Hardware Technical Program Manager

Join Kodiak, a collaborative organization based in Mountain View, CA, as a Hardware Technical Program Manager. In this role, you will create technical execution roadmaps, manage the development and integration efforts of our hardware platform, and ensure cross-functional deliverables are delivered on time and with quality. You will also prioritize and manage issues, risks, and dependencies, and develop tools and processes to improve manufacturing productivity. This position offers a remote-friendly work environment, generous PTO policy, and various benefits.

• Créer des feuilles de route d'exécution technique pour lier les fonctionnalités et leurs dépendances au temps, et suivre les dépendances entre les équipes.
• Gérer et optimiser les efforts de développement et d'intégration spécifiquement pour notre plateforme matérielle actuelle, en veillant à sa stabilité et à ses performances.
• Travailler en étroite collaboration avec les équipes matérielles, logicielles, systèmes et opérations pour garantir que les livrables interfonctionnels sont livrés à temps et de qualité.

• Experience managing fast paced initiatives, often with multiple stakeholders, complex schedules, and priority calls that need to be made
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You know how to facilitate tradeoffs between engineering and product requirements, but always maintain high safety standards
• Experience in a startup environment, managing hardware projects towards manufacturing at scale
• Experience in the automotive or trucking industry with bonus points for Hardware Programs on autonomous vehicles
• Strong bias for action
• Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering, Engineering, or a similar technical field
• 5+ years of experience of Technical Program Management experience
• Passion. You are passionate about autonomous vehicles and their potential impact on humanity
• Expertise in project management tools such as Linear, JIRA, Smartsheet or LucidChart