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Ocean Aero Inc · 19 hours ago

Technical Program Manager

Gulfport, MS

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Ocean Aero is an award-winning US company that has created the world’s first and only environmentally powered Autonomous Underwater and Surface Vehicle. The Technical Program Manager will be responsible for planning, coordination, and delivery across hardware, software, autonomy, and testing to ensure complex engineering work is delivered on time and meets mission requirements.

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No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Document, coordinate, manage technical requirements, from customers through engineering design and delivery

Planning, coordination, and delivery across hardware, software, autonomy, and testing to ensure complex engineering work is delivered on time and meets mission requirements

Build and maintain integrated program plans, schedules, and milestones across hardware, software, autonomy, controls, and testing

Track progress, risks, dependencies, and deliverables; proactively surface issues and drive resolution

Ensure alignment between engineering priorities and company goals

Serve as central coordination point between core boat, production, autonomy, and payload engineering teams

Facilitate technical reviews, planning meetings, and retrospectives

Translate system-level goals into executable plans for engineering team

Coordinate external partners, vendors, or field teams as needed

Apply a working understanding of: Autonomous navigation and control systems, Marine sensors (sonar, GPS, INS, cameras, etc.), Embedded systems, communications, and power, Field testing and validation in real-world marine environments

Ask the right technical questions to identify schedule or integration risks early

Establish lightweight, scalable program management processes

Improve predictability without slowing down engineering velocity

Define, and document success metrics (milestones, readiness levels, test outcomes)

Communicate with management weekly via email, documentation, and PowerPoint with current: Program deliverables, Earned value management status, Work force utilization, Technical status

Engage in continuous 'what-if' planning against changing resource allocation

Qualification

Technical Program ManagementSystems EngineeringAutonomous VehiclesHardwareSoftware SystemsMarine SensorsEmbedded SystemsField TestingPowerPoint SkillsClear CommunicationOrganizational Skills