Staff Electrical Systems Technical Program Manager

Ford-Motor-Company; Long Beach (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 284,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Paid time off

Employee discounts

Job summary

Ford Motor Company is seeking a Staff Systems Technical Program Manager in the US to lead cross-functional teams through the end-to-end lifecycle of complex electrical systems. You will guide hardware and software integration, drive strategic roadmaps, and ensure delivery on time and within budget.

The role emphasizes leadership, technical excellence, and clear communication with engineering, finance, and strategy stakeholders. Hybrid work arrangement applies, onsite four days per week.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent.
• 8+ years in an engineering setting with complex systems.
• 7+ years in product development from design to integration.
• Proven leadership in managing technical teams and programs.
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, JAMA, Smartsheet or MS Project.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end system deliverables including hardware and software integration.
• Support Platform System Technical Program Management in delivering hardware/software integration.
• Define and champion the vision for systems and electronics integration.
• Represent the Systems organization in cross-functional forums and provide program updates.
• Drive issue resolution from design reviews to maintain schedule and timelines.
• Lead planning, execution, and delivery of software defined ECUs across in-house and supplier components.
• Partner to define a multi-year roadmap and strategic vision.
• Support key decisions across engineering, finance, and strategy.
• Present information to technical and non-technical audiences from team to executive briefings.
• Identify and mitigate risks and implement interim containment plans.

Skills

Leadership

Technical ownership

Systems engineering

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelors in EE/CS

Tools

Jira

Confluence

JAMA

Smartsheet

MS Project

Job description

We made history and now we work to transform the future – for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.

Ford’s Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team is charged with delivering the company’s vision of a fully electric transportation future. EVDD is customer-obsessed, entrepreneurial, and data-driven and is dedicated to delivering industry-leading customer experience for electric vehicle buyers and owners. You’ll join an agile team of doers pioneering our EV future by working collaboratively, staying focused on only what matters, and delivering excellence day in and day out. Join us to make positive change by helping build a better world where every person is free to move and pursue their dreams.

In this position...
Systems and Electrical Engineering spans a diverse range of critical customer-facing attributes, hardware, and software domains. This team will be highly technical in nature and will come from engineering and data centric team environments that have had to deliver the holistic end to end engineering life cycle from ideation through design, engineering, test and ensuring efficient industrialization.

As the Staff Systems Technical Program Manager, you will be the central point of leadership and accountability for the successful execution of complex electrical systems deliverables. You will leverage your deep technical expertise and program management skills to guide cross-functional teams through all phases of the product lifecycle, from concept to production. Your leadership will be critical in ensuring alignment, managing risks, and driving innovation within the electrical hardware systems organization.

What you'll do

• Responsible for system deliverables end to end including Hardware and Software Integration across platform assets and vehicle milestones with emphasis on features, software and hardware.
• Support Platform System Technical Program Management in delivering on successful Integration of hardware and software across a distributed group of technical owners
• Define and champion the strategic vision for systems and electronics hardware and software integration, aligning with business objectives and technology roadmaps.
• Represent the Systems organization in cross-functional forums, providing program updates and advocating for team needs.
• Drive issue resolution from design reviews and validation builds to maintain program schedule and production timelines.
• Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of software defined ECUs from both in house and supplier developed electrical components and systems, ensuring adherence to budget, schedule, and quality targets.
• Partner with teams across the organization to define and drive a multi-year business capabilities roadmap & strategic vision.
• Support key decisions cross-functionally across engineering, finance, and strategy.
• Present information effectively to technical and non-technical audiences, ranging from team level meetings to executive briefings and reviews
• Proactively identify and mitigate potential risks to program success, developing and implementing effective interim containment plans
• Refine ongoing processes new to Ford Motor Company in a rapidly evolving team

You’ll have

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• 8+ years of experience in an engineering setting involving complex systems development
• 7+ years of experience in product development process from design, development, validation and integration
• Proven leadership experience in managing technical teams and driving successful program outcomes
• Proven experience driving progress on multiple projects across multiple locations and timelines
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Expertise with Jira and Confluence for project management
• Experience with JAMA for requirements documentation
• Experience with project management tools such as Smartsheet or MS Project
• Exhibit and maintain core values of transparency, adaptability, ownership, collaboration, technical integrity, and data driven decisions

Even better, you may have

• Master’s degree in engineering or business administration
• Demonstrated ability to influence and negotiate with stakeholders at all levels of the organization
• Experience in leading product development from concept to deployment
• Experience launching a product from concept through production, preferably in automotive
• An eagerness to work cross-functionally in a dynamic environment where you are part of a high performing team
• Experience with agile development methodologies
• A systems approach to design and development with the desire and curiosity to strive for exceptional delivery execution and continuous improvement
• An ability to craft clear, compelling recommendations supported by strong analysis and business logic, and articulate them to the organization to gain support for recommendations.

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

This position is a leadership level 6 and ranges from $150,200-$283,500.
Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

For more information on salary and benefits, https://fordcareers.co/LL6

Visa sponsorship is available for this position.

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This position is hybrid with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week.