Hiring: Engineering Program Manager- ML Company: FieldAI Location: Irvine, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 10:27:17 Target Skills & Keywords : AI, Agile, Embedded Systems, Notion, Scrum, Slack About the job Experience: •7 years as a Technical Program Manager or equivalent, supporting AI/ML or data-driven engineering teams. Required Skills: •Our Perception & AI/ML organization runs several research and engineering programs at once, and they converge on the same robots in the same customer deployments. Priorities shift — that is the nature of the work — and when they do, someone needs to know what the shift costs, who it affects, and what we tell the customer. •That is this role. You will be the connective layer between what customers need, what the company has committed to, and what the research and engineering teams are actually building. You will report directly to the VP leading Perception & AI/ML and work closely with the broader leadership team. •This is not a process-administration job. You will be expected to hold an accurate picture of a large, fast-moving technical organization, form your own view of what is at risk, and say so early — including when that is unwelcome. •Own the program-level picture across concurrent research and engineering workstreams: what is in flight, who owns it, what is due, and what is slipping. •Translate customer and product requirements into prioritized internal work, and keep delivery timelines honest against what has been committed externally. •Serve as a program-level point of contact for customer deployments — carrying their needs inward, and carrying status, tradeoffs, and timelines back out. •Surface risks and blockers before they become schedule problems, and drive them to resolution across teams. •Run the re-prioritization conversations when commitments change: what continues, what pauses, what gets reassigned, and who needs to hear about it. Qualifications: •4–7 years as a Technical Program Manager or equivalent, supporting AI/ML or data-driven engineering teams. •A demonstrated track record of bringing structure to ambiguous, fast-moving technical programs. •Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline (Computer Science, Engineering, or related), or equivalent practical experience. •Background in data operations, data security, or systems integration. •Comfort acting as a trusted technical point of contact for customers in mission-critical deployments. •Fluency with Notion, Slack, and Google Workspace — and the judgment to keep tooling minimal. •PMP, Certified Scrum Master, or equivalent Agile certification. •Startup or high-growth experience, with a strong bias toward ownership and urgency. Compensation: •$180,000 - $200,000 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!