Technical Program Manager

Vertex Sigma Software•Foster City, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

At Sigma Software Vertex, we have set the goal to provide our customers with the highest level of safety while using our fully autonomous vehicles. You will work with a team of world-class engineers with diverse backgrounds such as robotics, control, and vehicle engineering, to deliver the vehicle performance using physical testing, virtual tools and methodologies. In supporting the Energy & Thermal Integration teams in various topics, you will be an integral link to successfully developing the Sigma Software Vertex vehicle attributes.

Requirements

Engineering degree
4+ years hands-on experience in vehicle development
Knowledge of vehicle development cycle, including validation across hardware and software components and subsystems
Proficient in project and issue management tools: Jira, Confluence, and Google suite
Excellent communications skills
Excellent organizational skills

Responsibilities

Align the Jira tools and formats with the Energy & Thermal Integration Manager, Project Management Office, Software, and Vehicle Program teams to ensure development plans are visible as task lists and Gantt views, including dependencies to system validation milestones, feature development milestones, firmware/software releases, and company milestones.
Guide Energy & Thermal Integration Attribute teams in setting up integrated hardware and software development plans in Jira and Sigma Software Vertex quarterly plans, and regularly check if milestones are on track. Review any deviations with attribute leads and escalate as appropriate. Track progress against plan.
Update the Energy & Thermal Integration heatmap on a weekly basis with all attribute leads and align with the Vehicle Attribute Manager.
Conduct budget forecasting reviews, work with all Energy & Thermal Integration managers, Attributes, test and simulation leads, and firmware/software teams to update forecasts on time, and review deviations between actual and forecast on a monthly basis.
Support attribute and cross-functional team meetings by aligning agenda topics, taking attendance, documenting notes and action items, and following up on open actions to ensure timely completion.
Track and manage open attribute/vehicle performance issues to ensure gaps are closed out and concerns are addressed with robust solutions in a timely fashion.
Develop and maintain dashboards for attribute teams to status, track, and manage issues.
Support vehicle retrofit status for VI managed vehicles to help provide visibility of current vehicle configurations.
Assist the Energy & Thermal Integration Manager in creating agendas and capturing meeting minutes for weekly team meetings.
Ensure cross-team alignment by coordinating the Energy and Thermal teams’ roadmaps, milestones, and deliverables, driving an integrated execution plan that supports program objectives.
Manage risks and dependencies, proactively identifying cross-team blockers (particularly where thermal performance affects energy performance, or vice versa).
Drive documentation and process improvements, particularly for cross-team workflows, change control, and reporting.
Coordinate and manage all engineering changes through the formal change control board process, ensuring proper documentation, impact assessment, cross-team alignment, and timely implementation.
Support Energy & Thermal Integration team in developing timelines for deliverables.
Support Energy & Thermal Integration team in tracking deliverables, timing, and performance.
Support Energy & Thermal Integration team in tracking budget forecasts and goods received.