Defense Technical Program Manager

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Salary

$180K-$220K From the posting source

401(k) match

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Market context

U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)

$116,543 U.S. median for this role

Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)

+9.8% - Much faster than average

72% above the BLS role benchmark for software engineering aggregate.

Matched to SOC 15-1252 - Software Engineering aggregate by role bucket.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.

Role

Role function

Engineering From the posting source

Seniority

Senior From the posting source

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About this role

Defense Technical Program Manager Mountain View, CA Kodiak Robotics, Inc. was founded in 2018 and has become a leader in autonomous ground transportation committed to a safer and more efficient future for all. The company has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) powered technology stack purpose-built for commercial trucking and the public sector. The company delivers freight daily for its customers across the southern United States using its autonomous technology. In 2024, Kodiak became the first known company to publicly announce delivering a driverless semi-truck to a customer. Kodiak is also leveraging its commercial self-driving software to develop, test and deploy autonomous capabilities for the U.S. Department of Defense. Kodiak is growing its defense portfolio and needs a TPM who can hold multiple programs together simultaneously. You won't own just one program type-you'll drive delivery across a diverse set of contracts that range from tactical vehicle autonomy integration (e.g., ROGUE-Fires/NMESIS with the Marine Corps) to autonomous fleet deployment programs for other DoD customers. Each program has different customers, different hardware, and different operational demands. This is a cross-functional leadership role for someone who thinks in systems and thrives on coordination complexity. You'll work across hardware, software, safety, and ops sub-teams-aligning schedules, managing dependencies, and driving each program to delivery while maintaining the rigor defense customers expect. What you'll do: Own end-to-end execution across multiple concurrent defense programs-from requirements and hardware design through integration, field testing, and customer delivery or demonstration. Serve as the integrating force across sub-program TPMs and engineering teams

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