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About the Role

We are looking for a Technical Programme Manager to design and build programme infrastructure across engineering and operational teams. You will connect geographically distributed teams, ensuring field reality informs product organization and that commitments are realistic, visible, and delivered. You bring clarity, structure, and accountability.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement programme processes across engineering, product, and mission operations teams.
• Establish and enforce a Jira-based operating model, including workflows, ticket standards, and definitions of done.
• Own deliverable gates and readiness criteria for milestones, releases, and deployments, ensuring evidence-based sign-off.
• Drive planning, tracking, and execution of exercises and demonstrations, including feedback capture and post-event closeout.
• Manage integrated schedules, dependencies, risks, and critical paths across hardware, software, and integration workstreams.
• Translate operational and engineering inputs into structured, testable requirements with clear acceptance criteria and traceability.
• Govern feedback and change processes between local integration activities and centrally prioritised product development teams.

Requirements

• Proven experience leading complex technical programmes in defence, robotics, autonomy, automotive, or similarly regulated environments.
• Demonstrated ability to build and implement programme and engineering processes from scratch.
• Strong track record delivering mission-critical systems in high-pressure operational environments with full ownership of scope, schedule, and execution.
• Skilled at translating ambiguous operational and engineering inputs into structured, actionable, and decision-ready outputs.
• Strong stakeholder and engineering management skills, including enforcing quality standards, readiness criteria, and Jira-based workflows with confidence and evidence-driven decision making.
• Willingness to travel within EU, especially Germany.
• Excellent English is a must; German is a plus.
• Eligibility to work in the UK is required.
• Motivated candidates who are eager to grow into the role and develop their expertise further are welcome.

Skills

• Jira
• Stakeholder management
• Engineering management

Location

• UK
• Germany
• Ukraine
• EU

Work Type

• Hybrid working setup

Experience Level

• Senior

Education Level

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field desirable

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package including a bonus opportunity
• 27 days of annual leave to start, increasing with tenure up to 30 days
• Enhanced pension scheme plus private medical and dental insurance
• Learning & development support and team events budget
• Referral bonus program
• Dog-friendly office
• Relocation support where applicable

About the Company

• 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.
• 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!

Equal Opportunity

• ARX is an equal-opportunity employer, and we encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.