Senior Technical Program Manager, Chassis Structures
About The Position
Zoox is looking for a Technical Program Manager to join our Vehicle Systems Engineering Chassis team. In this role, you will be the point person between design and manufacturing, helping to identify manufacturing problems as they arise, develop solutions with design engineers, and launch improvements to the line with our manufacturing partners. Key responsibilities include hands-on analysis and troubleshooting of mechanical and electrical systems, creating and reviewing technical documentation, and support of manufacturing and service as your systems are deployed across Zoox's autonomous fleet as well as guiding the program development of chassis design components such as subframe, suspension, wheels, and tires.
Requirements
- B.S. in mechanical engineering equivalent or higher
- 5+ years experience in automotive design/manufacturing/assembly engineering and/or project management
- Proficiency with CATIA V5/V6 CAD software, EBOM/MBOM management, and project management tools (i.e. issue tracking, Gantt charts, ERP, PLM, ALM)
- Experience with root cause analysis tools such as 8D, Fishbone analysis, etc
- Strong communication/collaboration skills with peers, suppliers, manufacturing, management
- Familiarity with hardware/firmware product development and manufacturing processes
- Demonstrated delivery of components with external design suppliers and contract manufacturers
- Strong track record in managing complex cross-functional projects
Nice To Haves
- Experience at automotive OEM
- New Product Introduction experience
- Vehicle CAN/Firmware experience
- Polarion, Jira, and Confluence experience
Responsibilities
- Maintain BOMs, documenting and approving build processes, and supporting quality and cost engineering throughout the supply chain of your assemblies
- Develop schedules and work with suppliers, engineers, quality, procurement, and other cross functional teams to drive open issues to closure and ensure projects deliver on time
- Identify and communicate program progress, challenges, and risks while proactively developing and continually updating mitigation plans with engineering
- Identify, root cause, track build/design issues which impact the vehicle production launch/production process, ultimately driving to long term solution
- Influence system designs to improve manufacturability and strengthen operations by participating in design reviews, DFMEA, validation programs, and manufacturing mock-builds
Benefits
- paid time off (e.g. sick leave, vacation, bereavement)
- unpaid time off
- Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights
- Amazon RSUs
- health insurance
- long-term care insurance
- long-term and short-term disability insurance
- life insurance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Industry
Publishing Industries
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
