Hardware Technical Program Manager

Kodiak•Mountain View, CA

3h•$125,000 - $190,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Kodiak Robotics, Inc. is seeking a Technical Program Manager to join their team and advance the development of all product lines, including Industrial, Over the Road, and Defense. The company, founded in 2018, is a leader in autonomous ground transportation, utilizing an AI-powered technology stack for commercial trucking and the public sector. Kodiak is committed to a safer and more efficient future, having achieved significant milestones such as being the first to publicly announce delivering a driverless semi-truck to a customer. This role is based in Mountain View, CA, requiring in-office presence for collaboration, with some travel expected.

Requirements

5+ years of experience of Technical Program Management experience
Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering, Engineering, or a similar technical field.
Experience managing fast paced initiatives, often with multiple stakeholders, complex schedules, and priority calls that need to be made.
Strong bias for action
Experience in the automotive or trucking industry with bonus points for Hardware Programs on autonomous vehicles.
Experience in a startup environment, managing hardware projects towards manufacturing at scale.
Expertise in project management tools such as Linear, JIRA, Smartsheet or LucidChart.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You know how to facilitate tradeoffs between engineering and product requirements, but always maintain high safety standards.
Passion. You are passionate about autonomous vehicles and their potential impact on humanity.

Nice To Haves

Hardware Programs on autonomous vehicles

Responsibilities

Create technical execution roadmaps across engineering teams to tie features and their dependencies to time, and track dependencies across teams.
Manage and optimize the development and integration efforts specifically for our current hardware platform, ensuring its stability and performance as we scale.
Manage the progress of the build to meet Program objectives and goals, defining schedules, milestones, and resource allocation for successful execution.
Communicate schedules, status, and priorities to all levels of the organization.
Work closely with the Hardware, Software, systems, and operations teams to ensure cross functional deliverables are delivered on time and on quality.
Prioritize and manage issues, risks, and dependencies and resolve any barriers to moving programs forward.
Support and guide decision making by clearly communicating risks and tradeoffs to stakeholders.
Develop tools and processes to improve manufacturing productivity.
Maintain a strong technical understanding of our autonomous vehicle platforms, hardware lifecycle, safety clearance process, and test operations.