Software Technical Program Manager Automotive Local

Title: Software Technical Program Manager Powertrain and Motion Controls
Location: Onsite Palo Alto, 4 days onsite a week
Duration: 12+ Months Contract
Interview Mode: Video

Job Description:

Scope Summary:

1. Software Agile/Scrum Team TPM
2. Domain: Powertrain, Motion Controls

What to Look For:

1. Must have experience running Agile Scrum Teams and Jira
2. Someone who has managed internal software development, not vendor software delivery for integration
3. Must have experience working on automotive powertrain system either as TPM, Engineer, or Engr Lead
4. Someone with experience working on automotive motion controls
5. Someone who has experience working with automotive diagnostics
6. Someone with experience establishing a software maturity plan or someone who has delivered to a software maturity plan
7. Big plus for someone who has launch experience with a vehicle OEM in systems, software development, or testing

Software Technical Program Manager Powertrain

We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we're all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves? Ford's Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team is charged with delivering the company's vision of a fully electric transportation future. EVDD is customer-obsessed, entrepreneurial, and data-driven and is dedicated to delivering industry-leading customer experience for electric vehicle buyers and owners. You'll join an agile team of doers pioneering our EV future by working collaboratively, staying focused on only what matters, and delivering excellence day in and day out. Join us to make positive change by helping build a better world where every person is free to move and pursue their dreams.

As Technical Program Manager, you will use your technical expertise to holistically drive complex problems to completion. You will work with the team to scope work, plan requirements, identify risks, estimate budgets, and clearly communicate ongoing progress.

Ford is seeking an experienced Software Technical Program Manager (TPM) for Powertrain and Motion Controls. The TPM will be responsible for driving the team to meet their committed deliverables as well as working with the engineers, technical leads, and managers across the broader organization to assess risk, communicate status, and drive closure to key issues. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background in automotive powertrain systems and motion controls, excellent project management skills, and experience working with highly cross-functional teams. This environment is not for everyone but will enrich the best talent with the opportunity to perform some of the best work of their careers.

Responsibilities:

As a technical program manager, you will be a force multiplier and enable a world-class team of engineers to execute with quality and under aggressive development timelines.

You will be responsible for the following domains: powertrain and motion controls.

Your responsibilities include the following:

• Coordinate with various controls, systems, and integration engineers to establish feature delivery roadmaps, define key deliverable delivery dates, and tie deliverables to engineering milestones.
• Work Right-to-Left to ensure that the vehicle and motor torque controls development plans meet end-user needs, support hardware and system DV test plans, and meet engineering program milestones.
• Coordinate with vehicle program management on prototype vehicle and test asset allocation. Ensure engineers have the resources that they need, at the time that they need it, to complete their testing and validation.
• Run sprint planning sessions and help organize the engineering task workflow.
• Track sprint action items and progress towards engineering deliverables. Report status to engineering management and escalate concerns when necessary.
• Work with engineering management to assess team workload management and vocalize resource gaps.
• Assist engineering to prioritize work tasks and ensure team progress.
• Set the overall sprint timeline, identify and resolve roadblocks.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
• Minimum of 5 years program management experience, with focus on automotive systems software development, verification and validation, or quality assurance
• Product launch experience with a vehicle OEM in systems, software, or testing
• Experience with Agile Methodology is required
• Experience with automotive powertrain systems is required
• Experience working with vehicle motion controls
• Experience working with vehicle diagnostics
• Proven track record of successfully managing complex projects in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills