Lead Product Performance Engineer

• Lead and complete independent projects or ad hoc assignments as directed by leadership, moving beyond a facilitation role to ensure direct delivery of business outcomes.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Management, Sales, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience).
• 4+ years of professional experience in a project management role. Prior experience in a software or hardware environment is highly valued.

• Collaboration: Strong interpersonal skills with a natural ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Methodology Awareness: Foundational understanding of Agile, Scrum, or traditional Phase-Gate project management frameworks.
• Tools: Familiarity with project management and collaboration tools such as Slack, Salesforce, Jira, Confluence, and Google Workspace.
• Organization: Highly organized with strong time-management skills and the ability to track multiple moving parts simultaneously.
• Communication: Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to translate technical updates into clear action items.
• Adaptability: Eager to learn, self-motivated, and adaptable to a fast-paced, evolving technical environment.
• A "roll-up-your-sleeves" mentality with the ability to pivot from a coordinator to an individual contributor, completing tasks or projects independently when necessary to meet company goals.
• Exceptional ability to navigate a matrixed organization and manage conflicting priorities through data and neutral arbitration.

• Experience in robotics, automation, or autonomy industries.
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) certification is a plus.
• The ability to politely but persistently follow up with stakeholders to ensure critical projects progress, serving as the "friendly nudge" that keeps the engine running.
• A strong advocacy for simple, effective workflows over overly complex ones, believing that a well-organized, accessible tool is far more valuable than an underutilized system.
• The ability to visualize a business process from end-to-end (e.g., in Figma) to eliminate inefficiencies and bottlenecks before solutions are engineered.

The anticipated salary range for candidates who will work in San Diego, California is $97,335 to $118,965.

The final salary offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to the type and length of experience within the job, type and length of experience within the industry, education, etc.

Brain Corp is a multi-state employer and this salary range may not reflect positions that work in other states.

In addition to base pay, our competitive total rewards package consists of:

• A discretionary annual target bonus
• Stock options
• 401(k) plan with match (no waiting period and immediate vesting)
• Comprehensive suite of insurance benefits for employees (and their families) to include a variety of medical plan options (including an HSA with employer contribution), dental, vision, life and disability insurance, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Legal/Identity support plans, pet insurance.
• Access to Flexible Spending Accounts (Medical and Dependent Care)
• Generous paid time off including flexible vacation, Paid Sick Leave, time off for volunteering in the community, 10 paid company holidays, and a winter company shutdown

Additional Perks include:

• Daily on-site lunch available in the San Diego office
• On-campus gym including pool and tennis courts in the San Diego office
• Opportunities to connect with colleagues including monthly game nights, hikes, wellness challenges, and community events
• Internal continuous learning events
• Opportunities to share your own interests and hobbies with the Company

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