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Sr Staff Technical Program Manager - IVI Platform

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Hybrid
Palo Alto, CA
167K-317K Annually
Senior level
Hybrid
Palo Alto, CA
167K-317K Annually
Senior level
Leads technical program management for Ford’s in-vehicle infotainment platform, coordinating software development, testing, engineering, product, and external vendor teams. Manages schedules, milestones, risks, blockers, priorities, and cross-functional communication across vehicle software projects involving connectivity, functional safety, Ethernet, power management, and cybersecurity. Requires extensive software project or program management and software development or testing experience, with automotive or embedded systems experience preferred.
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We made history and now we work to transform the future – for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.

Ford’s Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team is charged with delivering the company’s vision of a fully electric transportation future. EVDD is customer-obsessed, entrepreneurial, and data-driven and is dedicated to delivering industry-leading customer experience for electric vehicle buyers and owners. You’ll join an agile team of doers pioneering our EV future by working collaboratively, staying focused on only what matters, and delivering excellence day in and day out. Join us to make positive change by helping build a better world where every person is free to move and pursue their dreams.
In this position...

Responsibilities

What you'll do...

• Provide software development process and project management for the RTD team (Real Time Domain) within the IVI Team (In-Vehicle-Infotainment Team), focusing on the Platform aspect of the development

• ​The main topics to cover will be UWB, Bluetooth, NFC, BLE, Power Modding, FuSa items, Ethernet Switch and Cyber Security

• ​Identify potential risks in development and assess program impact, work with Engineering managers to mitigate risk

• ​Cross-functional and cross-team coordination and communication to help deliver committed project outcomes.

• ​Work closely with software engineers, system engineers, testing engineers, and product managers throughout the project lifecycle.

• ​Manage project schedules, identify blockers, potential issues and incongruencies, and clearly communicate them to stakeholders.

• ​Lead external vendors on timelines and deliverables and take responsibility for milestone coordination between internal and external releases.

​• Drive several technical projects across vehicle software domains, helping set priorities for engineering.​

Qualifications

You'll have...

• ​​​B.S. in Electrical, Computer Engineering or Computer Science.
• ​15+ years of experience in project, program or product management in software.

• ​10+ years of experience in software development or testing.

Even better, you may have...

​​​• M.S. in Electrical, Computer Engineering or Computer Science.

​• M.B.A.

​• PMP Certification.

• ​Scrum master Certification.

​• Experienced in using JIRA, Jama and Confluence.

​• Experience negotiating with hardware and software vendors.

​• Experience in Automotive domain.

​• Experience in Embedded Software domain.

​• Experience in consumer electronics domain.

• ​Experience in Automotive Infotainment domain.

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:
• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.
 This position is a leadership level 5 and ranges from $167,200-$316,600.  
Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/LL5

Visa sponsorship is available for this position.

Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.

This position is hybrid with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week. #LI-Hybrid

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