Aurora
Tactical Development Operations Lead
$83K–$120K
Dallas, TX · 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 Operators conducting field testing, coordinating deployment plans, safety, training, and communications across distributed teams and stakeholders.
What you'll do
- Lead daily development testing and field execution, coordinating schedules, assets, and engineering data handoffs.
- Coach and support operators through training, performance feedback, safety reviews, and incident response.
- Audit field activities for compliance with SOPs and safety protocols while building cohesion across a frequently traveling team.
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 demonstrated ability to motivate remote or distributed teams.
- Critical thinking, sound judgment, initiative, and conflict management and resolution experience.
- Flexibility for short-notice day, night, or weekend work and ability to participate in on-call response and incident management.
Nice to have
- Experience managing traveling personnel with Commercial Driver licensing, remote technical workforces, or commercial operations teams.
- Background in robotics, autonomous vehicles, complex logistics, or a CDL license.
Pay
USD 83,000 - USD 120,500 per year (base pay)
Tools
Hours of Service (HOS), Driver Monitoring System (DMS), Vehicle Release Testing, Aurora Tooling Tests
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