Technical Program Manager in Ford's Connected Vehicle Software division focusing on product and engineering excellence. Lead cross - functional initiatives and manage complex engineering programs.
About the role
- Technical Program Manager overseeing functional safety for robotics development. Driving cross-functional execution and managing safety-critical milestones.
Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end execution of the functional safety program across a complex, multi-vendor ecosystem.
- Drive integrated planning, delivery tracking, and alignment across internal teams and external partners.
- Establish execution frameworks spanning safety requirements, V&V activities, interface definitions, safety analyses, and certification milestones.
- Define and manage the critical path toward system safety goals and certification.
- Act as the central coordination point across hardware, software, systems engineering, compliance, validation, vendors, and certification bodies.
- Enable structured collaboration, decision-making, and cross-functional program alignment.
- Identify risks, resourcing gaps, and dependencies; drive mitigation strategies.
- Introduce scalable processes, governance, and operational rigor to improve predictability and execution maturity.
Requirements
- Proven experience as a Technical Program Manager delivering complex hardware or safety-critical systems.
- Familiarity with functional safety standards and certification processes in AV/Robotics.
- Experience managing multi-vendor engineering programs with significant cross-functional dependencies.
- Strong ability to operate in ambiguous or greenfield environments and build structures where none exists.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder alignment, and execution leadership skills.
Benefits
- 401(k) Plan: Includes a 6% company match.
- Equity: Company stock options.
- Insurance Coverage: 100% company-paid medical, dental, vision, and short/long-term disability insurance for employees.
- Benefit Start Date: Eligible for benefits on your first day of employment.
- Well-Being Support: Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Time Off: Exempt Employees: Flexible, unlimited PTO and 10 company holidays, including a winter shutdown.
- Time Off: Non-Exempt Employees: 10 vacation days, paid sick leave, and 10 company holidays, including a winter shutdown, annually.
- On-Site Perks: Catered lunches four times a week and a variety of healthy snacks and refreshments at our Salem and Pittsburgh locations.
- Parental Leave: Generous paid parental leave programs.
- Work Environment: A culture that supports flexible work arrangements.
- Growth Opportunities: Professional development and tuition reimbursement programs.
- Relocation Assistance: Provided for eligible roles.
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