About the role
We are looking for a Senior Technical Program Manager (m/f/d) to lead cross-functional programs that translate advanced perception, autonomy, and ruggedized hardware into deployed, mission-ready capabilities. You will be responsible for managing schedule, cost, scope, and risk from early concept through integration, testing, deployment, and sustainment, working closely with engineering, product, manufacturing and supply chain teams, as well as customer stakeholders in defense environments.
To join our team, you should be excited to:
- Own the full lifecycle: drive program planning, multi-phase roadmaps, and gated milestones (design → development → integration → flight/field test → production → sustainment)
- Deliver reliably: manage integrated master schedules (IMS), budgets, dependencies, and critical path; resolve blockers and course-correct fast
- Lead cross-functional execution across autonomy software, embedded systems, perception, avionics/mechatronics, hardware, and manufacturing; align internal teams and vendors
- Translate mission to engineering: capture customer/mission requirements, define success criteria, and ensure verification/validation and acceptance are unambiguous
- Run program ceremonies: program increments, risk reviews, EACs, change control, and executive readouts; keep crisp, action-oriented communication
- Manage risk aggressively: identify technical, schedule, supply, regulatory, and field risks; keep a living risk register with mitigations and triggers
- Coordinate test & deployments: plan lab, range, and customer site tests; synthesize results into decisions and next-step plans
- Translate high-level needs, field feedback, and engineering tickets into structured, testable requirements with clear acceptance criteria and traceability.
- Ensure requirements are unambiguous, prioritized, and implementation-ready, working closely with engineering and product teams.
Your Profile
- Proven experience in leading complex, technical hardware-software programs (robotics, autonomy, automotive, or adjacent)
- Desirable Bachelor’s/Master’s in Engineering, CS, or related; technical depth to engage with senior engineers across autonomy, perception, embedded, and hardware
- Track record shipping to production or fielding systems in regulated/mission-critical domains; mastery of schedule and execution
- Highly structured and analytical mindset, with the ability to turn ambiguous inputs into clear, actionable, and testable requirements
- Fluency with program controls: risk registers, change management, supplier management, and quality gates
- Excellent stakeholder communication, from engineers to executives to defense end-users; ruthless prioritization and clarity under ambiguity
- Process focused and very familiar with project management tools, in particular Jira
- Willingness to travel within EU, especially Germany
- Excellent English skills are a must; German a plus
- Eligibility to work in UK is required
Benefits and Perks
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- A shaping role in an emerging dual use company
- Opportunity to work with a highly innovative, international, and dynamic team
- Room for professional growth and development
- Participation in the company's success, with access to regular events, knowledge exchange and meetups
About us
ARX is a dual-use technology company that specializes in developing autonomous unmanned systems and sensors for the European defence sector. Our dual-use unmanned ground systems and sensors assist NATO Armies and civilian first responders in tackling their most challenging problems by providing them with training and information to make better decisions and take effective actions in life-or-death situations.
As our team continues to expand rapidly, we are seeking motivated candidates who are excited to work in a highly energetic, creative, and innovative team dedicated to developing autonomous systems for challenging environments. We operate in a dynamic sector where collaboration, sharing innovative ideas, and developing novel problem-solving strategies are ingrained in our work culture.
If you are passionate about overcoming challenges that have a real impact on the security of our democracies, apply here to join ARX and help shape the future of dual-use technology!
ARX is an equal-opportunity employer, and we encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.
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