Senior/Staff Technical Program Manager - Automation & Scaling
Core
Own systems enabling faster validation and release cadence for autonomous vehicle platforms (Toyota Highlander test fleet and Zoox robotaxi) by leveraging simulation, automation, and scalable infrastructure.
Role type
Senior/Staff Technical Program Manager (Automation & Scaling)
Builds
Simulation validation pipelines, cloud-based metrics/data processing systems, and automated triage/release workflows for autonomous fleet software.
Domain
Autonomous vehicles / Robotics / Cloud Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Technical program management, automation design & deployment, AWS cloud infrastructure, simulation at scale, AI/ML for log analysis and failure detection, prototyping to production, cross-functional leadership
Preferred skills
Virtual validation strategies, continuous delivery model implementation, safety-critical software experience, Python coding for internal tools
Technologies
AWS, Python, Simulation platforms, CI/CD pipelines
Responsibilities
Partner with Simulation, Autonomy, and Mission Assurance teams to expand simulation coverage; Identify and automate manual steps to reduce cycle time; Deploy AI-assisted systems for log parsing and failure classification; Scale cloud-based simulation and release evaluation pipelines; Turn prototypes into production-grade systems; Instrument processes and report progress to executive leadership
