Federal Project Manager at Field AI – Irvine, California
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About This Position
Who are We?
Field AI is transforming how robots interact with the real world. We are building risk-aware, reliable, and field-ready AI systems that address the most complex challenges in robotics, unlocking the full potential of embodied intelligence. We go beyond typical data-driven approaches or pure transformer-based architectures, and are charting a new course, with already-globally-deployed solutions delivering real-world results and rapidly improving models through real-field applications.
Learn more at https://fieldai.com.
About the JobWe are seeking a skilled and motivated Federal Project Manager to lead and coordinate complex technology projects from conception through completion. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background combined with excellent project management skills to ensure timely delivery of high-quality solutions that meet business objectives.
What You’ll Get To DoDrive strategic execution across multiproject portfolios defining milestones, manage budgets, oversee resourcing across engineering, field ops, product, and business teams.
Align stakeholders and crossfunctional teams to ensure clarity of scope, dependencies, risks, and timelines for successful robot deployment programs aligned with company goals.
Coordinate gotomarket readiness to work with product, operations, and customer success teams to ensure deployment programs meet performance, safety, and scalability requirements.
Track program performance metrics to monitor statuses, escalate risks proactively, and report on progress, financials, and ROI to leadership and investors.
Prepare strategic communications to lead the creation of executive updates, board materials, and investor presentations.
Identify and unblock risks for surface technical, operational, or commercial issues early and drive resolution to keep programs on target.
Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Operations Management, or a related field
2+ years in program or portfolio management, ideally in AI/ML, robotics, industrial automation, or similar technology domains.
Experience in project management for government contracts
Must have demonstrated experience tracking project management activities, deliverables, and team coordination for deployments.
Experience tracking comms with customers.
Comfortable translating between technical teams and business objectives.
Proven track record managing complex programs with multiple dependencies in agile/hybrid frameworks.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills; comfortable presenting to executives and diverse audiences.
Strong analytical capabilities, with experience in financial modeling, ROI analysis, and tracking KPIs.
Ability to thrive in fastpaced, highgrowth startup environments; proactive, adaptable, resilient.
MS technical degree
PMP certification
Experience interacting and leading projects with various DoD stakeholders, not limited to the US Army, USSOCOM, DARPA
Experience managing projects related to rugged ground autonomy
This position is for our FieldAI Federal Team. This team works on projects connected to the U.S. government which requires U.S. Person eligibility. A U.S. Person as defined by 22 C.F.R §120.62 includes U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, lawful permanent residents (green card holders) refugee or asylee.
$70,000 - $300,000 a year