Manager, Technical Program Management – Safety & Compute Platform
Torc Robotics
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Missouri • United States
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Salary
💰 $160,800 - $193,000 per year
About the role
- Lead and develop TPMs responsible for programs spanning functional safety, SOTIF, compute platforms, and foundational infrastructure
- Drive best practices in program planning, execution, dependency management, risk mitigation, and change management for safety-critical, multi-disciplinary initiatives
- Own planning and execution for your team’s portion of the Safety & Compute Platform technology roadmap
- Partner closely with engineering, safety, autonomy, systems, validation, hardware, and infrastructure leaders to align execution with corporate milestones and safety goals
- Ensure dependencies and tradeoffs across hardware, software, compute, and safety initiatives are clearly understood and actively managed
- Enable predictable delivery by proactively identifying risks, resourcing gaps, and integration challenges
- Provide clear, executive-ready communication on roadmap health, delivery status, safety implications, and key risks
- Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement within your TPM team
Requirements
- Experience coaching and developing a team of technical product, program, or project managers, ideally within platform, infrastructure, or safety-critical domains
- A strong track record of delivering large-scale, cross-functional programs involving complex technical and organizational dependencies
- Demonstrated experience supporting or managing initiatives involving Functional Safety (FuSa), SOTIF, and Safety Case development and integration
- Ability to drive alignment and execution for safety-critical programs, ensuring safety requirements are traceable, integrated into roadmaps, and aligned with technical delivery
- Familiarity with compute platform development, validation, and verification workflows, including experience coordinating or supporting Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) environments
- Experience working effectively with executives and senior leaders across engineering, safety, autonomy, systems, and infrastructure organizations
- Proven ability to establish and scale program management best practices, including dependency tracking, risk management, and change control
- Strong understanding of dependency, risk, and change management in complex, safety- and performance-driven environments
- Excellent active listening, influence, and negotiation skills, with the ability to navigate tradeoffs across safety, technology, and business priorities
- Ability to deliver clear, concise, and structured communication tailored to audiences ranging from engineers to executives
- A desire to continue growing technical depth in safety-driven development, compute platforms, and system-level execution
- Experience in the Autonomous Vehicle, robotics, or safety-critical systems industry
- Experience launching or managing cross-functional programs with rigorous safety, regulatory, or reliability requirements
- Familiarity with safety standards and frameworks (e.g., ISO 26262, SOTIF)
Benefits
- A competitive compensation package that includes a bonus component and stock options
- 100% paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for full-time employees
- 401K plan with a 6% employer match
- Flexibility in schedule and generous paid vacation (available immediately after start date)
- Company-wide holiday office closures
- AD+D and Life Insurance
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
Functional SafetySOTIFSafety Case developmentdependency managementrisk mitigationchange managementHardware-in-the-Loop (HIL)program management best practicesvalidation workflowsverification workflows
Soft Skills
coachingteam developmentcommunicationinfluencenegotiationactive listeningcollaborationaccountabilitycontinuous improvementexecutive communication