Principal TPM, Drone & Autonomy Software

The role

You will lead execution across device software and the autonomy stack for drones and public safety products. This role involves coordinating releases, aligning software delivery with hardware product introductions, and managing the weekly release cadence for in-market devices.

What you will do

• Own end-to-end execution of device software and autonomy programs.
• Drive the week-to-week release cadence for deployed devices.
• Coordinate cross-team release scope and sequencing across device software and autonomy.
• Partner with hardware engineering and product teams to align software with hardware releases.
• Lead release readiness reviews including quality gates and rollback plans.
• Collaborate with QA, flight test, and field stakeholders to validate features.
• Establish and improve program management processes.
• Provide status reporting to engineering leadership.
• Drive planning and delivery of autonomy features and capabilities.
• Manage technical dependencies between autonomy subsystems and the device software platform.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (CS, EE, CE, Robotics, Aerospace, Systems, or related) or equivalent practical experience.
• 7+ years of technical program management experience delivering embedded/device software or autonomy/robotics software for hardware products.
• Proven track record coordinating release trains and shipping updates to real-world deployed devices.
• Strong technical fluency across embedded systems and autonomy.
• Excellent cross-functional leadership skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with complex hardware/software mission-critical systems.
• Familiarity with embedded Linux, RTOS, and common device update mechanisms.
• Experience managing hardware/software co-development schedules across EVT/DVT/PVT and production ramp.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD for embedded software and autonomy.
• Familiarity with autonomy or robotics concepts such as SLAM/VIO, GNSS/INS fusion, path planning, obstacle avoidance, or flight controls.
• Experience managing programs involving simulation, hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing, or field validation of autonomous systems.
• Understanding of fault-tolerant or safety-critical system design, redundancy strategies, and UAV flight safety requirements.
• Startup experience: high ownership, comfort with ambiguity, and bias for action.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans for employees and their families
• 401K plan
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Flexible Time Off (Exempt) / Paid time off (Non-Exempt)
• Flexible work environment
• Orca pass (for those in Puget Sound)
• Free snacks, drinks and espresso (Seattle office)

About the company

BRINC is a vertically integrated U.S. drone technology company that designs and manufactures unmanned aircraft systems, autonomous drone stations, command-and-control software, and advanced autonomy for public safety.