Senior/Staff Technical Program Manager - Core Autonomy Capabilities
Core
Own the portfolio of programs launching fundamental new autonomy and safety capabilities for Zoox's robotaxi and Toyota Highlander test fleet.
Role type
Staff Technical Program Manager (Core Autonomy Capabilities)
Builds
Fail-operational architectures, next-gen perception/motion planning stacks, learned scene understanding/behavior models, collision avoidance, and guidance/routing capabilities.
Domain
Autonomous vehicles / Robotics / Safety-critical systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Cross-functional program leadership, influencing without authority, technical trade-off analysis, milestone synthesis, scope prioritization, ambiguity navigation, Jira proficiency
Preferred skills
Novel capability productionization, shipping ML components to safety-critical systems, verification and validation, safety case development, process scaling
Technologies
Jira
Responsibilities
Drive programs from architecture through release, set planning/reporting standards for subordinate TPMs, surface dependencies early, synthesize status for executive leadership, arbitrate scope and staffing, execute uncharted technical initiatives
Seniority
Staff, high-leverage portfolio ownership