Senior Technical Program Manager - Platform Software and Services

Senior Staff Technical Program Manager - Platform Software and Services

Pay Competitive

Location Seattle/Washington

Employment type

Full-Time

Aurora is delivering the benefits of self-driving technology safely, quickly, and broadly to make transportation safer, increasingly accessible, and more reliable and efficient than ever before. The Aurora Driver is a self-driving system designed to operate multiple vehicle types, from freight-hauling semi-trucks to ride-hailing passenger vehicles, and underpins Aurora Horizon and Aurora Connect, its driver-as-a-service products for trucking and ride-hailing. Aurora is working with industry leaders across the transportation ecosystem, including Toyota, Fed Ex, Volvo Trucks, PACCAR, Uber, Uber Freight, U.S. Xpress, Werner, Covenant, Schneider, and Ryder.

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Aurora hires talented people with diverse backgrounds who are ready to help build a transportation ecosystem that will make our roads safer, get crucial goods where they need to go, and make mobility more efficient and accessible for all. We’re searching for a Senior Staff Technical Program Manager - Platform Software and Services to join Aurora’s Platform Software and Services (PSS) TPM team focusing on onboard system software and associated integration programs.

PSS is responsible for all onboard system software including our AV Operating System, AV runtime framework, software deployment, offboard communications, and more. Additionally, PSS is a key leader in HW/SW integration programs within the software organization.

• Partner tightly with Platform Software and Services engineering managers to drive successful execution of key programs in areas critical to the end-to-end autonomous vehicle lifecycle including new vehicle bring-up, onboard platform software capabilities, and system software performance optimization, among others.
• Serve as a go-to resource for information and up-to-date status for relevant programs
• Partner with other TPMs and Product Managers to understand the company product roadmap and identify Platform Software and Services work required to meet these objectives.
• Develop credible plans for engineering feature areas that enable Platform Software and Services to deliver on its contributions to the company roadmap.
• Evolve program management and planning practices to balance pragmatism and need to establish durable and repeatable processes.
• Understand key technical and architectural foundations of relevant feature areas and provide input on technical approaches and alternatives when needed.
• Collaborate closely with partner teams across software, hardware, product, and systems and safety engineering to identify incoming and outgoing dependencies required for execution
• Track and communicate progress of key team and project progress;
  Adjust project management approaches based on program size, expected duration, phase in lifecycle.
• Proactively identify and remove obstacles to unblock team execution and balance competing priorities, escalating when necessary to maintain momentum and clear roadblocks.
• Be a conduit for feedback from first-line operations and reliability engineers to improve product capabilities and development processes.
• Help grow the TPM knowledge base and best practices by participating in internal team discussions and mentoring.

• Minimum of 7 years experience as a Technical Program Manager, Product Manager, or Engineering Manager, in an autonomous systems, robotics, embedded systems, or software development environment. A familiarity with automotive platforms, autonomous vehicles, or safety critical software development is beneficial.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Math, Information Systems or a related area, or the equivalent in experience with evidence of exceptional ability preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to adjust communication based on audience.
• Solid technical aptitude and an ability to understand technical designs, software development lifecycle, challenges and risks; ability to work closely with engineers.
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