ATL Tech Program Lead: Autonomous Systems & Launch

AeroVect; South San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

AeroVect is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to own the Atlanta Airport program, our flagship deployment where an autonomous airside vehicle operates in real-world conditions.

You will collaborate with Engineering, Systems, Safety, and Operations to keep the ATL program on track through launch and into steady-state operations, and help shape the TPM team's operating model as a founding member.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in technical program or project management in a hardware/software integrated or systems engineering environment.
• Demonstrated ability to own and drive complex, multi-stakeholder programs end-to-end—from planning through launch.
• Strong technical foundation in software systems, hardware integration, systems and safety or robotics.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end program delivery for the ATL program — serving as the primary day-to-day driver of cross-functional execution across Engineering and Operations
• Define and maintain program schedules, milestones, risks, and stakeholder alignment meetings
• Drive accountability across teams by identifying blockers early, managing cross-functional dependencies, and keeping execution tight through launch
• Serve as the primary cross-functional liaison between Engineering and Operations leadership
• Implement and maintain program governance standards — status reporting, risk escalation, and cross functional alignment
• Build and maintain launch readiness frameworks to track program health ahead of critical milestones
• Partner with the TPM Lead on cross-program coordination
• Contribute to shared tooling, templates, and process standards across the TPM team

Skills

Cross-functional communication

End-to-end program ownership

Safety-critical environments

Systems engineering background

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or computer science

Master's degree or PMP/PMI certification preferred

Tools

Jira

Asana

Job description

AeroVect is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to own the Atlanta Airport program, our flagship deployment where an autonomous airside vehicle operates in real-world conditions.

You will collaborate with Engineering, Systems, Safety, and Operations to keep the ATL program on track through launch and into steady-state operations, and help shape the TPM team's operating model as a founding member.