Senior / Staff Vehicle Program Manager

Zoox is developing autonomous mobility from the ground up. The Vehicle Program team ensures that this groundbreaking vehicle meets its high-performance targets while remaining on time, within budget, and to a very high-quality standard.  

 Reporting to the Director of Vehicle Program Management, the Vehicle Program Manager will be responsible for program management and delivery of future vehicle programs within Zoox. This role serves as the technical and program lead. You will be responsible for high-impact decisions, both technical and strategic.

BS or MS degree in an engineering discipline or equivalent experience

10+ years of experience in engineering or program management in the automotive or equivalent industry

Demonstrable track record of managing complex cross-functional projects involving hardware and software

Experience in product development at all stages; product ideation, design, release, prototyping, validation, launch, and production

Proficient in tools required to manage complex projects (i.e. Gantt charts, JIRA, Confluence)

Program management certification 

Proficiency using JIRA to capture and track engineering development tasks

Experience with root cause analysis in high-pressure environments

Product execution in a highly dynamic start-up environment