Technical Program Manager, Defense OS

The role

You will lead programs to adapt a software-defined vehicle platform for naval warships. This involves managing timelines, budgets, and technical requirements across engineering teams, Navy program offices, and shipbuilders.

What you will do

• Define program milestones, manage timelines, budgets, and deliverables
• Develop and execute release plans for software and hardware components
• Translate shipboard requirements into technical work for engineering teams
• Plan and drive the path to authority to operate
• Coordinate integration and test events with shipbuilders and Navy labs
• Serve as a point of contact for government and industry customers
• Align technical roadmaps across internal and external teams
• Drive problem-solving and decision-making to resolve technical, schedule, and contractual issues

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field
• 5+ years of experience in technical program management for complex software or software-intensive hardware systems
• Experience delivering embedded, vehicle, or platform software programs
• Experience working directly with defense customers or on DoD programs
• Technical depth in operating systems, middleware, networking, and software release processes
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to manage multiple programs and priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to travel as needed, including to shipyards, Navy facilities, and customer sites
• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Must hold or be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance

Nice to have

• Experience with Navy programs or organizations such as NAVSEA, PEO Ships, PEO IWS, or NAVWAR
• Experience in shipbuilding and ship systems integration
• Familiarity with the DoD Software Acquisition Pathway, agile and DevSecOps approaches, and MOSA
• Understanding of the Risk Management Framework (RMF) and the ATO process
• Familiarity with safety and development standards such as ISO 26262, ASPICE, and MIL-STD-882
• Prior military service, particularly in a shipboard or engineering role
• Prior experience in a startup environment
• Experience with project management tools such as JIRA

Benefits

• Base salary
• Equity in the form of options and/or restricted stock units
• Comprehensive health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance coverage
• 401k retirement benefits with employer match
• Learning and wellness stipends
• Paid time off

Before you apply

• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Must hold or be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance

About the company

Applied Intuition, Inc. is a Silicon Valley company creating digital infrastructure for physical AI. It services automotive, defense, trucking, construction, mining and agriculture industries.