Technical Program Manager Henderson, CO

Outrider Inc.; Colorado; On-site; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Vision Insurance

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Life insurance

Job summary

Outrider Inc. is seeking a Technical Program Manager to lead cross-functional engineering programs that support autonomous vehicle development and customer deployments.

The Hardware-focused TPM will align software, hardware, systems engineering, robotics, autonomy, product management, manufacturing, field operations, and safety toward common program goals. The role requires ownership from concept to deployment, proactive risk management, and clear stakeholder communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
• 3–5 years of Technical Program Management experience.
• Experience with robotics, autonomous vehicles, automotive, industrial automation, aerospace, complex hardware/software products, or equivalent.
• Experience with Agile and traditional development methodologies.
• Experience coordinating hardware and software development simultaneously.
• Strong technical acumen.
• Ability to work independently in a flexible and complex technical environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional engineering programs from concept through deployment, ensuring delivery of milestones across software, hardware, systems, product, safety, manufacturing, and field operations.
• Identify risks early, develop mitigation strategies, and drive resolution to keep programs on track.
• Own program dependencies across engineering teams, removing blockers and aligning priorities.
• Coordinate hardware prototype builds, software releases, integration activities, and validation efforts for testing and deployments.
• Partner with engineering and product leaders to define program plans, milestones, and deliverables.
• Monitor program health with metrics, dashboards, and KPIs; provide updates to leadership.
• Facilitate design reviews, program reviews, and cross-functional planning meetings with documented decisions and actions.
• Develop integrated program schedules aligning engineering with business priorities and customer commitments.
• Drive continuous improvement of planning, reporting, and execution frameworks.
• Build scalable operating mechanisms to improve collaboration and predictable execution.
• Serve as central coordinator across multiple technical teams balancing priorities toward program objectives.
• Foster accountability, transparency, and data-driven decisions.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Robotics/autonomy domain

Agile methodologies

Hardware and software coordination

Strong technical acumen

Independent in complex environments

Program management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Outrider is seeking a Technical Program Manager to lead complex, cross-functional engineering programs supporting autonomous vehicle development and customer deployments.

The Technical Program Manager, Hardware serves as the operational leader responsible for aligning hardware, software, systems engineering, robotics, autonomy, product management, manufacturing, field operations, and safety teams around common program goals.

This role owns execution from concept through deployment, balancing competing priorities while proactively managing technical risk, dependencies, schedules, and stakeholder communication.

This position reports directly to the Director, Technical Program Management and Test Operations.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional engineering programs from concept through deployment, ensuring successful delivery of technical milestones across software, hardware, systems, product, safety, manufacturing, and field operations.
• Identify technical, operational, and schedule risks early, develop mitigation strategies, and drive resolution to keep programs on track.
• Own program dependencies across engineering teams, proactively removing blockers and aligning priorities to maintain execution momentum.
• Coordinate hardware prototype builds, software releases, integration activities, and validation efforts to ensure readiness for testing and customer deployments.
• Partner with engineering and product leaders to define program plans, establish milestones, and drive accountability for deliverables.
• Monitor program health through metrics, dashboards, and KPIs, providing clear and concise updates to engineering leadership and executive stakeholders.
• Facilitate technical design reviews, program reviews, and cross-functional planning meetings, ensuring decisions, actions, and risks are documented and communicated effectively.
• Develop and maintain integrated program schedules that align engineering execution with business priorities and customer commitments.
• Drive continuous improvement of program management practices by standardizing planning processes, reporting, documentation, and execution frameworks.
• Build scalable operating mechanisms that improve cross-functional collaboration, increase organizational efficiency, and support predictable engineering execution.
• Serve as the central point of coordination across multiple technical teams, balancing competing priorities while maintaining focus on program objectives and delivery timelines.
• Foster a culture of accountability, transparency, and operational excellence by promoting proactive communication, ownership, and data‑driven decision making.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering
• 3–5 years of Technical Program Management experience
• Experience with robotics, autonomous vehicles, automotive, industrial automation, aerospace, complex hardware/software products, or equivalent
• Experience with Agile and traditional development methodologies
• Experience coordinating hardware and software development simultaneously
• Strong technical acumen
• Ability to work independently in a flexible and complex technical environment
• Actual compensation is based on several factors, including but not limited to job-related skills, qualifications, experience, and specific work location due to differences in the cost of labor
• Equity: Equity package commensurate on experience and skillsHealth Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Short-Term Disability
• Long-Term Disability
• Life insurance

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