Senior/Staff Technical Program Manager - System Safety for Large Cross Functional Initiatives
Job Summary
Job Description
Zoox is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to lead cross-functional initiatives focused on substantiating the safety case for their autonomous software, vehicle platform, and operations. This role involves both real-world and virtual environments, ensuring autonomy, robot platform, and operations meet stringent performance, reliability, and safety requirements. The program manager will horizontally coordinate across Autonomy Software, Robot Platform, and operations, aligning validation efforts, resolving dependencies, and ensuring cohesive system execution. Responsibilities include developing end-to-end V&V program strategies, leading cross-functional coordination for test plans, aligning validation pipelines, managing risk assessments, tracking critical issues, defining resource requirements, and ensuring program transparency for executive debriefs.
Must have:
- 7+ years leading complex technical programs/initiatives
- Ability to lead technical teams through critical paths
- Proficiency with JIRA, Gantt charting, dependency mapping
- Strong technical foundation for hardware, software, systems collaboration
- Proven track record of driving cross-functional programs
- Proficiency with basic statistics and probability
Good to have:
- Experience with validation of safety-critical systems
- Familiarity with simulation environments/pipelines
- Experience scaling validation/test strategies for autonomous systems
Perks:
- Paid time off
- Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights
- Amazon RSUs
- Health insurance
- Long-term care insurance
- Long-term and short-term disability insurance
- Life insurance
4 skills required
Job Details
Zoox is on an ambitious journey to develop a full-stack autonomous mobility solution for cities and to safely deploy a purpose-built robotaxi. Our System Design and Mission Assurance (SDMA) team plays a foundational role in this mission by constructing the safety case for each critical milestone.
We are seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to lead highly cross-functional initiatives that substantiate the safety case for Zoox’s autonomous software, vehicle platform, and operations. Your work will span both real-world and virtual environments, ensuring that the autonomy stack, robot platform, and the operations meet rigorous performance, reliability, and safety requirements.
This role operates horizontally across Autonomy Software, Robot Platform, and operations, aligning validation efforts, resolving cross-domain dependencies, and ensuring cohesive execution across the system. You will be part of an organization with strong leadership and a transparent, respectful culture that empowers you to deliver at your highest potential.
- Develop, drive, and own the end-to-end strategy for cross-functional Verification and Validation (V&V) programs from planning through execution and closure.
- Lead cross-functional coordination to define comprehensive simulation-based and structured test plans.
- Align validation pipelines and synchronize program execution across technical program managers and engineering leads.
- Manage risk assessments, track critical issues, drive cross-team resolutions, and escalate challenges where necessary.
- Define and track resource requirements, identify critical paths, and maintain visibility into key program milestones.
- Ensure program transparency, proactively identify risks, and drive mitigation strategies to maintain schedule and quality targets.
- Debrief company executives on program-critical topics
- BS or MS degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 7+ years of experience leading complex technical programs or engineering initiatives, preferably in automotive, robotics, aerospace, or related industries.
- Demonstrated ability to lead technical teams through critical paths and deliver programs under tight timelines.
- Proficiency with project and issue tracking tools such as JIRA, and familiarity with Gantt charting, dependency mapping, and critical path management.
- Strong technical foundation with the ability to collaborate effectively with deep engineering teams across hardware, software, and systems disciplines.
- Proven track record of driving cross-functional programs to completion in dynamic, fast-paced environments with multiple stakeholders.
- Proficiency with basic statistics and probability
- Experience with validation of safety-critical or high-integrity systems.
- Familiarity with simulation environments, software pipelines, and/or data-driven system modeling and analysis.
- Experience scaling validation and test strategies for complex autonomous systems.
$172,000 - $236,000 a year
Base Salary Range
There are three major components to compensation for this position: salary, Amazon Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), and Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights. A sign-on bonus may be offered as part of the compensation package. The listed range applies only to the base salary. Compensation will vary based on geographic location and level. Leveling, as well as positioning within a level, is determined by a range of factors, including, but not limited to, a candidate's relevant years of experience, domain knowledge, and interview performance. The salary range listed in this posting is representative of the range of levels Zoox is considering for this position.
Zoox also offers a comprehensive package of benefits, including paid time off (e.g. sick leave, vacation, bereavement), unpaid time off, Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights, Amazon RSUs, health insurance, long-term care insurance, long-term and short-term disability insurance, and life insurance.
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