Lead TPM – Drone Autonomy & Embedded Systems

BRINC Drones; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical, dental and, and

401K plan

Maternity and paternity leave

Flexible Time Off (Exempt) / Paid time

Orca pass (Puget Sound)

Free snacks, drinks and espresso (Seаt

Job summary

BRINC is seeking a Principal Technical Program Manager to lead the device software and autonomy stack for drones and public safety products. You will drive end-to-end software programs, coordinate releases, and align software with new hardware introductions to ensure reliable field deployments.

You’ll partner with hardware, firmware, and QA teams to maintain a weekly release cadence, manage risk, and implement scalable program-management processes across perception, navigation, controls, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field; equivalent practical experience.
• 7+ years delivering embedded/software or autonomy/robotics for hardware products.
• Proven track record coordinating release trains for real-world deployed devices.
• Strong fluency across embedded systems, autonomy pipelines, and validation strategies.
• Excellent cross-functional leadership to align engineering, QA, hardware, and operations.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end execution of device software and autonomy programs.
• Drive week-to-week release cadence for deployed devices.
• Coordinate cross-team release scope and sequencing.
• Partner with hardware engineering to align software with new hardware.
• Lead release readiness reviews with quality gates and rollback plans.
• Collaborate with QA, flight test, and field teams to validate features.
• Improve program management processes across device software and autonomy.
• Provide clear status to engineering leadership; surface risks early.
• Drive localization, mapping, path planning, obstacle avoidance development.
• Manage dependencies and resolve blockers between subsystems.
• Track program health across parallel development threads.

Skills

Technical program management

Release management

Embedded software

Autonomy / robotics

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

Embedded Linux

RTOS

CI/CD for embedded software

HIL testing

Job description

BRINC is seeking a Principal Technical Program Manager to lead the device software and autonomy stack for drones and public safety products. You will drive end-to-end software programs, coordinate releases, and align software with new hardware introductions to ensure reliable field deployments.

You’ll partner with hardware, firmware, and QA teams to maintain a weekly release cadence, manage risk, and implement scalable program-management processes across perception, navigation, controls, and