Technical Program Manager - Offroad

Applied Intuition•Sunnyvale, CA

5d•$115,000 - $222,000•Onsite

About The Position

Applied Intuition is seeking a Technical Program Manager to help strategize and manage complex autonomous mining engineering projects. This role involves identifying gaps, implementing best practices for customers, and collaborating intensely with engineers both within Applied Intuition and at the customer site to implement solutions aligned with customer autonomy deployment goals. The company is a leader in physical AI, providing digital infrastructure for moving machines across various industries like automotive, defense, trucking, construction, mining, and agriculture. Applied Intuition is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with multiple global offices. The company operates on an in-office model, expecting employees to work primarily from their assigned office 5 days a week, while also allowing for some flexibility and responsible schedule management.

Requirements

3–5 years of experience in technical program management, engineering, or a related field; candidates with a software engineering background transitioning into TPM are welcome
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex customer projects simultaneously without losing attention to detail
Experience with program management tools and methodologies (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Google Drive, sprint planning)
Enough technical fluency to follow engineering discussions, parse software scoping tasks, and contribute meaningfully to sprint planning — coding experience is not required
Strong organizational skills and a high bar for documentation hygiene across all customer deliverables
A positive, adaptable attitude with the ability to context-switch quickly across customers and workstreams

Nice To Haves

Experience in mining, construction, or other heavy industry environments
Familiarity with autonomous systems or robotics programs
Comfort using AI tools (e.g., Cursor, Claude) to automate or streamline workflows

Responsibilities

Manage hardware and software stack deployment and autonomy system commissioning activities across customer mining and construction sites globally
Own and manage multiple concurrent mining autonomy customer engagements, ensuring all workstreams are progressing toward contractual obligations and delivery milestones
Define and scope bi-weekly sprint goals across customer projects, maintaining rigorous documentation of deliverables and task traceability in tools like Jira and Confluence
Serve as the operational backbone for customer engagements — keeping the right people in the right meetings, maintaining workstream hygiene, and ensuring nothing falls through the cracks
Collaborate closely with software engineers, workstream leads, customer engineering teams, and business development to drive progress on mining autonomy deployments
Collaborate with customers to integrate and deliver mining autonomy solutions, coordinating across hardware and software teams to hit aggressive timelines
Identify and implement AI-driven improvements to sprint workflows, reducing manual overhead and increasing team velocity