Senior Technical Program Manager
Senior Technical Program Manager coordinating vehicle attribute development (NVH, ride/handling, sound/voice) for autonomous vehicles. Owns milestones, mitigates risks, designs JIRA workflows, and translates complex engineering updates for leadership. Requires 8+ years TPM experience in hardware programs, deep vehicle systems knowledge, and JIRA expertise.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Own the end-to-end delivery of critical vehicle attribute milestones, proactively clearing technical bottlenecks to keep programs on track.
- Partner with attribute and test leads to surface local risks (e.g., vehicle downtime, hardware shortages) and architect immediate recovery plans.
- Design and maintain lightweight JIRA workflows, sprint cadences, and reporting rituals that maximize engineering focus and minimize admin debt.
- Act as the primary interface for cross-functional requests, ensuring hardware, software, and validation dependencies are tightly coordinated.
- Translate fast-moving, complex technical data into concise, actionable updates for leadership.
Requirements
- 8+ years of technical program management experience delivering complex automotive, aerospace, or robotics hardware programs.
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience).
- Deep understanding of vehicle systems, development cycles, and prototype/pre-production testing.
- Expert-level capability structuring JIRA boards, workflows, and dashboards for real-time project health visibility.
- A proven "closer" mindset with a high sense of autonomy, excellent synthesis skills, and a calm demeanor under shifting priorities.
Nice-to-Haves
- Advanced degree (MS/PhD) in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Electrical Engineering.
- Direct experience working with autonomous vehicle platforms, ADAS, or complex robotic systems.
- Experience in a fast-paced startup or high-growth "execution-first" environment.
- Familiarity with hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing and prototype vehicle asset management.
Skills
Technical Program Management, Jira, Vehicle Systems, Automotive Development, Robotics Hardware, Hardware-In-The-Loop Testing, Adas, Autonomous Vehicles, Sprint Planning, Cross-Functional Coordination
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