Aurora Innovation
Tactical Development Operations Lead
$83K–$120K
Dallas, TX · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 7, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years in dispatch, fleet operations, or a related high-tempo scheduling environment; 1-2+ years of leadership experience.
About the job
Leads night-shift tactical development testing operators, coordinating field execution, safety, technical handoffs, and team performance across travel-based testing locations.
What you'll do
- Lead daily development testing plans and support operators with field execution, training, troubleshooting, and emergency coverage.
- Coordinate asset availability and technical handoffs with Engineering, Maintenance, Fleet Ops, and other stakeholders; audit adherence to SOPs and safety protocols.
- Coach operators, monitor HOS and safety practices, and maintain team cohesion across a highly traveling workforce.
What they ask for
- 3+ years of experience in dispatch, fleet operations, or a related high-tempo scheduling environment.
- 1-2+ years of leadership experience, with ability to motivate remote or distributed teams.
- Critical thinking, sound command decision-making, initiative, and conflict management and resolution experience.
- Flexibility for day, night, and/or weekend work, and ability to participate in on-call response and incident management.
Nice to have
- Experience managing traveling team members with Commercial Driver licensing, remote technical workforces, or commercial operations workforces.
- Background in robotics, autonomous vehicles, or complex logistics; experience coordinating across geographies and stakeholder groups; or a CDL license.
Pay
USD $83,000 - $120,500 per year (base salary)
Tools
Hours of Service (HOS), Driver Monitoring System (DMS), Vehicle Release Testing, Aurora Tooling Tests
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