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Founding Technical Program Manager

P-1 Ai

P-1 Ai

IT, Operations
San Francisco, CA, USA
USD 165k-225k / year + Equity
Posted on Sep 6, 2025

Location

San Francisco

Employment Type

Full time

Location Type

Hybrid

Department

Core Engineering

Compensation

  • $165K – $225K • Offers Equity

This role includes a significant equity component. We are an early-stage startup, so we favor equity over cash in our current compensation philosophy. You should too, or an early-stage startup might not be for you. That said, we expect cash compensation to progress quickly as the company matures.

About you:

  • 10x TPM

  • have managed complex projects (e.g., aerospace, large AI projects, etc.)

  • live and breathe agile, continuous development, and AI-assisted development, but not beholden to any TPM dogma or tool

  • impatient and OCD detail-oriented

  • live in SF or mid-peninsula and like working in-office

  • AI native

  • have a technical background

  • believe in manifesting the future of physical engineering

About P-1 AI:

We are building an engineering AGI. We founded P-1 AI with the conviction that the greatest impact of artificial intelligence will be on the built world—helping mankind conquer nature and bend it to our will. Our first product is Archie, an AI engineer capable of quantitative and spatial reasoning over physical product domains that performs at the level of an entry-level design engineer. We aim to put an Archie on every engineering team at every industrial company on earth.

Our founding team includes the top minds in model-based engineering, deep learning, and industries that are our customers. We recently closed a $23 million seed round led by Radical Ventures that includes a number of other AI and industrial luminaries. We invite you to join our team of the world’s best engineers and AI researchers, building AI’s most impactful use case.

In summary:

  • we are on a mission

  • multiple hats is the norm

  • no politics, low bureaucracy

  • fast, data-driven decision-making; velocity and agility are everything

  • believe in manifesting the future of physical engineering

About the Role:

This role is an incredible opportunity for a rockstar TPM. You’ll be a “founding program manager” and initially report directly to our CEO and work with people across core engineering, customer engineering, and AI teams to help maintain execution discipline in the face of technological uncertainty and a rapidly growing team. You will play a key role in shaping our engineering culture and customer success. This is an in-office role in our SF Bay Area office.

Interview Process:

  • Initial screening - with Head of Talent (30 mins)

  • Interview with Head of Operations (45 mins)

  • Case study/hands-on interview with Head of Core Engineering (45 mins)

  • Interview with CEO (30 mins)

Compensation Range: $165K - $225K