Technical Program Manager - Core Autonomy

What the role actually is

Applied Intuition is hiring a senior technical program manager for the core autonomy stack used across passenger-vehicle, trucking, and mining programs. The role owns the operating cadence around performance, release readiness, and downstream coordination.

This sits close to product judgment even though the title is program management. The listing explicitly calls for someone willing to make product calls, build analysis, and translate stack health into release decisions.

What you would work on

• Define how Applied measures and forecasts autonomy-stack reliability
• Own release cycles for core autonomy capabilities used by multiple vertical teams
• Coordinate priorities with engineering leads to improve driving performance
• Build reporting that gives engineering and customer teams a shared view of stack health
• Unblock execution across autonomous vehicle, trucking, and mining programs

What they are asking for

• Background in autonomy, robotics, machine learning, engineering, or technical program management
• Experience coordinating technical work across multiple teams or projects
• Ability to switch between planning, analysis, reporting, and product judgment
• Comfort working without a narrow fixed lane
• Willingness to work from Applied's Sunnyvale office

Why this one is worth a look

The shared autonomy stack is where a robotics company can either compound learning or fragment into one-off deployments. This role is interesting because it owns the practical machinery of making performance visible and releases trustworthy across several autonomy programs.