This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Technical Program Manager based in United States.
This role offers the opportunity to lead the execution of advanced robotics, autonomy, and defense technology programs in a fast-moving engineering environment.
You will bridge technical teams, operational stakeholders, and customers to transform complex mission requirements into successful delivered capabilities.
The position requires a unique combination of technical understanding, program leadership, and cross-functional coordination across hardware, software, and autonomous systems.
You will manage critical milestones, integration efforts, testing activities, and risk mitigation strategies to ensure teams deliver reliable real-world solutions.
Working closely with engineering and leadership teams, you will help accelerate innovation while maintaining strong execution discipline.
This is an ideal opportunity for a technically minded program leader passionate about mission-critical technology and solving complex challenges.
This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Technical Program Manager based in United States.
This role offers the opportunity to lead the execution of advanced robotics, autonomy, and defense technology programs in a fast-moving engineering environment.
You will bridge technical teams, operational stakeholders, and customers to transform complex mission requirements into successful delivered capabilities.
The position requires a unique combination of technical understanding, program leadership, and cross-functional coordination across hardware, software, and autonomous systems.
You will manage critical milestones, integration efforts, testing activities, and risk mitigation strategies to ensure teams deliver reliable real-world solutions.
Working closely with engineering and leadership teams, you will help accelerate innovation while maintaining strong execution discipline.
This is an ideal opportunity for a technically minded program leader passionate about mission-critical technology and solving complex challenges.
Accountabilities:
- Own execution of complex technical programs across robotics, autonomy, software, and defense-related engineering initiatives.
- Develop and manage program plans, schedules, milestones, dependencies, risks, and delivery strategies.
- Translate customer requirements, mission objectives, and business priorities into clear technical execution plans.
- Coordinate cross-functional collaboration between software, hardware, autonomy, manufacturing, operations, product, and customer-facing teams.
- Identify technical and program risks early, drive mitigation strategies, and support leadership decision-making.
- Partner with engineering teams to define requirements, interfaces, integration approaches, testing plans, and release criteria.
- Coordinate system integration activities across software, hardware, sensors, communications, and autonomous platforms.
- Support hardware-in-the-loop testing, field evaluations, demonstrations, and operational readiness activities.
- Track technical issues, failure modes, corrective actions, and engineering resolutions through completion.
- Support government, defense, and commercial program execution through reporting, reviews, briefings, and documentation.
- Establish effective planning, reporting, escalation, and decision-making processes that improve execution speed and accountability.
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- 5+ years of experience in technical program management, engineering leadership, systems engineering, robotics, autonomy, defense technology, software, or related fields.
- Proven experience managing complex technical programs involving multiple engineering teams and stakeholders.
- Strong technical understanding of robotics, autonomous systems, hardware/software integration, defense systems, or field-deployed technology products.
- Ability to understand and communicate complex technical concepts across software, hardware, sensors, communications, testing, and operations teams.
- Experience managing schedules, milestones, risk management, integration planning, testing readiness, and delivery execution.
- Experience working with teams building physical systems or real-world technology products.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with technical and executive audiences.
- High ownership, strong judgment, and ability to operate independently in fast-paced environments.
- Ability to manage ambiguity, prioritize effectively, and align teams around execution goals.
- Passion for robotics, autonomy, defense technology, and mission-driven innovation.
- U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
- Experience supporting government, defense, DoD, or dual-use technology programs.
- Background with robotics, unmanned systems, autonomous vehicles, maritime systems, aerospace platforms, or defense technologies.
- Experience managing software development, hardware integration, field testing, customer demonstrations, or operational evaluations.
- Familiarity with systems engineering, requirements management, verification and validation, and test readiness processes.
- Experience working with contracts, proposals, statements of work, deliverables, or government reporting requirements.
- Knowledge of command and control systems, communications platforms, embedded systems, autonomy software, or robotic technologies.
- Experience in startups, high-growth technology companies, or small engineering teams.
- Active or previous security clearance.
- Competitive compensation package with an annual salary range of $150,000 - $175,000.
- Equity package and performance-based bonus opportunities.
- Fully remote work environment with flexibility to work from anywhere.
- 100% employer-paid health, dental, and vision insurance for employees and families.
- Employer-paid life insurance coverage.
- Access to a 401(k) program with company matching contributions.
- Unlimited paid time off policy with a minimum encouraged usage period.
- Work-from-home and office equipment stipend.
- 16 weeks of paid parental leave.
- Monthly health and wellness stipend.
- Global Entry support.
- Opportunity to work on advanced technologies with meaningful mission impact.
- Collaborative culture focused on innovation, ownership, integrity, and continuous learning.
As a Technical Program Manager, you will drive technical execution across complex engineering initiatives involving robotics, autonomy, software, and integrated systems. You will own program planning, execution processes, and stakeholder alignment while ensuring teams remain focused on delivering high-impact solutions.
Requirements:
The ideal candidate is a technically experienced program leader who can operate effectively across engineering disciplines while managing complex, high-impact initiatives. You should have strong communication skills, a hands-on understanding of technical systems, and the ability to bring clarity to ambiguous environments.
Preferred qualifications: