Senior ADAS Technical Program Management Leader
Ford Motor Company
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Dearborn • Missouri • United States
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About the role
- Drive the ADAS technology roadmap, with a deep understanding of autonomy features, sensor technologies (LiDAR, radar, camera), and embedded software systems.
- Guide EPM and delivery teams in adopting scalable and modular ADAS architectures, ensuring alignment with platform strategies and vehicle milestones.
- Partner with systems engineering and safety teams to ensure robust functional safety (ISO 26262) and cybersecurity compliance and regulatory compliance.
- Develop and maintain integrated schedules, dependency maps, and risk mitigation plans across ADAS feature sets.
- Ensure timely delivery of ADAS capabilities aligned with vehicle launch timelines and regulatory requirements.
- Build strong relationships with engineering, product, engineering project managers, manufacturing, and supplier teams to ensure seamless integration and delivery.
- Influence senior leadership and stakeholders to align on priorities, trade-offs, and strategic direction.
- Facilitate cross-organizational collaboration to resolve technical and programmatic challenges.
- Communicate program status, scorecards risks, and decisions clearly and effectively to executive leadership and technical teams.
- Identify and implement process improvements to enhance program execution, quality, and velocity.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent
- Proven experience as a senior leader in Technical Program Management, preferably in ADAS, autonomous driving, or automotive embedded systems.
- Strong technical background in systems engineering, software development, and hardware integration.
- Experience managing large-scale, cross-functional programs across multiple vehicle platforms.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
- Executive presence and the ability to influence and guide senior leadership.
Benefits
- Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
- Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
- Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
- Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
- Tuition assistance
- Established and active employee resource groups
- Paid time off for individual and team community service
- A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
- Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.
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Hard Skills & Tools
ADAS technologyautonomy featuressensor technologiesLiDARradarcameraembedded software systemssystems engineeringsoftware developmenthardware integration
Soft Skills
communicationpresentationstakeholder managementanalytical skillsproblem-solvinginfluenceleadershipcollaborationrelationship buildingprocess improvement
Certifications
Bachelor's DegreeISO 26262