Technical Program Manager, Robotics & Autonomy

HavocAI Inc.

Northern (KY)

Hybrid

USD 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental and Vision Insurance (5

Life Insurance (Employer Paid)

401k Matching

Unlimited PTO (2 weeks minimum)

Equity Package

Work/Home Office Stipend

Global Entry

Parental Leave (16 weeks)

Monthly Health & Wellness Stipend

Job summary

HavocAI Inc. is seeking a Technical Program Manager to drive execution across robotics, autonomy, software, and defense programs.

You will partner with engineering, product, operations, field teams, and customers to turn mission needs into executable plans and delivered capabilities. This role requires technical depth and leadership to manage schedules, risks, and dependencies across hardware, software, and systems integration, including testing and field demonstrations, delivering mission-ready

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical/Mechanical/Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field.
5+ years of experience in technical program management, engineering leadership, systems engineering, robotics, defense tech, autonomy, software, or related fields.
Experience managing complex technical programs with cross-functional teams.
Technical background in robotics, software systems, autonomy, hardware/software integration, defense systems, or fielded tech products.
Ability to communicate technical concepts across software, hardware, autonomy, sensors, communications, testing, and operations.
Experience leading schedules, milestones, risk management, integration planning, test readiness, and delivery execution.
Experience with real-world systems, not just software.
Strong written and verbal communication.
High ownership, good judgment, and ability to operate in fast-moving environments.
Ability to manage ambiguity and keep teams aligned around execution priorities.
Passion for mission-critical robotics, autonomy, and defense tech.
U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.

Responsibilities

Own execution for robotics, autonomy, software, and defense-related engineering programs.
Drive planning, milestones, schedules, risks, dependencies, and cross-functional delivery.
Translate customer needs, contract requirements, and mission objectives into clear technical plans.
Coordinate across software, autonomy, hardware, manufacturing, field operations, product, and customer-facing teams.
Identify risks early and work with engineering and company leadership to resolve them.
Define requirements, interfaces, integration plans, test plans, and release criteria.
Coordinate integration across software, hardware, autonomy, sensing, communications, and platform systems.
Plan and support system testing, hardware-in-the-loop testing, field testing, demonstrations, and operational evaluations.
Ensure teams are prepared with test objectives, success criteria, readiness reviews, data collection plans, and post-test analysis workflows.
Track field findings, failure modes, corrective actions, and engineering closure.
Support execution of government, defense, and dual-use technology programs.
Interface with defense, government, and commercial stakeholders as needed.
Support proposal planning, customer briefings, program reviews, deliverables, and execution reporting.
Communicate program status, risks, milestones, tradeoffs, and decisions clearly.
Establish effective planning, documentation, reporting, escalation, and decision-making cadences.
Help engineering teams move quickly while maintaining technical rigor, accountability, and execution discipline.