Staff/Senior Staff Technical Program Manager

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Aurora (Nasdaq: AUR) is delivering the benefits of self-driving technology safely, quickly, and broadly to make transportation safer, increasingly accessible, and more reliable and efficient than ever before. The Aurora Driver is a self-driving system designed to operate multiple vehicle types, from freight-hauling semi-trucks to ride-hailing passenger vehicles, and underpins Aurora Horizon and Aurora Connect, its driver-as-a-service products for trucking and ride-hailing. Aurora is working with industry leaders across the transportation ecosystem, including Toyota, FedEx, Volvo Trucks, PACCAR, Uber, Uber Freight, U.S. Xpress, Werner, Covenant, Schneider, and Ryder. For Aurora’s latest news, visit aurora.tech and @aurora_inno on Twitter.

We’re searching for a Senior Staff Technical Program Manager to join Aurora’s Software TPM team focusing on HW/SW integration and new vehicle bring-up programs. This role will partner closely with our Platform Software and Services (PSS) and Autonomy Software organizations to bring together all the on-board software required to bring our new hardware programs to life. This role will also partner deeply with teams outside of Software including various parts of our Hardware Engineering and Vehicle Operations teams.

In this role, you will

• Partner tightly with PSS and Autonomy engineering leaders to drive successful execution and delivery of software for HW/SW integration programs.
• Serve as a go-to resource for information and up-to-date status for relevant programs including facilitating regular executive program reviews.
• Develop detailed credible engineering plans for bringing up software to enable new hardware platforms, up and to including lineside manufacturing integration.
• Partner with other TPMs and Product Managers (across HW and SW) to understand the company product roadmap and upcoming HW/SW integration programs requiring SW support.
• Partner closely with Hardware Product and Engineering teams to inform future hardware architecture from the lens of software requirements or feasibility.
• Engage Vehicle Operations teams across all sites to help facilitate initial bring-up testing and eventually deployment of new hardware platforms; Be a conduit for feedback from first-line operations and reliability engineers to improve product capabilities and development processes.
• Help evolve and streamline approaches and processes for bringing up new hardware platforms in conjunction with the TPM team and Hardware/Operations.
• Proactively identify and remove obstacles to unblock team execution and balance competing priorities, escalating when necessary to maintain momentum and clear roadblocks.

Required Qualifications

• This role requires 25% travel as needed. 
• Minimum of 7 years experience as a Technical Program Manager, Product Manager, or Engineering Manager, in an autonomous systems, robotics, embedded systems, or software development environment. A familiarity with automotive platforms, autonomous vehicles, or safety critical software development is beneficial.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Math, Information Systems or a related area, or the equivalent in experience with evidence of exceptional ability preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to adjust communication based on audience.
• Solid technical aptitude and an ability to understand technical designs, software development lifecycle, challenges and risks; ability to work closely with engineers.
• Strong experience in project management; practical familiarity with both Agile and Waterfall methodologies and ability to apply them where best suited.

The base salary range for this position is $177,000.00-$284,000.00 per year.  Aurora’s pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, the successful candidate’s starting base pay will be determined based on factors including job-related skills, experience, qualifications, relevant education or training, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future. The successful candidate will also be eligible for an annual bonus, equity compensation, and benefits.

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