Senior Technical Program Manager

The posting, as AIM wrote it

About AIM

AIM builds autonomy for the real world - robots that move mountains. Our systems fuse software, electronics, mechanics, perception, and mission-critical infrastructure into ruggedized, safety-critical machinery operating on jobsites across the world. We replace manual, error-prone, high-risk tasks with intelligent machines that reshape how earthmoving is done.

We're growing fast, scaling globally, and building the technology foundation that will define the next century of construction. Learn more about AIM here. https://aim.vision/about

About us

AIM builds autonomy for the real world - robots that move mountains. Our systems fuse hardware, robotics, autonomy, and mission-critical software into ruggedized, safety-critical machinery that operates on job sites across the world. We are replacing decades of manual, error-prone, high-risk work with intelligent, automated machines that transform how earthmoving is done.

You’ll drive programs that bring autonomy from development into the physical world. AIM machines operate across challenging real-world environments - varying terrain, climates, materials, and operating conditions. TPMs at AIM orchestrate the engineering, hardware, and field efforts required to ensure our autonomy stack performs consistently and safely across these real operational domains.

We’re growing fast, scaling globally, and building the operational backbone that will define the next century of construction.

About you

You’re looking for a career where you lead programs that matter - programs where success is measured in moving earth, saving lives, and unlocking economic productivity. You thrive in ambiguity and enjoy stitching together hardware, robotics, AI, and software into coherent, executable plans. You look at problems holistically and understand that the last mile of autonomy is not just an algorithm problem - it’s a systems engineering, safety engineering, and program execution problem.

You’re deeply technical. You can dive into architecture discussions on perception pipelines, real-time control loops, hardware interfaces, and ruggedization constraints; but you can also zoom out to define business goals, manage risk, and help teams make the right trade-offs. You’re able to influence engineers, leadership, vendors, customers, and partners - through crisp communication, sound judgment, and a reputation for delivering results.

You’re comfortable driving programs that span firmware, autonomy, embedded systems, cloud infra, hydraulics, relays, safety circuits, GNSS/INS, and on-machine compute. You partner closely with engineering managers and principal engineers to turn chaos into clarity, ambiguity into strategy, and strategy into execution.

About us together

We’re going to change how the world builds. Along the way, we’ll face seemingly impossible challenges - machine safety, sensor reliability, end-to-end latency, customer deployment friction, supply chain unpredictability, and th
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Willingness to travel to customer sites, OEM partners, and global deployments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with autonomous systems, robotics, industrial controls, heavy machinery, or real-world hardware-software systems.
• Prior experience managing programs involving GNSS/INS, LiDAR, perception systems, real-time embedded systems, or machine safety.
• Demonstrated success running high-risk field deployments or customer-facing technical operations.
• Strong ability to simplify complex systems and drive architectural clarity across teams.
• Ability to influence system architecture, engineering processes, and organizational mechanisms at scale.
• Experience managing OEM partnerships or government/enterprise programs with high compliance requirements.
• Mastery of modern program mechanisms: PR/FAQ, 6-pagers, risk matrices, design reviews, and operational readiness frameworks.

How you’ll stand out

• You can operate seamlessly from the field (inside a dozer cab) to a whiteboard with principal engineers.
• You are respected by engineers for your technical judgment and by leadership for your crisp decision-making.
• You simplify, clarify, and drive alignment in environments with high ambiguity and high stakes.
• You make teams faster, better, and more aligned - and you do it through mechanisms, not heroics.

What we offer

• The opportunity to own programs that directly shape the future of autonomy and industrial robotics.
• A high-impact role with global visibility and influence across engineering, product, and operations.
• Growth opportunities in a rapidly scaling, ambitious, mission-driven company.
• Competitive compensation, equity, medical/dental/vision, 401(k), and life insurance.
• Travel opportunities across the U.S., Europe, Australia, Africa, South America, and emerging markets.
• The chance to build a legacy - defining the systems, culture, and engineering standards for the next era of automated construction.