Senior Technical Program Manager Hardware & Vehicle Systems

Goken America; Foster City (CA); On-site; USD 96,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

Goken America in Foster City, CA, seeks an experienced Technical Program Manager to lead cross-functional vehicle test planning, hardware-software coordination, and milestone tracking. You will build schedules, identify risks, and communicate progress clearly across engineering teams.

Responsibilities include maintaining JIRA structures, coordinating dependencies, reporting program status to leadership, and driving process improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of experience in engineering (testing experience strongly preferred).
• 2+ years of experience in technical program management.
• Strong familiarity with hardware, software, and automotive development lifecycles.
• Proven success managing complex cross-functional technical programs using JIRA.
• Demonstrated ability to build strong working relationships with senior leaders and engineering teams.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to break down ambiguous technical problems into structured plans.
• Experience driving alignment among diverse stakeholders with competing priorities.
• Ability to maintain a high level view while delivering clear, structured, concise communication tailored to each audience.

Responsibilities

• Identify execution risks and implement immediate recovery plans.
• Run, maintain, and improve JIRA structures, sprint cadences, and reporting rituals.
• Manage cross-functional requests and close dependencies.
• Coordinate supplier and internal deliverables to meet milestones.
• Create technical presentations communicating program status and decisions.
• Collaborate to identify process improvements and best practices.
• Communicate challenges early, highlight risks, and drive mitigation.
• Analyze issues in deployed hardware or software.
• Ensure teams understand requirements, dependencies, and delivery expectations.
• Develop standardized leadership reporting on status and risks.
• Set agendas and drive decisions in recurring program meetings.
• Perform other duties as needed.

Skills

JIRA

Cross-functional leadership

Program management

Engineering lifecycle

Communication

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Tools

JIRA

Job description

Goken America in Foster City, CA, seeks an experienced Technical Program Manager to lead cross-functional vehicle test planning, hardware-software coordination, and milestone tracking. You will build schedules, identify risks, and communicate progress clearly across engineering teams.

Responsibilities include maintaining JIRA structures, coordinating dependencies, reporting program status to leadership, and driving process improvements.