Senior Technical Program Manager – Autonomy

Austin, Remote. Posted 2 months ago

The role

The Senior Technical Program Manager for Autonomy coordinates sprint ceremonies, cross-team dependencies, and requirement refinement. This person translates autonomy capabilities like perception and path planning into testable engineering requirements using Jira.

What you will do

Lead requirement intake and refinement sessions for autonomy capabilities
Maintain requirement traceability from initiative to acceptance criteria
Enforce scope discipline through the release cycle
Keep initiative, epic, and story status current in Jira
Enforce Jira hygiene conventions
Own and run all Autonomy team sprint ceremonies
Manage cross-team dependencies across Autonomy, Core, Systems, Solutions, and Release Engineering
Produce technical briefs to drive program forward

Required qualifications

8+ years of experience in technical program / project management for software or autonomy engineering teams
Demonstrated mastery of requirement management
Substantial hands-on experience with autonomy systems
High Jira fluency
Excellent verbal and written communication
Experience standing up and driving adoption of new process framework / operating models from scratch
U.S. citizenship is required
Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance

Nice to have

Background in autonomy, robotics, aerospace, or defense programs
Familiarity with simulation, hardware-in-the-loop (HIL), or field test environments
Agile or Project Management certifications such as SAFe, Scrum Alliance, PMP, Lean Six Sigma
Experience in product management, change management, or process improvement
Experience operating in a highly technical, AI- and autonomy-forward team environment

Benefits

Premium medical, dental, and vision coverage with zero paycheck premiums for you and your family
401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with Company match
Equity grants for new hires
Unlimited PTO
11 Paid holidays
Holiday hiatus in November and December
Generous Parental Leave
Military Leave
FSA
DCFSA
HSA
Professional Development Opportunities

Before you apply

U.S. citizenship is required due to ITAR regulations
Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance

About the company

NODA is a Veteran-owned, venture-backed technology company developing solutions for the autonomous orchestration of heterogeneous unmanned systems. They work across air, sea, land, and space for defense, intelligence, and commercial sectors.