Zoox

Fully electric autonomous ride-hailing service platform

Senior Technical Program Manager - Vehicle Platform & Autonomy Integration

Program ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeFoster City, CA, USA$186k - $255k /yr

About the Job

Requirements

A Bachelor of Science or Master of Science degree in computer science, engineering, or equivalent job experience.
At least 8 years of technical program management experience, ideally on complex software integration programs involving autonomy, robotics, safety-critical systems, or large-scale distributed software.
Solid technical grounding in software systems and comfort participating in architecture discussions across perception, planning and controls, or similar autonomy subsystems.
Experience managing multi-team integration programs with heavy interdependencies and evolving requirements.
Strong stakeholder management skills to align engineering, safety, and leadership around a shared plan.
Sharp written and verbal communication skills and a structured approach to risk and schedule management.

Responsibilities

Own the integration roadmap for the vehicle autonomy platform, coordinating across perception, motion planning, controls, simulation, and vehicle software teams.
Drive cross-team milestone planning, dependency mapping, and risk tracking for a program with many interlocking software subsystems.
Partner with autonomy engineering and safety teams to define integration test plans, validation gates, and readiness criteria for on-road deployment.
Run regular program syncs, milestone reviews, and executive readouts, translating technical status into clear risk and impact narratives for leadership.
Anticipate integration risks, including interface mismatches, regression risk, and simulation-to-real-world gaps, and drive mitigation plans with engineering owners.
Support release planning and coordination with safety, release management, and field operations teams as needed for vehicle platform deployment.
Continuously improve integration processes as the platform and organization scale.
Establish and evolve program management processes, including planning cadences, milestone reviews, and launch readiness criteria, for a fast-moving hardware-software program.

Desired Qualifications

Experience in autonomous vehicles, advanced driver-assistance systems, robotics, or safety-critical software systems.

Salary Range: 186000 to 255000 (Currency: USD) (Pay period: per-year-salary)

Zoox has embarked on a highly ambitious journey to develop a full-stack autonomous mobility solution for our cities. We’re looking for a technical program manager to lead the integration effort that brings together perception, planning, controls, simulation, and vehicle platform teams into a single coherent release. You'll be the connective tissue across the autonomy stack, driving the program from architecture and integration milestones through on-road validation and readiness for deployment. You'll own program strategy, execution, and risk management across hardware, embedded software, and systems integration teams, working closely with hardware engineering, PMO, perception, and platform software groups to ship on schedule.

In this role, you will:

Own the integration roadmap for the Vehicle autonomy platform, coordinating across perception, motion planning, controls, simulation, and vehicle software teams.
Drive cross-team milestone planning, dependency mapping, and risk tracking for a program with many interlocking software subsystems.
Partner with autonomy engineering and safety teams to define integration test plans, validation gates, and readiness criteria for on-road deployment.
Run regular program syncs, milestone reviews, and executive readouts; translate technical status into clear risk/impact narratives for leadership.
Anticipate integration risks (interface mismatches, regression risk, simulation-to-real-world gaps) and drive mitigation plans with engineering owners.
Support release planning and coordination with safety, release management, and field operations teams as needed for Vehicle platform deployment.
Continuously improve integration processes as the platform and org scale.
Establish and evolve program management processes (planning cadences, milestone reviews, launch readiness criteria) for a fast-moving hardware-software program.

Qualifications

BS or MS degree in computer science, engineering or equivalent job experience
8+ years of technical program management experience, ideally on complex software integration programs (autonomy, robotics, safety-critical systems, or large-scale distributed software).
Solid technical grounding in software systems — comfortable with architecture discussions across perception, planning/controls, or similar autonomy subsystems.
Experience managing multi-team integration programs with heavy interdependencies and evolving requirements.
Strong stakeholder management skills; able to align engineering, safety, and leadership around a shared plan.
Sharp written/verbal communication and a structured approach to risk and schedule management.

Bonus Qualifications

Experience in autonomous vehicles, ADAS, robotics, or safety-critical software systems strongly preferred.

About the Company

Zoox

Fully electric autonomous ride-hailing service platform

Zoox designs and operates an autonomous ride-hailing service built around a purpose-built, fully electric vehicle designed specifically for autonomous operation. The vehicle uses advanced sensors, cameras, and AI to navigate complex urban environments, offering a four-passenger interior for comfort. Unlike competitors that retrofit existing cars, Zoox engineers both the vehicle and the service from the ground up, enabling optimized safety, efficiency, and passenger experience through integrated software that optimizes routing and reduces wait times. The company emphasizes safety through extensive testing and regulatory collaboration, and sustainability via electric mobility. The ultimate goal is to provide a smarter, safer, and more efficient urban transportation system that improves city life while reducing emissions.

Company size: 5,001-10,000
Company stage: Acquired
Total funding: $1.2B
Headquarters: Menlo Park, CA
Founded: 2014

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