Senior Technical Program Manager

We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we’re all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves?

Ford’s Model E team is charged with delivering the company’s vision of a fully electric transportation future. Model e is customer-obsessed, entrepreneurial, and data-driven and is dedicated to delivering industry-leading customer experience for electric vehicle buyers and owners. You’ll join an agile team of doers pioneering our EV future by working collaboratively, staying focused on only what matters, and delivering excellence day in and day out. Join us to make positive change by helping build a better world where every person is free to move and pursue their dreams.

Being on the Ford Model E team means building the future as Ford’s center of innovation and
growth through electric and connected vehicles and services.

Ford Model E Platform Architecture Engineering is looking for a Staff Technical Program Manager to work on Infotainment Platform Software. In this role you will work cross functionally with the Product Development, Hardware Design, System Integration, Verification and Validation, Embedded Firmware and Controls, Digital Apps and Frameworks, External Software and Hardware vendors.
You will be expected to pivot quickly on new ideas. Failing fast will be normal.

What you'll do...
• Provide software development process and project management.
• Cross-functional and cross-team coordination and communication to help deliver on committed project outcomes.
• Work closely with software engineers, system engineers, testing engineers and product managers throughout the project lifecycle.
• Manage project schedules, identify blockers, potential issues and incongruencies, and clearly communicate them to stakeholders.
• Lead external vendors on timelines and deliverables and take responsibility for milestone coordination between internal and external releases.
• Drive several technical projects across vehicle software domains, helping set priorities for engineering.

You'll have…

• B.S. in Electrical, Computer Engineering, Computer Science a combination of equivalent experience and education
• 5+ years of experience in project, program or product management in software.
• 3+ years of experience in software development or testing.
   

Even better, you may have…

• M.S. in Electrical, Computer Engineering or Computer Science or M.B.A 
  PMP or Scrum Master Certification 
• Experienced in using JIRA, Jama and Confluence.
• Experience negotiating with hardware and software vendors.
• Experience in Automotive domain.
• Experience in Embedded Software domain.
• Experience in consumer electronics domain.
• Experience in Automotive Infotainment domain.

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members, and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

For a detailed look at our benefits, click here:

https://fordcareers.co/LL6HTHDPaloAlto 

Visa sponsorship is available for this position.
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