Kodiak Hardware Technical Program Manager at Kodiak to advance development of product lines and manage hardware platform integration. Responsible for creating technical roadmaps, managing build progress, and collaborating across teams.
Responsibilities
Create technical execution roadmaps across engineering teams to tie features and their dependencies to time, and track dependencies across teams.
Manage and optimize the development and integration efforts specifically for our current hardware platform, ensuring its stability and performance as we scale.
Manage the progress of the build to meet Program objectives and goals, defining schedules, milestones, and resource allocation for successful execution. Communicate schedules, status, and priorities to all levels of the organization.
Work closely with the Hardware, Software, systems, and operations teams to ensure cross functional deliverables are delivered on time and on quality
Prioritize and manage issues, risks, and dependencies and resolve any barriers to moving programs forward.
Support and guide decision making by clearly communicating risks and tradeoffs to stakeholders.
Develop tools and processes to improve manufacturing productivity.
Maintain a strong technical understanding of our autonomous vehicle platforms, hardware lifecycle, safety clearance process, and test operations.
Qualification
Bachelors in Mechanical EngineeringStrong bias for actionExperience in a startup environmentPassionCalifornia Pay Range$125
Required
5+ years of experience of Technical Program Management experience
Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering, Engineering, or a similar technical field.
Experience managing fast paced initiatives, often with multiple stakeholders, complex schedules, and priority calls that need to be made.
Strong bias for action
Experience in the automotive or trucking industry with bonus points for Hardware Programs on autonomous vehicles.
Experience in a startup environment, managing hardware projects towards manufacturing at scale.
Expertise in project management tools such as Linear, JIRA, Smartsheet or LucidChart.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You know how to facilitate tradeoffs between engineering and product requirements, but always maintain high safety standards.
Passion. You are passionate about autonomous vehicles and their potential impact on humanity.
The pay range listed below reflects the base salary in our SF/Silicon Valley location, across several internal levels. Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors including: work location, experience, relevant training, education, skill level and performance during interview. Total compensation at Kodiak includes base pay, equity, bonus and a competitive benefits package
California Pay Range
$125,000—$190,000 USD
Preferred
Bonus points for Hardware Programs on autonomous vehicles
