Vehicle Software TPM — Integration & V&V Lead

Yoh, A Day & Zimmermann Company; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Health Savings Account

Life & Disability Insurance

401K Retirement Savings Plan

Direct Deposit & weekly epayroll

Referral Bonus Programs

Certification and training

Job summary

Yoh, a Day & Zimmermann company, is seeking a Senior/Lead Technical Program Manager to lead vehicle-level software integration and test across multi-domain programs. You will orchestrate integration of software from ADAS, infotainment, body, powertrain, and cybersecurity into a validated vehicle-level release.

You will define V&V strategy, drive tests from unit to vehicle level, coordinate cross-functional teams, manage test trips, and ensure timely delivery with risk-based decision making.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in software program management, systems integration, or V&V in automotive or embedded software.
• Experience creating and executing V&V plans across the full test hierarchy (unit, pre-merge, post-merge, HIL/SIL, vehicle-level).
• Experience planning and/or supporting vehicle test trips and fleet readiness.
• Strong understanding of vehicle software architecture (ECUs, domain controllers, in-vehicle networks).
• Proficiency with SDLC, Agile/SAFe, and CI/CD for embedded systems.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end vehicle-level software integration and test plan, aligning delivery with milestones.
• Coordinate across software domains to ensure interfaces, dependencies, and release readiness.
• Coordinate Systems Engineering activities across vehicle domains to ensure defined requirements.
• Track hardware readiness and supplier delivery commitments for ECUs/components.
• Drive software build, BOS configurations, release trains, and version control across ECUs/domain controllers.
• Manage dashboards, metrics, and reporting on integration health and readiness for gate reviews.
• Facilitate reviews (Integration, Test, Release) with engineering leadership and stakeholders.
• Identify and mitigate schedule, technical, and resource risks; present options and recommendations.
• Interface with suppliers and Tier 1 partners on delivery timing and quality.

Skills

Software program management

Systems integration

V&V planning

Vehicle software

CI/CD

Jira/Azure DevOps

Test automation

Travel readiness

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

MS Project

ALM

Polarion

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Yoh, a Day & Zimmermann company, is seeking a Senior/Lead Technical Program Manager to lead vehicle-level software integration and test across multi-domain programs. You will orchestrate integration of software from ADAS, infotainment, body, powertrain, and cybersecurity into a validated vehicle-level release.

You will define V&V strategy, drive tests from unit to vehicle level, coordinate cross-functional teams, manage test trips, and ensure timely delivery with risk-based decision making.