Technical Product Manager

Aquent (United States); Foster City (CA); Sur place; USD 150 000 - 210 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Aquent (United States) is seeking an experienced Technical Product Manager to chart the strategy and roadmap for next-generation vehicle platforms and autonomous fleet architectures.

You will lead cross-functional teams across Hardware, Firmware, Vehicle Software, Systems Design, and Fleet Operations, validate concepts with prototypes and live testing, and translate safety and operational needs into actionable roadmaps aligned with the company’s mission.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, or related field.
• 6+ years of direct Technical Product Management in automotive/autonomous/robotics space.
• Strong technical fluency to lead hardware, firmware, and software teams.
• Excellent communication to influence cross-functional leaders and execs.
• Ability to translate safety and ops needs into roadmaps.

Responsabilités

• Own the vision, roadmap, and core requirements for vehicle platforms.
• Lead cross-functional teams across Hardware, Firmware, Vehicle Software, Systems Design, Fleet Ops.
• Drive validation with prototypes, design studios, and live vehicle testing.
• Manage priorities across cost, weight, power, compute, safety, and schedule.
• Translate safety and fleet needs into technical roadmaps aligned with mission.

Connaissances

Technical Product Management

Cross-functional leadership

Embedded systems

Hardware familiarity

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related

Description du poste

What You'll Do:

• Chart the strategic direction: Own the vision, roadmap, and core requirement specifications for product domains spanning next-generation vehicle platforms and autonomous fleet architectures.
• Orchestrate end-to-end product development: Act as the core Product Owner, leading cross-functional teams across Hardware, Firmware, Vehicle Software, Systems Design, and Fleet Operations to bring zero-to-one features from concept to production.
• Drive hands-on validation and refinement: Partner directly with design, vehicle integration, and track teams - utilizing physical prototypes, design studios, and live vehicle testing to validate ergonomics, performance, and user experience.
• Navigate complex trade-offs: Manage priorities across intricate engineering constraints (cost, weight, power, compute, safety, schedule) and clearly communicate decisions across leadership and engineering teams.
• Translate critical safety and operational needs: Convert rider safety requirements, fleet operation needs, and business objectives into structured technical roadmaps that align with the company's mission.

What You'll Bring:

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, or a related technical discipline.
• Experience: 6+ years of direct Technical Product Management experience bringing complex, pioneering physical or digital products to market within the automotive, autonomous vehicle, aerospace, or robotics space.
• Technical Fluency: Deep technical foundation with the ability to engage credibly and make critical trade-offs alongside hardware, embedded firmware, and software engineering teams.
• Stakeholder Influence & Negotiation: Exceptional communication skills with a proven track record of influencing cross-functional leads and executive leadership to align on tough decisions quickly.
• Problem-Solving & First Principles: Adept at structured critical thinking, navigating ambiguous problems, and balancing long-term platform vision with short-term deployment wins.

Nice-to-Have Qualifications:

• Experience working across both physical hardware (mechatronics, vehicle body, sensors, compute) and embedded software stacks.
• Track record of scaling product processes in a fast-paced environment while maintaining high safety and technical integrity standards.