The posting
We are looking for a Junior / Technical Program Manager to join a drone technology company focused on niche R&D and a wide range of drone services. You will steer robotics and autonomous system programmes from concept to deployment, combining engineering know-how with cross-team coordination and client engagement.
Key Responsibilities
A. Strategy & Client Engagement
- Serve as the main technical contact for clients, engineers and internal stakeholders.
- Turn operational needs into scalable solutions, system architectures and roadmaps.
- Lead discovery sessions, workshops and kickoff meetings.
- Prepare proposals and commercial scopes grounded in feasibility and cost.
- Nurture client relationships throughout each engagement.
B. Planning & Cross-Functional Leadership
- Drive planning and delivery across multiple projects, teams and deployments.
- Define timelines, milestones, resourcing and roadmaps.
- Align hardware, firmware, software, flight and field teams.
- Facilitate reviews, sprint planning and risk discussions.
- Track progress, manage dependencies and escalate critical risks.
C. Technical Oversight
- Provide technical direction across UAV and autonomous system development.
- Guide the integration of flight controllers, payloads, communication links and sensors.
- Apply ArduPilot expertise to firmware, hardware design and tuning.
- Verify reliability, regulatory compliance and fit with long-term platform strategy.
D. Field Deployment & Readiness
- Oversee readiness for field trials, pilots and rollouts.
- Coordinate site surveys, configuration, environmental testing and validation.
- Support field teams with troubleshooting and optimisation.
- Record test results, flight data and lessons learned.
E. Delivery & Continuous Improvement
- Ensure smooth hand-offs across development, integration and deployment.
- Work with engineers to resolve post-deployment issues.
- Capture insights and best practices for future programmes.
- Feed field feedback and client needs into internal roadmap planning.
Qualifications
- Diploma or degree in Aerospace Engineering, Robotics, Mechatronics, Electronics, Computer Engineering or a related field.
- At least 3 years in robotics, UAV or autonomous systems development and deployment.
- Background in hardware or robotics engineering projects.
- Track record managing complex technical or cross-functional engineering work.
- PMP, Agile or Technical Program Management certification.
- Experience with ROS / ROS2, PX4 or other autonomous frameworks.
- Familiarity with UAVCAN, companion computers, edge AI or autonomy stacks.
- Working knowledge of geospatial tools and aerial data platforms (e.g., Pix4D, Agisoft).
- Command of the ArduPilot ecosystem (Pixhawk, MAVLink, Mission Planner, QGroundControl).
- Hands-on drone hardware assembly, tuning and testing.
If interested, please submit your application to [email protected] with your expected salary and resume.
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