Sr. Staff Technical Project Manager (Product Engineering)

42dot • San Francisco, CA

4d • $163,800 - $226,220

About The Position

As a Sr. Staff Technical Project Manager (TPM), you will lead the delivery of complex hardware, firmware, and software projects for our next-generation Software-Defined Vehicle (SDV) platform. You will serve as the core link between internal engineering teams, global stakeholders, and top-tier suppliers. Operating effectively in ambiguous environments, you will steer programs from concept through validation, ensuring both technical milestones and corporate goals are met.

Requirements

• 6+ years of technical project management experience driving complex embedded systems, semiconductor, or automotive platforms.
• 10+ years in engineering or technical roles
• Practical literacy in embedded systems architecture, hardware-software interfaces, and low-level firmware.
• Hands-on experience running sprints, sprint planning, and retrospectives for engineering teams.
• Proven track record of driving definition and alignment for PRDs, MRDs, and ERS documents within matrixed environments.
• Experience tracking milestones bound to V-Model frameworks and formal ISO regulatory processes.
• Experience managing technical partnerships and vendor deliverables with third-party software providers and silicon fabs.
• Competency with enterprise collaboration, productivity, and ALM systems (e.g., Jira, Confluence, GitLab, CodeBeamer).
• Ability to leverage modern AI and LLM tools within your workspace to accelerate documentation, synthesis, and project tracking.

Nice To Haves

• Experience planning Program Increments (PIs) within scaled agile frameworks.
• Experience managing programs involving major automotive semiconductors (e.g., Qualcomm or NXP).

Responsibilities

• Drive concurrent, complex HW, FW, and SW engineering tracks for safety-critical SDV architectures.
• Facilitate cross-functional development of key control documents (such as PRDs, MRDs, and ERS) by aligning Engineering with Business Development and PMO teams.
• Lead weekly team meetings, facilitate sprints, coordinate planning sessions, and conduct retrospectives to maintain development velocity.
• Monitor program progression through the V-model lifecycle, ensuring engineering execution aligns with validation (V&V) processes and ISO standards (e.g., ISO 26262, ISO 21434).
• Conduct technical deep dives with silicon and software suppliers, manage development budgets, and drive product cost optimization.
• Distill complex technical updates, architectures, and blockers into actionable, high-level milestones for non-technical stakeholders.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed