Technical Program Manager (Trucking Operations)

Join Applied Intuition as a Technical Program Manager for our global autonomous trucking programs. In this hands-on role, you will drive execution, lead new operational launches, and ensure alignment across engineering, operations, and customer teams. You will be the source of truth for program status and work directly with OEM customers to clarify requirements and unblock technical challenges. A bachelor's degree in a STEM field and 5+ years of program or project management experience in advanced software, robotics, or autonomous vehicle programs is required.

Responsibilities

• Own program milestones end to end for strategic trucking engagements with global truck OEMs, building the integrated schedule, tracking dependencies across teams, and holding the organization to committed dates.
• Lead new operational launches, including bringing up autonomous trucking operations at new sites and routes, building the launch plan and sequencing work across facilities, fleet, safety, engineering, and local operations.
• Work directly with OEM customers and stakeholders to pin down use cases, clarify requirements, and unblock technical challenges across hardware, software, safety, and operations.
• 5+ years of program or project management experience on advanced software, robotics, or autonomous vehicle programs (ADAS or L4 autonomy), including ownership of hard external deadlines

Requirements

• Communication skills that work in both directions - credible with engineers in a debug session and with OEM executives in a review
• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field or equivalent experience
• Willingness to travel internationally to customer and operational sites
• Track record running programs across distributed teams, sites, and time zones
• Demonstrated ownership of a program launch or operational bring-up -a new site, facility, fleet, route, or region - from plan through steady state
• Ability to get deep into technical detail: enough systems-level understanding of hardware, software, and field operations to challenge a schedule you are handed rather than just publish it
• Don’t meet every single requirement? If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway

Preferred

Experience in commercial vehicle, logistics, or fleet operations

• Direct experience on L4 autonomy programs, particularly trucking or long-haul freight
• Experience working directly with OEM or Tier 1 customers on joint development programs

Pay

USD 115,000 - 222,000