Technical Program Manager - Vehicle System Integration

HireArt; Foster City (CA); Vor Ort; USD 104.000 - 149.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Pre-tax commuter benefits

Employer-subsidized healthcare

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Disability and life insurance

401k plan

Zusammenfassung

HireArt is seeking a Technical Program Manager - Vehicle System Integration in Foster City, CA. The role focuses on translating high-level product definitions into safe, traceable system-level implementations and coordinating cross-functional teams across engineering, safety, validation, and product groups.

This contract role requires strong organizational skills and the ability to manage complex dependencies.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, or related technical discipline.
• Experience coordinating complex cross-functional engineering programs or technical projects.
• Strong organizational, planning, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience managing technical requirements, dependencies, risks, and change control processes.
• Ability to communicate effectively with engineering, safety, validation, and executive stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working in fast-paced product development environments.

Aufgaben

• Manage lifecycle, governance, and release readiness of System Technical Specifications (STS) across key vehicle milestones.
• Coordinate cross-functional inputs to support systems engineering deliverables and milestone commitments.
• Drive SFMEA process including workshop facilitation, action tracking, and mitigation follow-through.
• Build and maintain dependency tracking across Product, Safety, Vehicle Engineering, Validation, and other groups.
• Lead system-level change management, ensuring Engineering Change Requests (ECRs) are reviewed, communicated, and assessed for downstream impacts.
• Identify and resolve cross-functional risks, dependencies, and timeline conflicts before they affect program execution.
• Track and report key systems engineering health metrics like requirement maturity, SFMEA progress, and verification status.
• Support systems engineers in defining validation strategies, test asset configurations, and requirements traceability across test environments.

Kenntnisse

Cross-functional coordination

Stakeholder management

Analytical/problem solving

Effective communication

Fast-paced environments

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in engineering or computer science

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Polarion

Jama

Jobbeschreibung

Expected compensation: 91.85 USD Per Hour

HireArt is helping an on-demand, autonomous ride-hailing company find a Technical Program Manager - Vehicle System Integration to serve as the operational engine behind the vehicle's functional architecture.

In this role, you’ll drive the cross-functional alignment and execution required to translate high-level product definitions into safe, traceable, and technically sound system-level implementations. You’ll partner closely with cross-functional teams to ensure engineering teams remain aligned against critical vehicle milestones.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, technically curious, and skilled at coordinating complex cross-functional efforts across engineering, safety, validation, and product teams.

As a Technical Program Manager - Vehicle System Integration, you'll:

• Manage the lifecycle, governance, and release readiness of System Technical Specifications (STS) across key vehicle development milestones.
• Coordinate cross-functional inputs required to support systems engineering deliverables and ensure milestone commitments are met.
• Drive execution of the System Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (SFMEA) process, including workshop facilitation, action item tracking, and mitigation follow-through.
• Build and maintain dependency tracking across Product, Safety, Vehicle Engineering, Validation, and other stakeholder groups.
• Lead system-level change management activities, ensuring Engineering Change Requests (ECRs) are reviewed, communicated, and assessed for downstream impacts.
• Identify and resolve cross-functional risks, dependencies, and timeline conflicts before they affect program execution.
• Track and report key systems engineering health metrics, including requirement maturity, SFMEA progress, and verification status.
• Support systems engineers in defining validation strategies, test asset configurations, and requirements traceability across test environments.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, or a related technical discipline
• Experience coordinating complex cross-functional engineering programs or technical projects
• Strong organizational, planning, and stakeholder management skills
• Experience managing technical requirements, dependencies, risks, and change control processes
• Ability to communicate effectively with engineering, safety, validation, and executive stakeholders
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience working in fast-paced product development environments
• This role will require safety boots that conform to ASTM F2412 / F2413 requirements

Bonus Qualifications

• Experience supporting systems engineering, vehicle integration, or product development programs
• Familiarity with requirements management, verification, validation, or functional safety processes
• Experience working in automotive, robotics, aerospace, or other complex hardware/software environments
• Experience with engineering lifecycle tools such as Jira, Confluence, Polarion, Jama, or similar platforms

Benefits

• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• Employer (HireArt) subsidized healthcare benefits (eligibility begins on the first of the month following 60 days of service)
• Flexible Spending Account for healthcare-related costs
• HireArt covers all costs for short- and long-term disability and life insurance
• 401k package

Commitment

This is a full-time, ongoing contract position staffed via HireArt. It will be onsite and available to candidates who are local to the Foster City, CA area. HireArt values diversity and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. Unfortunately, we are not able to sponsor visas or employ corp-to-corp.