Senior Engineering Project Manager

Woven by Toyota is enabling Toyota’s once-in-a-century transformation into a mobility company. Inspired by a legacy of innovating for the benefit of others, our mission is to challenge the current state of mobility through human-centric innovation — expanding what “mobility” means and how it serves society.

Our work centers on four pillars: AD/ADAS, our autonomous driving and advanced driver assist technologies; Arene, our software development platform for software-defined vehicles; Woven City, a test course for mobility; and Cloud & AI, the digital infrastructure powering our collaborative foundation. Business-critical functions empower these teams to execute, and together, we’re working toward one bold goal: a world with zero accidents and enhanced well-being for all.

ABOUT THE TEAM

You will be an integral part of a team responsible for developing next-generation in-vehicle user experiences for future Toyota and Lexus vehicles. The experiences are built on and demonstrate new user value powered by Arene, Woven Planet’s flagship programmable automotive software system that integrates on-vehicle OS and data collection services with the cloud. 

This team will deliver concept hardware and software solutions driven by high-quality UX research that defines an end-to-end product definition for Toyota’s next-generation vehicles. This concept work will produce a full-stack solution starting with the digital services, the programmable software system, and the underlying compute and electrical architecture of the vehicle.  

This team represents the cutting edge of software and hardware development at Toyota. Your work will marry the speed and agility of Silicon Valley software development with the standards of functional safety, craftsmanship, and time-tested quality of Toyota products in a fast-paced and collaborative prototyping environment.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

As a member of the Arene Advanced Development team, you will plan, manage and oversee and review software deliverables from contract engineers and engineering partners.

• We design, develop and deploy software that delivers new and novel end-user experiences in the automotive and mobility spaces
• We provide solutions and software deliverables to support new sensors, hardware and user interfaces for automotive products
• Identify technical solutions and create development plans for complex features that utilize cutting edge technologies
• Develop applications and software for both x86 and aarch64 system architectures
• Definition, review and tracking of project SoWs
• Decomposition of product requirements into technical deliverables, acceptance criteria and milestones
• Manage contract engineers/teams across differing time zones/locales
• Oversee execution of SoWs with on-time deliverables 
• Assess developer effectiveness and provide continue/stop decision data 
• Travel to SoW providers (go & see) on a regular basis
• Efficiently communicate execution status to management and escalate issues appropriately
• Review and sign off on deliverables from remote teams

• B.S., M.S. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
• Strong C++ programming skills
• Strong experience in technical project management and project management tools (e.g. Jira)
• Strong experience in requirements decomposition into tasks and deliverables
• Strong communication skills, ability to summarize project progress
• Ability to assess and challenge development status
• Experience managing SoW contracts and working with contract engineering resources
• Passionately motivated to take ideas from R&D phase to a product
• Good team player with great communication skills (making presentations)
• Experience in software development for automotive applications
• Experience in software development on embedded systems (Qualcomm, Nvidia, Renesas, etc.)
• Experience with communications protocols such as CAN, Some/IP, DDS or similar is a plus

For positions based in Palo Alto, CA, the base pay for this position ranges from $140,000- $230,000 a year.

Your base salary is one part of your total compensation. We offer a base salary, short term and long term incentives, and a comprehensive benefits package. The total compensation offered to an employee will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications, location, and level.

WHAT WE OFFER

We are committed to creating a modern work environment that supports our employees and their loved ones. We offer many options of the best programs to allow you to do your most meaningful work and to help you shape the future of mobility.

・Excellent health, wellness, dental and vision coverage

・A rewarding 401k program

・Flexible vacation policy

・Family planning and care benefits

Our Commitment

・We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity.

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