Technical Program Associate

Technical Program Associate ONSITE: San Diego, CA

Overview

Placement Type: Temporary

Salary

$30.47-33.85 Hourly upto $33.85/hr

Start Date: Dec 17, 2026 Duration: Approx. 6 Month Assignment

Aquent has partnered with a pioneering technology company that is redefining the future of mobility and autonomous systems. We are seeking a dynamic, detail-oriented professional to join their team and help drive execution efficiency. In this role, you will partner with Aquent to access world-class support while making a direct, tangible impact on cutting-edge engineering programs that are shaping the future of transportation.

In this crucial role, you will be the heartbeat of the team’s daily operations, ensuring seamless execution and alignment across engineering workflows. By taking ownership of sprint health, tool optimization, and requirements tracking, you will empower technical leaders to focus on high-level architecture and strategic roadmaps. Your work will directly accelerate the delivery of groundbreaking features, unblock cross-functional dependencies, and maintain the operational excellence needed to bring revolutionary technology to life.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain agile sprint health and optimize project management workflows in Jira to ensure clear visual structure and tracking.
• Assist actively in sprint planning and ensure high standards of data hygiene across all tracked program metrics.
• Support the development, testing, validation, and optimization of coordination tools designed to enhance efficiency for program managers.
• Manage requirements documentation and align release planning activities with core Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodologies using tools like Polarion.
• Track execution, unblock cross-functional dependencies, and manage core program release planning to ensure smooth end-to-end feature delivery.
• Drive daily operational efficiency, managing agile sprints, workflow updates, and requirements documentation to keep engineering teams aligned and highly efficient.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of experience in project management or project coordination within a technical environment.
• Proven experience utilizing Jira or similar agile management tools to track and optimize workflows.
• Strong familiarity with SDLC methodologies and requirements management.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Bachelor’s Degree.