Autonomy Platform Integration PM: Roadmap to Deployment

AI Chopping Block; Foster City (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Zoox is seeking a Technical Program Manager to lead the integration across perception, planning, controls, simulation and vehicle software. You will own the program strategy, execution and risk management, coordinating hardware, embedded software and systems teams to ship on schedule.

You will run cross-team milestones, define validation gates for on-road deployment, and translate technical status into risk narratives for leadership.

Qualifications

• Experience leading large-scale software integration programs (autonomy, robotics, or safety-critical systems).
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with a structured approach to risk and schedule management.
• Solid grounding in software systems and architecture discussions across perception, planning/controls, or related subsystems.

Responsibilities

• 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 and drive mitigation plans with engineering owners.

Education

BS or MS in computer science or engineering

Job description

Zoox is seeking a Technical Program Manager to lead the integration across perception, planning, controls, simulation and vehicle software. You will own the program strategy, execution and risk management, coordinating hardware, embedded software and systems teams to ship on schedule.

You will run cross-team milestones, define validation gates for on-road deployment, and translate technical status into risk narratives for leadership.