Technical Program Manager – ADAS Software Platform

Ford Motor Company

Technical Program Manager managing ADAS software initiatives across multiple teams and organizations at Ford. Partnering with stakeholders to deliver major software initiatives in automotive technology.

Posted 5/30/2026full-timeDearborn • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $99,600 - $156,600 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Partner with key stakeholders to define, scope, prioritize, and deliver major ADAS software initiatives that span multiple teams and multiple organizations across Ford.
Understand the needs of stakeholders across the product development organization and influence as appropriate to achieve alignment on the prioritized initiatives
Apply technical project planning, management, and leadership for the development and delivery of ADAS Software (hand coded or MBD-based)
Apply technical project planning, management, and leadership for the development and delivery of software tooling and/or support software to advance ADAS product development
Implement and execute roadmaps, schedules, project plans, and resourcing plans to enable ADAS to meet commitments across all customer constituencies
Lead team members on modern, world-class, software development practices, and precise execution of a technical plan (including management of milestone progress, dependency tracking, risk management, and risk mitigation)
Interface with and lead cross functional teams – Systems, Software, Feature, Suppliers, V&V, Quality to define and drive development plans, ensuring on time SW delivery with highest quality
Partner with technical development leaders to create symbiotic relationships that showcase high value in technical leader/TPM matched-pairing through delivery velocity
Utilize technical knowledge and capabilities to assist technical leaders and engineers in resolving dependencies and issues with stakeholders
Help to resolve or facilitate resolution of technical issues
Elevate the visibility of the team – provide regular “push” updates through wiki, Jira, Teams, email, and other communication mediums
Communicate and present project status to a broad stakeholder and leadership community
Proactively identify and manage project risks, developing mitigations and/or recovery plans in event of project slips
Efficiently utilize work management tools – Wiki, JIRA, Project Management Tools – to make plans and status visible to leadership and to provide strategic planning options/contingencies.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or Controls Engineering
5+ years’ experience in one or combination of SW program management, engineering management, engineering supervisory role or a technical team leadership role in an embedded technical software discipline
5+ years’ experience in the usage of industry standard project management tools for product development and delivery (MS Project or equivalent)
2+ years’ experience in the usage of the JIRA work management tool or equivalent for product development and delivery
Experience leading cross-functional teams across multiple disciplines (engineering, product, design, testing, quality, etc.) throughout the entire product lifecycle
Ability to understand complex technical issues and to present adjusted levels of detail based on target audience
5+ years of experience in product development for either automotive or similar high volume/high reliability markets
Very strong business English communication skills (verbal and written)
Strong presentation skills with ability to tailor material and presentation style to varied audiences (Executive to working level, strategy to technical).

Benefits

Comp & perks

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 software developmentproject managementtechnical project planningsoftware toolingrisk managementdependency trackingembedded softwareproduct developmentengineering managementprogram management

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationpresentation skillsstakeholder managementinfluenceproblem-solvingteam collaborationstrategic planningadaptabilityvisibility elevation