ATL Technical Program Lead - Autonomous Ops Launch

AeroVect; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

AeroVect is hiring a Senior Technical Program Manager to own the Atlanta Airport (ATL) program, our flagship deployment site for autonomous airside vehicles. You will coordinate engineering, systems, safety, and operations to keep the program on track through launch and steady-state operations.

As a founding TPM in a growing team, you will shape the operating model, drive cross-functional execution, and establish governance and launch readiness frameworks across stakeholders at ATL and beyond.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in technical program or project management in hardware/software integrated environments.
• Proven ability to lead complex, multi-stakeholder programs end-to-end from planning through launch.
• Strong technical foundation in software, hardware integration, systems and robotics.
• Excellent cross-functional communication to present status to engineering leaders and executives.
• Experience in safety-critical or high-accountability environments where execution gaps have real consequences.
• Proficiency with Jira, Asana, or equivalent tooling.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end program delivery for the ATL program across Engineering and Operations.
• Define and maintain schedules, milestones, risks, and stakeholder alignment.
• Drive blockers, dependencies, and ensure execution through launch.
• Serve as primary liaison between Engineering and Operations leadership.
• Implement governance: status reporting, risk escalation, cross-functional alignment.
• Build launch readiness frameworks and track program health ahead of milestones.
• Partner with TPM Lead on cross-program coordination.
• Contribute to shared tooling, templates, and process standards across TPM.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Systems integration

Safety-critical environments

Executive stakeholder communication

Jira/Asana proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or CS

Tools

Jira

Asana

Job description

AeroVect is hiring a Senior Technical Program Manager to own the Atlanta Airport (ATL) program, our flagship deployment site for autonomous airside vehicles. You will coordinate engineering, systems, safety, and operations to keep the program on track through launch and steady-state operations.

As a founding TPM in a growing team, you will shape the operating model, drive cross-functional execution, and establish governance and launch readiness frameworks across stakeholders at ATL and beyond.