Technical Program Manager

At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. We also believe in providing you with the freedom to define and realize your dreams. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career potential as you help us define tomorrow's transportation.

Do you have what it takes to make smart vehicles for a smart world? Join the Ford Product Development team. Utilizing Design Thinking & User Experience methods, you'll work to deliver breakthrough products and services that delight our customers. We're seeking forward-thinking, laser-focused professionals with a passion for bringing innovative, exciting, and sustainable ideas to life. We have opportunities around the world for you to contribute to such advancements as autonomy, electrification, smart mobility technologies, and more!

Product Development uses design thinking & user experience methods to deliver breakthrough products and services that delight our customers. We bring innovative, exciting, and sustainable ideas to life. We have opportunities around the world for you to contribute to advancements in autonomy, electrification, smart mobility technologies, and more!

Note, this is a hybrid position whereby the employee will work both from home and from the aforementioned worksite. Hence, the employee must live within a reasonable commuting distance from the worksite. Lead and manage multiple validation and verification activities, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to project plans. Develop and maintain detailed program plans, schedules, and budgets. Ensure alignment between testing activities and project timelines, milestones, and resource allocation. Manage dependencies for the engineering team including procurement of test platforms and equipment in support of test execution. Provide guidance to the V&V team, fostering a culture of quality and continuous improvement. Lead internal bug triage meetings where next steps of all open issues are identified and assigned. Coordinate with other teams, including development, product management, and operations, to align V&V activities with overall project goals. Communicate program status, progress, and issues to stakeholders, including senior management. Manage go/no-go meetings where technical merits of all open issues will be reviewed to make a release decision. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather and analyze requirements for testing. Drive closure to key issues by working with development teams and other TPMs. Analyze defect trends and patterns and recommend process improvements. Drive continuous improvement of V&V processes and methodologies, leveraging industry best practices and emerging technologies to optimize efficiency and effectiveness. Domestic Travel Required up to 5%.

What you'll be able to do:

Technical Program Manager - positions offered by Ford Motor Company (Palo Alto, California). Note, this is a hybrid position whereby the employee will work both from home and from the aforementioned worksite. Hence, the employee must live within a reasonable commuting distance from the worksite. Lead and manage multiple validation and verification activities, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to project plans. Develop and maintain detailed program plans, schedules, and budgets. Ensure alignment between testing activities and project timelines, milestones, and resource allocation. Manage dependencies for the engineering team including procurement of test platforms and equipment in support of test execution. Provide guidance to the V&V team, fostering a culture of quality and continuous improvement. Lead internal bug triage meetings where next steps of all open issues are identified and assigned. Coordinate with other teams, including development, product management, and operations, to align V&V activities with overall project goals. Communicate program status, progress, and issues to stakeholders, including senior management. Manage go/no-go meetings where technical merits of all open issues will be reviewed to make a release decision. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather and analyze requirements for testing. Drive closure to key issues by working with development teams and other TPMs. Analyze defect trends and patterns and recommend process improvements. Drive continuous improvement of V&V processes and methodologies, leveraging industry best practices and emerging technologies to optimize efficiency and effectiveness. Domestic Travel Required up to 5%.