NODA AI
Senior Technical Program Manager – Autonomy
Austin · Hybrid · Manager · Full-time · Posted Aug 18, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years of technical program/project management for software or autonomy engineering teams.
- Visa sponsorship
- U.S. citizenship is required due to ITAR regulations, along with the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance. Export-control eligibility also includes lawful permanent residents, protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or others eligible to obtain required authorizations.
About the job
Coordinates day-to-day delivery for the Autonomy team by translating autonomy and mission needs into testable requirements and managing team processes, dependencies, and releases.
What you'll do
- Lead requirement intake, refinement, traceability, acceptance criteria, and change control for autonomy capabilities.
- Run Autonomy team sprint ceremonies and maintain Jira status, workflows, and records.
- Coordinate cross-team dependencies and produce technical briefs and status updates.
What they ask for
- Demonstrated mastery of requirements management, including intake, refinement, traceability, and change control.
- Substantial hands-on autonomy-systems experience sufficient to translate technical concepts into structured requirements.
- High Jira fluency, including dashboards, workflows, and custom reports.
- U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance.
Nice to have
- Background in autonomy, robotics, aerospace, or defense programs.
- Familiarity with simulation, hardware-in-the-loop (HIL), or autonomous-system field testing.
Tools
Jira
AI focus
Supports engineering delivery for autonomy capabilities, including perception, path planning, guidance/navigation/control (GNC), and multi-agent/swarm coordination.
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