Aurora Innovation
Senior Program Manager, Test Execution (Weekends)
$100K–$145K
Pittsburgh, PA · On-site · Manager · Full-time · Posted Sep 21, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years in Program Management, Project Management, Product Operations, Technical Operations, or a related role.
About the job
Provides on-site weekend program management for development testing operations, executing plans, resolving first-tier issues, and coordinating escalations across engineering workstreams.
What you'll do
- Execute response playbooks, make authorized real-time decisions on resources and test sequencing, and escalate issues as needed.
- Review execution against plans, report results, and recommend updates to upcoming test plans.
- Document weekend decisions and novel failure modes to maintain weekday-team continuity and improve contingency playbooks.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of experience in Program Management, Project Management, Product Operations, Technical Operations, or a related role.
- Ability to operate independently, make sound first-tier decisions, and work across multiple engineering/test workstreams.
- Ability to understand hardware/software stacks, including how sensors, calibration, and software versions affect vehicle behavior.
- Strong organizational and communication skills; safety focused; able to work a Thursday–Monday schedule with weekend on-site presence.
Nice to have
- Experience covering multiple PM workstreams or in a floating or on-call operational role.
- Experience in autonomous vehicles, automotive, robotics, logistics, or similarly complex operational environments.
Pay
USD 100,000 - USD 145,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
sensors
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