Sr. Technical Program Manager

The role

You will manage the integration of hardware and software through the development life cycle. You will drive end to end initiatives and act as a key point between RVT and VW Group Brand program management teams.

What you will do

• Support feature champion and feature partner structure
• Plan, create and maintain technical schedules, priorities, and execution plans
• Drive cross-functional software programs internally and across partners
• Collaborate with engineering, product and technical partners
• Manage stakeholder expectations and mitigate dependencies and risks
• Ensure technical designs are evaluated for feasibility, scalability, and quality
• Provide leadership to unblock obstacles and prioritize
• Provide progress updates to the program team and executive management
• Conduct healthy escalations
• Identify and execute continuous process improvements

Required qualifications

• BS or MS in Computer Science or Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or other related technical fields with 5+ years relevant experience
• 6+ years of Technical or Engineering Program Management experience
• Experience with Systems Engineering principles
• Experience with Hardware and/ or Software Development Lifecycle
• Experience with Test and Validation
• Excellent communication, organizational, and collaboration skills
• Expert in agile and waterfall development process using Jira and other program management tools
• Understanding of hardware/software bring-up of distributed systems
• Managing project dependencies
• Negotiating parallel activities to optimize project execution
• Proven track record with software development project planning, progress tracking, and risk management

Nice to have

• Experience with Software Defined Vehicles

Benefits

• competitive base salary
• annual company performance bonus program
• equity in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
• health coverage
• retirement savings
• time off
• family planning programs

About the company

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is a joint venture between two industry leaders. They address the challenges of electric vehicles through technology for software-defined vehicles.