# Technical Program Manager, EE Systems

**Company:** [Zoox](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/zoox)
**Location:** Foster City, CA
**Role:** Technical Program Management
**Salary:** $193k – $231k/yr
**Experience:** 10+ years
**Skills:** Technical Program Management, Electrical Distribution Systems, Vehicle Electrical Architecture, Low-Voltage Harnesses, Engineering Change Management, Plm, Ebom, CAD, CATIA, Fmea, Fta, 8D, Cispr 25, Uscar, Ipc/Whma-A-620
**Posted:** 2026-09-08

> Owns the electrical and electrical-distribution program scope for automotive vehicle programs developed with external partners, coordinating harness, E/E integration, validation, release control, milestones, and executive reporting. Requires 10+ years in automotive technical program management or related engineering leadership.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Own the electrical and electrical-distribution program scope for vehicle programs executed with external engineering partners.
- Serve as the central EE coordination function and single point of contact for electrical scope, partnering with the external E/E lead.
- Own the EE engineering RASIC from concept through industrialization.
- Drive low-voltage harness and EDS impact assessment, gap analysis, and change management.
- Manage cross-company engineering data exchange and release control, including CAD toolchain/version incompatibilities.
- Maintain configuration and release control of low-voltage harness drawings and support build-to-print readiness with Sourcing and Supplier Quality.
- Coordinate EE work packages including antenna integration, vehicle-level EMC verification, E/E integration and regression testing, thermal validation, and electrical mounting hardware.
- Build and maintain the EE milestone plan, track program gates and material dates, surface risks, and develop recovery options.
- Publish weekly program updates and prepare EE content for executive and gate reviews.

## Requirements
- BS or MS in an engineering discipline, or equivalent experience.
- 10+ years of experience in technical program management, systems engineering, or engineering management in automotive.
- Direct ownership of electrical distribution systems or vehicle electrical architecture scope.
- Experience managing external engineering partners, engineering service providers, or Tier 1 development partners across time zones.
- Experience negotiating scope boundaries and holding partners accountable for deliverables.
- Willingness to travel internationally approximately quarterly and participate in recurring early-morning Pacific calls.
- Fluency in engineering change management and PLM workflows, including change requests, change actions, EBOM release, and drawing release control.
- Proven low-voltage harness design and release experience in an OEM or major automotive manufacturing environment.
- Proficiency with risk analysis and root-cause methodologies, including FTA, FMEA, 8D, and Fishbone analysis.

## Nice-to-haves
- Familiarity with CATIA V5 and V6 and data exchange between mismatched OEM and supplier CAD toolchains.
- Knowledge of wire harness design and validation standards, including USCAR and IPC/WHMA-A-620.
- Knowledge of vehicle EMC standards, including CISPR 25.

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