Senior/Staff Technical Program Manager - Electrical Architecture

The Electrical Architecture team at Zoox delivers system design and electrical architectures required to achieve a high level of system reliability on vehicles. 

As the Vehicle System Integration Technical  Program Manager (TPM), you will develop the electrical architecture roadmaps through Zoox’s configuration management tool, identify the required workload required for execution, align timeline with stakeholders and download customers, identify roadblocks (related to timing, resources or missing inputs), escalate issue for reconciliation and finally support the tasks owners on the execution progress providing weekly status on program management forums. This is a highly cross-functional role, requiring constant communication with firmware, hardware, product, and mission planning teams.

One key task is to propagate lessons learned among these teams to improve efficiency and execution of subsequent development phases.

• Coordinate the Vehicle Electrical Architecture timing plan and delivery with thought and energetic leadership, including supporting architecture alignment, hardware requirements definition development, software/firmware stakeholder needs, electrical architecture validation, electrical architecture integration, cross-functional alignment, and company-wide communication.
• This will be done in close partnership with the technical leads and other core team members across multiple departments. 
• Work with cross-functional teams and other program managers to gain alignment with the delivery plan and drive accountability to execute the plan. Raise awareness and escalate risks to delivery.
• Work with department leaders to translate the top-down corporate milestones into detailed product roadmaps, timelines, and deliverables
• Maintain electrical architecture design documents, assets control, and drive communication channels that ensure every team member understands what they need to deliver.
• Work with component owners organizations to ensure the Electrical Architecture definitions align with component development plans as well that delivered parts support the Electrical architecture verification and validation activities. 
• Work with all relevant departments as needed to ensure the successful delivery of our goals, including the Program Management Office, SW/FW teams, HW teams, safety teams and vehicle manufacturing teams. Drive accountability
• Provide concise and effective communications to key stakeholders on program status, issues/risks, and accomplishments, in writing and via presentations. 
• Facilitate non-technical conversations (and technical ones as needed), align team perspectives, and support the development of options matrices to help the cross-functional program team make the right decisions
• Bring a disciplined business and meeting cadence to the program, ensuring agendas are set for critical topics to be discussed at each meeting
• Lead the continuous improvement of development processes. 

• BS or MS degree in electrical engineering discipline or equivalent experience
• At least 10 years of work experience, and at least 5 of those in program management
• Experience with vehicle electrical systems development and HW/SW integration
• Proficiency in using tools and process required to manage complex projects (i.e. Agile, JIRA, Smartsheet). 
• Strong track record in managing complex, cross-functional projects
• Understands and deals well with rapid design cycles; remains flexible and calm in the face of uncertainty
• Self-motivated and proactive problem-solver

• Experience working in the automotive industry, or prior experience developing Automotive Electrical Architectures or Automotive Electrical Systems
• Strong references that highlight your ability to build strong working relationships with senior leaders and engineers across functions and departments
• Demonstrated leadership in scaling Agile across technical programs.

About Zoox

Zoox is developing the first ground-up, fully autonomous vehicle fleet and the supporting ecosystem required to bring this technology to market. Sitting at the intersection of robotics, machine learning, and design, Zoox aims to provide the next generation of mobility-as-a-service in urban environments. We’re looking for top talent that shares our passion and wants to be part of a fast-moving and highly execution-oriented team.

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A Final Note:

You do not need to match every listed expectation to apply for this position. Here at Zoox, we know that diverse perspectives foster the innovation we need to be successful, and we are committed to building a team that encompasses a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and skills.