Senior Staff Technical Program Manager - Platform Software and Services

Who We Are

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.

Aurora hires talented people with diverse backgrounds who are ready to help build a transportation ecosystem that will make our roads safer, get crucial goods where they need to go, and make mobility more efficient and accessible for all. We’re searching for a Senior Staff Technical Program Manager - Platform Software and Services

At Aurora, we’re on a mission to deliver the benefits of self-driving technology safely, quickly, and broadly. It all starts with the Aurora Driver, a platform created from industry-leading hardware and software and designed to adapt across a variety of vehicle types and industries.

We’re led by a team of self-driving luminaries, and we’ve forged strategic partnerships with leading transportation companies—including ride-hailing network Uber, truck-manufacturers PACCAR and Volvo Trucks, and the world’s largest automaker Toyota—setting us up to deliver the Aurora Driver in both trucks and passenger vehicles. We are funded by Amazon, Uber, T Rowe Price, and some of Silicon Valley’s best venture capital firms, including Sequoia, Greylock, and Index Ventures.

Aurora is in the best position to lead the self-driving space with a team of unparalleled depth and expertise, the technology to deliver, and the partnerships to build a transformative business for the long-term.

Aurora hires talented people with diverse backgrounds who are ready to help build a transportation ecosystem that will make our roads safer, get crucial goods where they need to go, and make mobility more efficient and accessible for all. We’re searching for a Technical Program Manager to join Aurora’s Platform Software and Services (PSS) TPM team focusing on onboard system software and associated integration programs. PSS is responsible for all onboard system software including our AV Operating System, AV runtime framework, software deployment, offboard communications, and more! Additionally, PSS is a key leader in HW/SW integration programs within the software organization.

In this role, you will

• Partner tightly with Platform Software and Services engineering managers to drive successful execution of key programs in areas critical to the end-to-end autonomous vehicle lifecycle including new vehicle bring-up, onboard platform software capabilities, and system software performance optimization, among others.

• Serve as a go-to resource for information and up-to-date status for relevant programs

• Partner with other TPMs and Product Managers to understand the company product roadmap and identify Platform Software and Services work required to meet these objectives.

• Develop credible plans for engineering feature areas that enable Platform Software and Services to deliver on its contributions to the company roadmap.

• Evolve program management and planning practices to balance pragmatism and need to establish durable and repeatable processes.

• Understand key technical and architectural foundations of relevant feature areas and provide input on technical approaches and alternatives when needed.

• Collaborate closely with partner teams across software, hardware, product, and systems and safety engineering to identify incoming and outgoing dependencies required for execution

• Track and communicate progress of key team and project progress; Adjust project management approaches based on program size, expected duration, phase in lifecycle.

• Proactively identify and remove obstacles to unblock team execution and balance competing priorities, escalating when necessary to maintain momentum and clear roadblocks.

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