Zoox

automotive

Senior/StaffProgramEngineeringManager

$180–250k Foster City, California, United States FULL TIME
The Brief

“Senior / Staff Program Engineering Manager at Zoox. Skills: program management, engineering, product development, cross-functional project management. program management and delivery of future vehicle programs. technical and program lead”

What You'll Achieve.

groundbreaking vehicle meets its high-performance targets; on time, within budget, and to a very high-quality standard

Industry & Context.

automotive
Problems you'll solve

Resolve or escalate issues; root cause analysis

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

BS or MS degree in an engineering discipline or equivalent experience, 10+ years of experience in engineering or program management in the automotive or equivalent industry, Demonstrable track record of managing complex cross-functional projects involving hardware and software, Experience in product development at all product ideation, design, release, prototyping, validation, launch, and production, Proficient in tools required to manage complex projects (i. e. Gantt charts, JIRA, Confluence)

Nice to Have

Program management certification, Proficiency using JIRA to capture and track engineering development tasks, Experience with root cause analysis in high-pressure environments, Product execution in a highly dynamic start-up environment

What You'll Do.

program management and delivery of future vehicle programs

technical and program lead

high-impact decisions

both technical and strategic

plan and execute the vehicle program

Determine program milestones

Define the deliverables

Resolve or escalate issues

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Work cross-functionally with the Vehicle Development team and across Zoox; Work with core team members to define key program timing; Align on requirements for each team at each milestone; Build a realistic and achievable timing plan with input from core program team members; Create regular status checks to ensure the program remains on track; Collaborate with teams to find solutions or mitigations

Process & Methodology

program management, delivery of future vehicle programs, technical and program lead, high-impact decisions, plan and execute, Determine program milestones, Define the deliverables, Set the schedule, Review progress, Track progress, Resolve or escalate issues, managing complex cross-functional projects, product development at all product ideation, design, release, prototyping, validation, launch, and production, Proficient in tools required to manage complex projects (i. e. Gantt charts, JIRA, Confluence)

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