Senior Technical Program Manager - Autonomous Vehicles Platform

NVIDIA•Santa Clara, CA

21h•$200,000 - $379,500

About The Position

NVIDIA is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to join its DRIVE AV Platform team and help productize solutions for autonomous vehicles. The role leads work to integrate cross-functional engineering contributions across software, hardware, vehicle, and validation into NVIDIA's autonomous DRIVE software platform, while meeting applicable NVIDIA and automotive standards and guidelines. The work is described as exciting, impactful, and fast-paced, with customers and competition.

Requirements

BS/MS in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience.
12+ years of industry and Technical Program Management experience in software engineering and releasing commercial products.
Track record of delivering scalable programs and process improvements in fast-paced, multifunctional environments.
Experience driving adoption of new and improved process workflows.
Strong technical acumen across software and hardware platforms.
Strong communication, organizational, and leadership skills.
Self-starter with a can-do attitude.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience as a software developer or software QA engineer, with understanding of the pressures those roles involve.
Background in embedded systems, such as operating systems, platform drivers, sensors, or middleware, or other software close to the hardware stack.
Experience in automotive system integration.
Experience with Jira and/or JAMA, including mentoring engineering teams in using these tools with agility.
Expertise in Agile and Scrum methodology.

Responsibilities

Lead multiple concurrent complex programs and projects across the autonomous driving platform.
Drive new platform technologies from bring-up to production across software, hardware, vehicle, and validation teams.
Manage automotive software development and releases in a dynamic environment.
Define scope and manage project roadmaps, schedules, and milestones with cross-functional engineering teams.
Handle risks and resolve issues affecting release scope, schedule, and quality.
Identify and proactively manage cross-functional dependencies.
Improve team processes and procedures and streamline day-to-day operations.
Communicate regularly to manage expectations and provide timely updates on progress, risks, and decisions.