Senior Technical Program Manager – Vehicle Platform, Autonomy Integration

Zoox

Technical Program Manager integrating Zoox’s autonomous vehicle platform across perception, planning, controls, simulation, and vehicle software teams. Driving validation, release readiness, and risk management.

Posted 8/6/2026full-timeFoster City • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $172,000 - $234,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in technical program management for complex software integration, with a focus on risk management, stakeholder alignment, and process improvement in the context of autonomous vehicle systems.

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Technical Program ManagementSoftware IntegrationRisk ManagementStakeholder ManagementAutonomous Vehicles

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Hard Skills

Software SystemsIntegration Test PlansValidation GatesMilestone PlanningDependency MappingArchitecture DiscussionsRelease PlanningProgram Management ProcessesRisk TrackingSimulation-to-Real-World Gaps

Soft Skills

Written CommunicationVerbal CommunicationStakeholder AlignmentStructured Approach

Certifications & Qualifications

BS or MS Degree in Computer ScienceEngineering Degree

Industry Keywords

Vehicle AutonomyADASRoboticsSafety-Critical Software Systems

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the integration roadmap for the Vehicle autonomy platform, coordinating across perception, motion planning, controls, simulation, and vehicle software teams.
Drive cross-team milestone planning, dependency mapping, and risk tracking for a program with many interlocking software subsystems.
Partner with autonomy engineering and safety teams to define integration test plans, validation gates, and readiness criteria for on-road deployment.
Run regular program syncs, milestone reviews, and executive readouts; translate technical status into clear risk/impact narratives for leadership.
Anticipate integration risks, including interface mismatches, regression risk, and simulation-to-real-world gaps, and drive mitigation plans with engineering owners.
Support release planning and coordination with safety, release management, and field operations teams for Vehicle platform deployment.
Continuously improve integration processes as the platform and organization scale.
Establish and evolve program management processes, including planning cadences, milestone reviews, and launch readiness criteria, for a fast-moving hardware-software program.

Requirements

What you’ll need

BS or MS degree in computer science, engineering, or equivalent job experience
8+ years of technical program management experience, ideally on complex software integration programs
Solid technical grounding in software systems; comfortable with architecture discussions across perception, planning/controls, or similar autonomy subsystems
Experience managing multi-team integration programs with heavy interdependencies and evolving requirements
Strong stakeholder management skills; able to align engineering, safety, and leadership around a shared plan
Sharp written and verbal communication skills
Structured approach to risk and schedule management
Experience in autonomous vehicles, ADAS, robotics, or safety-critical software systems strongly preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

Paid time off (e.g. sick leave, vacation, bereavement)
Unpaid time off
Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights
Amazon Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Health insurance
Long-term care insurance
Long-term and short-term disability insurance
Life insurance
A sign-on bonus may be offered as part of the compensation package