Senior TPM, IVI Platform & Embedded Systems

Ford; Palo Alto, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 167,000 - 317,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental & Vision

Parental leave

Vehicle discount

Tuition assistance

Paid holidays

Paid time off for community service

Job summary

Ford is seeking a leadership-level PM to drive software development processes within the IVI/RTD platform team in our Palo Alto area office. You will coordinate across software, systems, and testing groups, manage schedules, risks, and external vendors, and influence priorities across vehicle software domains.

Required are a BS in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Computer Science with 15+ years in software project/program management; PMP and Scrum Master certifications are a plus; MBA is

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in project, program or product management in software.
• BS in Electrical, Computer Engineering or Computer Science.
• Experience coordinating with hardware and software vendors.

Responsibilities

• Provide software development process and project management for the RTD team (Real Time Domain) within the IVI Team (In-Vehicle-Infotainment Team), focusing on the Platform aspect of the development.
• Cover topics including UWB, Bluetooth, NFC, BLE, Power Modding, FuSa items, Ethernet Switch and Cyber Security.
• Identify potential risks in development and assess program impact; mitigate risk with Engineering managers.
• Coordinate across cross-functional teams to deliver committed project outcomes.
• Work with software engineers, system engineers, testing engineers, and product managers through the project lifecycle.
• Lead external vendors on timelines and deliverables; coordinate milestones between internal and external releases.
• Drive multiple technical projects across vehicle software domains and help set engineering priorities.

Skills

Project management

Software project coordination

Vendor management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

BS in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Computer Science

MS in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Computer Science

MBA

PMP Certification

Scrum Master Certification

Tools

JIRA

Jama

Confluence

Job description

Ford is seeking a leadership-level PM to drive software development processes within the IVI/RTD platform team in our Palo Alto area office. You will coordinate across software, systems, and testing groups, manage schedules, risks, and external vendors, and influence priorities across vehicle software domains.

Required are a BS in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Computer Science with 15+ years in software project/program management; PMP and Scrum Master certifications are a plus; MBA is