical architecture, and development execution. Our current focus is our RF communication module family for unmanned systems, in serial production and scaling fast. You work directly with our Technical Architects, Head of Engineering and CTO, and serve as the primary technical interface to customer-facing stakeholders. You lead without disciplinary authority, which means your impact comes from clarity, credibility, and momentum.</p><h4>Responsibilities</h4><ul><li><strong>Own Customer-to-Product Alignment</strong><ul><li>Translate customer and business requirements into clear, structured, and actionable product and technical specifications.</li><li>Eliminate ambiguity before development begins — challenge unclear requirements and proactively close gaps.</li><li>Ensure full traceability from customer expectations to delivered features and acceptance criteria.</li><li>Work directly with frontline-driven customer feedback to shape rapid product iterations.</li></ul></li><li><strong>Own Development Timelines & Production Planning</strong><ul><li>Maintain relentless focus on our primary revenue product while managing the parallel development of next-generation communication and swarm coordination products.</li><li>Define realistic technical milestones in close collaboration with engineering and architecture.</li><li>Own production planning in coordination with supply management — aligning development readiness with high-volume manufacturing timelines and customer demand.</li><li>Identify risks early and mitigate them before they escalate into delivery issues.</li></ul></li><li><strong>Drive Technical Execution & Scope Control</strong><ul><li>Work closely with Technical Architects to ensure solid, timeline-aligned development planning across RF hardware, embedded software, firmware, and system software.</li><li>Align architectural decisions with product objectives and delivery constraints.</li><li>Own scope control — prevent feature creeping and maintain structured documentation throughout the product lifecycle.</li><li>Ensure quality standards are upheld across the full development cycle, from concept through release and field deployment.</li></ul></li><li><strong>Lead Root Cause Resolution</strong><u...