Staff Technical Program Manager: Vehicle Security Leader

jobr.pro; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 163,000 - 236,000; Full time

Job summary

Aurora is seeking a Staff Technical Program Manager to lead core vehicle security initiatives across engineering teams and security pillars. You will partner with security leaders, embedded and platform engineering teams, and security architects to translate strategy into concrete programs protecting onboard and offboard systems.

The role reports to the Security PMO within Aurora's OneTech organization and spans multiple teams with quarters-long horizons, coordinating across senior engineering,

Qualifications

• 8–10+ years in technical program management, engineering program management, or security program management.
• 5+ years leading complex cross-functional technical programs in safety-critical domains such as automotive or aerospace.
• Experience with vehicle architecture, embedded platform, or onboard/offboard infrastructure initiatives with security focus.
• Experience managing large-scale technical systems programs (e.g., secure boot, IAM, vehicle-to-cloud security).
• Familiarity with automotive cybersecurity standards ISO 21434 or UNECE R155/R156 and governance evidence tracking.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-team security programs spanning multiple security pillars: product, cloud, security engineering, operations, GRC, and IT.
• Own governance for vehicle security initiatives: roadmaps, risk tracking, dependencies, escalation across onboard/offboard domains.
• Drive end-to-end execution of security programs tied to the Aurora Driver platform from planning to delivery and safety-case coordination.
• Coordinate work across security architecture, embedded systems, and vehicle platform teams; remove blockers across hardware/software boundaries.
• Provide program visibility through dashboards and leadership reviews, including milestones tied to release trains.

Skills

Technical program management

Cross-functional leadership

Automotive safety-critical

Security program management

Vehicle security

Job description

Aurora is seeking a Staff Technical Program Manager to lead core vehicle security initiatives across engineering teams and security pillars. You will partner with security leaders, embedded and platform engineering teams, and security architects to translate strategy into concrete programs protecting onboard and offboard systems.

The role reports to the Security PMO within Aurora's OneTech organization and spans multiple teams with quarters-long horizons, coordinating across senior engineering,