Staff Technical Program Manager - EDS

Aurora Innovation•Pittsburgh, PA

6d•$163,000 - $236,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Aurora's mission is to deliver the benefits of self-driving technology safely, quickly, and broadly. The Aurora Driver will create a new era in mobility and logistics, one that will bring a safer, more efficient, and more accessible future to everyone. At Aurora, you will tackle massively complex problems alongside other passionate, intelligent individuals, growing as an expert while expanding your knowledge. We're searching for a Staff Technical Program Manager to support our Electrical Distribution Systems (EDS) and Vehicle Integration Teams (VIT). As our hardware roadmap has grown in scale and complexity, we need a TPM to serve as the "connective tissue" between electrical design and physical implementation — spanning the full product lifecycle and engaging across engineering, supply chain, manufacturing and operations. This is a high-impact role where you'll drive cross-functional execution on some of Aurora's most critical programs. The role sits within the Hardware Product Engineering (HPE) organization and reports through VIT TPM leadership.

Requirements

5 Years + experience managing complex hardware development programs leveraging cross-functional resources in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, and quality
Proven ability to build and maintain program control documentation including integrated master schedules, risk registers, resource plans, and budgets
Experience executing engineering change management processes
Proficiency with program and task management tools such as Smartsheet, MS Project, Jira, and Confluence.
Ability to be located in Pittsburgh, PA.
Ability to travel, up to 20%

Nice To Haves

Deep familiarity with electrical distribution systems, harness architecture, and the associated design and release process.
Experience leading programs and system development within the automotive or similar safety critical industries
Experience with electrical verification and reliability testing
Experience leading organizational change and/or implementing process improvement initiatives
Certified in project or program management (PMP, PgMP) or equivalent

Responsibilities

Engage with HPE and cross-functional development teams to ensure EDS work is reflected in program schedules and that all prerequisite materials are delivered on time.
Engage with HPE and cross-functional development teams to ensure EDS is represented, accounted for in program planning, and that all prerequisite materials are delivered on time.
Act as the primary liaison for internal “first article” harness builds and help advise on build priorities across the portfolio. Solicit redline feedback and ensure it’s incorporated into designs.
Partner with supply chain, quality, and our external suppliers to align on design releases, build plans, identify material bottlenecks, and establish implementation schedules.
Guide the engineering team through planning and execution of EDS risk assessments to proactively identify and mitigate program risks.
Lead EDS focused engineering change control board (CCB) submissions from initiation through incorporation and support the documentation/activities associated with final safety case closure.
Look for opportunities to standardize and streamline team processes and ways of working. For example, standardizing how the team tracks work through the development lifecycle.