Staff Technical Program Manager, In-House Hardware Design and Development

General Motors • Mountain View, CA

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

At General Motors, our product teams are redefining mobility. Through a human-centered design process, we create vehicles and experiences that are designed not just to be seen, but to be felt. We’re turning today’s impossible into tomorrow’s standard – from breakthrough hardware and battery systems to intuitive design, intelligent software, and next-generation safety and entertainment features. Every day, our products move millions of people as we aim to make driving safer, smarter, and more connected, shaping the future of transportation on a global scale. The Role As a Staff Technical Program Manager within General Motors’ Software & Services Program Management Organization, you will play a pivotal role in driving GM’s next-generation hardware innovation. As an individual contributor, you will be responsible for overseeing the timing, status, and readiness of new in-house designed components. This role involves close collaboration with the Engineering and Product Management teams. In this role you will be pivotal in coordinating hardware engineering efforts, identifying key challenges, and partnering with systems and software teams to facilitate the production of in-house designed components.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline
• 8+ years of relevant experience in Program Management or Engineering Design Release
• 3+ years managing contract manufacturers for new hardware products, including PCBA design release, BOM management, SMT processes, and manufacturing test implementation
• Strong understanding of hardware/software integration and product development lifecycle
• Familiarity with board-level hardware design, mechanical engineering, and validation processes
• Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to bring clarity and structure to complex programs
• Excellent communication skills, both technical and non-technical, with proven ability to influence and align diverse teams
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment with evolving priorities
• Ability to legally operate a motor vehicle on a regular basis

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
• Experience in automotive hardware development and Design for Manufacturing (DFM)
• Hands-on experience with PCBA development and validation
• Proficiency with program management tools such as JIRA, Confluence, and Microsoft Project
• Background in managing hardware/software co-development programs in high-tech or automotive environments

Responsibilities

• Define and manage program milestones, integration points, and execution plans across hardware and software teams.
• Coordinate hardware design, validation, and release activities, ensuring alignment with major company milestones and customer needs.
• Develop hardware validation plans that align with internal customer needs and major company milestones.
• Proactively resolve issues and drive course corrections as needed - be directly involved in helping teams foresee and overcome barriers or blockers.
• Help manage and drive complex, fast-evolving hardware systems and components designed in-house by hardware engineering
• Capture and track inter-team dependencies and handoffs; capture, monitor and help resolve risks and issues.
• Ensuring that all business deliverables are identified and accounted for in the project plan with responsibility and due dates
• Facilitates decision making among GM representatives to develop project scope of work documents and project plans based upon requirements.
• Manage changes, variances and contingencies that arise during the implementation.
• Facilitates amicable solutions with the appropriate customer(s) and project sponsor/owner.
• Define program deliverables, metrics and KPIs, set up mechanisms to track/report.
• Communicate progress effectively across program teams, including third parties and lead meetings to present hardware engineering work to GM leadership.
• Conduct periodic retrospectives; continuously assess and improve processes and tools.

Benefits

• GM offers a variety of health and wellbeing benefit programs. Benefit options include medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plan, sickness and accident benefits, life insurance, paid vacation & holidays, tuition assistance programs, employee assistance program, GM vehicle discounts and more.
• Upon successful completion of a motor vehicle report review, you will be eligible to participate in a company vehicle evaluation program, through which you will be assigned a General Motors vehicle to drive and evaluate.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees