Program Manager

About Cyngn

Based in Mountain View, CA, Cyngn is a publicly-traded autonomous technology company. We deploy self-driving industrial vehicles like forklifts and tuggers to factories, warehouses, and other facilities throughout North America. To build this emergent technology, we are looking for innovative, motivated, and experienced leaders to join us and move this field forward. If you like to build, tinker, and create with a team of trusted and passionate colleagues, then Cyngn is the place for you. Key reasons to join Cyngn:

We are small and big.

With under 100 employees, Cyngn operates with the energy of a startup. On the other hand, we’re publicly traded. This means our employees not only work in close-knit teams with mentorship from company leaders—they also get access to the liquidity of our publicly-traded equity.

We build today and deploy tomorrow.

Our autonomous vehicles aren’t just test concepts—they’re deployed to real clients right now. That means your work will have a tangible, visible impact.

We aren’t robots. We just develop them.

We’re a welcoming, diverse team of sharp thinkers and kind humans. Collaboration and trust drive our creative environment. At Cyngn, everyone’s perspective matters—and that’s what powers our innovation.

About This Role

Cyngn is seeking a Program Manager to support the coordination and execution of cross-functional projects that contribute to the development and deployment of our autonomous vehicle technologies, as well as help manage customer support programs. This role is ideal for someone with 2–4 years of experience in program or project management who is eager to grow their skills in a fast-paced, hardware/software environment. The ideal candidate will bring strong organizational and communication abilities, a collaborative mindset, and a solid understanding of program delivery fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Help manage project schedules, roadmaps, and deliverables in alignment with company objectives.
• Support project planning, tracking, and execution to ensure progress against key milestones.
• Assist in the development and refinement of customer support programs that align with business goals and customer satisfaction efforts.
• Act as a communication bridge between internal teams and customers, helping to track issues and support timely resolution.
• Translate team-level goals into actionable tasks and timelines for engineering, product, and operations teams.
• Identify potential risks and support mitigation planning in collaboration with team leads.
• Support tracking of project KPIs and prepare regular updates for leadership.
• Help facilitate coordination across teams for system design, testing, and deployment readiness.
• Participate in cross-functional meetings and support release planning, integration testing, and customer rollout activities.
• Collaborate with engineering leads to ensure timelines and priorities remain aligned.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of experience in project or program management within a technical environment (e.g., software, mechanical, electrical, or robotics engineering).
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as Computer Science, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Experience in Jira administration
• Exposure to Agile methodologies and SDLC practices.
• Experience supporting technical programs, ideally involving both software and hardware components.
• Familiarity with tools such as Jira, Confluence, or other project tracking systems.
• Strong communication and organizational skills; able to work cross-functionally with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• A proactive, detail-oriented mindset with the ability to manage multiple priorities.

Benefits & Perks

• Health benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA and FSA (Health & Dependent Daycare), Employee Assistance Program, 1:1 Health Concierge)
• Life, Short-term and long-term disability insurance (Cyngn funds 100% of premiums)
• Company 401(k)
• Commuter Benefits
• Flexible vacation policy
• Sabbatical leave opportunity after 5 years with the company
• Paid Parental Leave
• Daily lunches for in-office employees and fully-stocked kitchen with snacks and beverages
• Monthly meal and tech allowances for remote employees

$100,000 - $140,000 a year