Technical Program Manager - Vehicle OS

Applied Intuition, Inc. is powering the future of physical AI. Founded in 2017 and now valued at $15 billion, the Silicon Valley company is creating the digital infrastructure needed to bring intelligence to every moving machine on the planet. Applied Intuition services the automotive, defense, trucking, construction, mining and agriculture industries in three core areas: tools and infrastructure, operating systems, and autonomy. Eighteen of the top 20 global automakers, as well as the United States military and its allies, trust the company’s solutions to deliver physical intelligence. Applied Intuition is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with offices in Washington, D.C.; San Diego; Ft. Walton Beach, Florida; Ann Arbor, Michigan; London; Stuttgart; Munich; Stockholm; Bangalore; Seoul; and Tokyo. Learn more at applied.co.

We are an in-office company, and our expectation is that employees primarily work from their Applied Intuition office 5 days a week. However, we also recognize the importance of flexibility and trust our employees to manage their schedules responsibly. This may include occasional remote work, starting the day with morning meetings from home before heading to the office, or leaving earlier when needed to accommodate family commitments.

We are looking for a Technical Program Manager to stand up and run program management across multiple high-priority automotive engagements from our Stuttgart hub. This role requires deep technical credibility, direct customer ownership, and the ability to build structure from scratch in a fast-moving environment.

You will operate across supplier engagements, OEM programs, and internal delivery teams – translating ambiguous asks into tracked, executable work and representing Applied Intuition directly with customers and partners.

• Stand up and run program management – define milestones, own timelines and deliverables, manage sprint and roadmap execution for software development teams through series production

• Manage supplier relationships at Tier-1 and Tier-2 level; hold partners accountable to schedule and quality commitments

• Serve as the primary customer contact for EMEA OEMs; translate requirements into tracked engineering work and provide structured, regular updates

• Coordinate across internal and external teams; align technical roadmaps, unblock cross-team dependencies, and support international roll-outs

• Drive issues to closure – own problem-solving and decision-making across teams and sites

• 5+ years in technical program management or engineering within the automotive industry, ideally with hands-on experience at an OEM or Tier-1 supplier

• Proven supplier management experience – able to hold Tier-1 and Tier-2 partners to schedule and quality commitments

• Strong customer-facing presence; comfortable representing Applied Intuition independently with OEMs and executive stakeholders

• Technical depth in embedded systems, middleware, or ADAS – enough to assess feasibility and engage engineers credibly

• Builder mindset: able to set up program structure from scratch with minimal existing scaffolding

• Ability to operate independently across sites and time zones

• Stuttgart-based or open to relocation; fluent in German and English

• Prior experience in a startup or high-growth environment.

• Familiarity with automotive development standards (ASPICE, ISO 26262, AUTOSAR).

• Background in series production programs or SDS/ADAS platform delivery.