Robotics AI Strategy and Program Lead

Job overview

The Robotics AI Strategy and Program Lead role is fully onsite in Warren, MI. Compensation is not specified. The role is embedded with AI researchers, roboticists, AI engineers, data engineers, and AI product managers working on robotics AI programs for manufacturing operations. The lead owns cross-functional initiatives from strategy and problem framing through execution, measurement, and iteration. By coordinating technical and operational teams, building analytics and decision tools, and surfacing risks and decisions, the role helps move robotics AI programs toward measurable factory impact.

What you'll do

• Lead cross-functional projects and multi-team initiatives
• build roadmaps, dependency maps, and risk registers
• run operating rhythms and resolve blockers
• partner with leadership on strategy and success metrics
• prepare executive presentations and decision documents
• analyze data using SQL, Python, or R
• build KPI dashboards
• design and orchestrate GenAI workflows and agents where appropriate
• align data collection, evaluation, and deployment workstreams
• collaborate with AI, robotics, data, product, and manufacturing teams and external vendors.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

robotics ai strategy

program lead

artificial intelligence

robotics

manufacturing operations

cross-functional programs

program management

sql

python

genai workflows

warren mi

fully onsite

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Fully onsite; requires a bachelor’s or higher degree in a technical field and 4+ years of relevant experience; hands-on analytics and GenAI workflow experience; role spans AI research, robotics engineering, data infrastructure, product management, and manufacturing operations.

About the employer

Optimal Inc. is hiring for this role. Industry: Engineering Services. Sector: 54.