Jobs in Palo Alto, CA

About the role

Our Electrical Hardware Technical Program Management team is seeking a Manager to own program execution for a portfolio of electronic control units (ECUs) focused on Infotainment and Connectivity subsystems. Your strategic planning and team coordination will span hardware design, development, release, and validation across the full product development lifecycle. In this role, you will serve as the voice of the Electrical Hardware team within the broader cross-functional organization, championing vehicle program interests while driving execution inside the Electrical Hardware team. You will own end-to-end delivery accountability for your team’s ECU portfolio: building and maintaining engineering schedules, identifying and mitigating programmatic risks, coordinating with suppliers and cross-functional partners, and ensuring that all pre-production builds are supported to enable critical path HW/SW integration timelines and vehicle builds. Strategically, you will also partner with ECU TPM senior leadership and cross-functional engineering leadership to drive critical documentation and process improvement initiatives to enable our agile development to scale. Your role will also require relentless pursuit of ‘shift left’ opportunities to enable hardware and software teams to learn faster and shorten development cycles, allowing our brand partners to bring vehicles to market rapidly with high quality. This role requires high levels of initiative, independent judgment, and both direct and indirect leadership capability. The right candidate brings strong program management instincts, a hands-on technical foundation, and the organizational influence to drive complex, multi-team efforts to completion.

What you'll bring

• 8+ years of experience on a program team or equivalent experience in technical program management, engineering, or product development.
• Experience managing and developing teams of technical program managers
• demonstrated ability to hire, mentor, and grow technical talent.
• BS or MS degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related technical field.
• Detailed knowledge of electronics design, development, validation, and integration processes, including PCBA design, mechanical assemblies, and complex system-level assemblies.
• Prior relevant engineering experience in ME, EE, or systems engineering.
• Experience working with Contract Manufacturers and vendors for PCBA, mechanical housings, and high-level assemblies.
• Outstanding program management skills: demonstrated ability to develop program plans, schedules, and clear definitions of program goals across complex, multi-team efforts.
• Proven experience developing, launching, and sustaining complex electromechanical products through the full product lifecycle.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and solve complex program and technical issues with sound judgment and initiative.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical topics for both engineering and executive audiences.
• Proven experience tracking and driving the progress of multiple concurrent projects.