Senior/Staff Technical Program Manager - Electrical Architecture

In this role, you will:

• 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. 

Qualifications

• 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

Bonus Qualifications

• 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.