Staff Technical Program Manager

Staff Technical Program Manager

Palo Alto, CA – Hybrid 4 days onsite

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Job Role

The Staff Technical Program Manager for Board Support Package (BSP) and Multimedia will lead program execution across kernel and driver bring-up, platform enablement, and the WiFi, Bluetooth, Audio, and Camera subsystems that support the vehicle's infotainment experience.

This role carries end-to-end accountability for planning, execution, and risk management, and serves as the primary program-level interface between internal engineering organizations and external chipset and module vendors. Reconciling silicon and supplier schedules with vehicle and program milestones, managing bring-up risks, and building the long-lead platform enablers for key future customer facing features.

Position Responsibilities

• Work with engineering leads to build long-range development roadmaps that prioritize platform-level enablers with input from Vehicle Program, Systems Engineering, Hardware and partner engineering organizations.
• Align hardware, vendor, and software schedules into a single integrated plan. Identify and manage bring-up and new hardware introduction risks early.
• Support WiFi/Bluetooth certification and regulatory approvals with internal compliance teams and external labs.
• Ensure maximum velocity through proactive engagement with engineering teams to identify blockers, manage dependencies, provide logistical support, and guidance on agile principles.
• Lead triage and response plans for critical issues, including field-impacting events.
• Provide clear reporting on status and risks appropriate to technical and management audiences.
• Drive concurrent technical projects across vehicle software domains, helping set priorities for engineering.
• Iterate and improve the software development process, tools, and documentation for your teams and the software organization.

Basic Qualifications

• B.S. in Electrical, Computer Engineering or Computer Science.
• 10+ years of experience in project, program or product management in software.
• 5+ years of experience in software development or testing.

Preferred Qualifications

• M.S. in Electrical, Computer Engineering or Computer Science.
• M.B.A.
• PMP Certification.
• Scrum master Certification.
• Experienced in using JIRA, Jama and Confluence.
• Experience negotiating with hardware and software vendors.
• Experience in Automotive domain.
• Experience in Embedded Software domain.
• Experience in consumer electronics domain.
• Experience in Automotive Infotainment domain.