Senior / Lead Technical Program Manager, Platform Software
- Countries
- Hybrid, Remote, USA, Canada
- Job Types
- software & tech, operations
- Experience
- managers
- Organization Types
- transportation & mobility, robotics, startups
- Location
- San Francisco - Pittsburgh - Toronto - Hybrid - Remote
- Posted Date
- Company
- Waabi
AI Summary
Job Description
Own program-level execution for platform software across Waabi's hardware, focusing on cross-functional integration. Map critical paths, identify gaps, manage risks, and ensure timely delivery of software for autonomous trucks. Coordinate work across teams with different development cadences.
Hard Requirements
- 5+ years of technical program management experience
- Strong focus on cross-functional software integration programs for hardware platforms
- Demonstrated experience working across teams with different development cadences
- Deep understanding of software development lifecycles
- Proven ability to build cross-functional program structure from scratch
- Strong written and verbal communication
- Experience in autonomous vehicles or robotics
- Familiarity with embedded systems and software development
- Hands-on experience with program tracking tools like Jira, Asana and Microsoft Project
Soft Requirements
- Technical breadth to engage with engineers across various domains
- Self-starter who builds processes from scratch
- Cross-functional influencer
- Risk-first mindset
- Comfort with ambiguity
- Experience with onboard compute bring-up, physical infrastructure, or hardware-in-the-loop testing
- Familiarity with hardware development and systems and safety processes
- Working understanding of automotive development process (e.g., ASPICE)
- Experience establishing or scaling a triage process for field issues
- Background in systems engineering, computer engineering, electrical engineering, or related technical discipline