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Manage and control program budgets and forecasts for vehicle development portfolios. Establish cost baselines, track variances, monitor expenditures, support business case financial modeling, and implement cost control processes and reporting to inform program decision-making.

Architect and build critical systems for autonomous ride-sharing, drive technical direction, mentor engineers, and deliver full-stack solutions.

Lead design, integration, verification, and validation of a complete brake system for an autonomous vehicle. Author system requirements and ICDs, develop integration and HIL test plans, perform vehicle-level validation, create System FMEAs and diagnostic strategies, drive root-cause analysis, and collaborate with mechanical, electrical, firmware, and controls teams to ensure safe, reliable braking performance.

Lead design, integration, and verification of Body electronics for an autonomous robotaxi. Define system architecture and requirements, create integration and V&V test plans, collaborate with mechanical/electrical/firmware teams, produce FMEAs and diagnostics, triage issues, and ensure subsystem safety and performance. Occasional domestic/international travel.

Lead end-to-end delivery of vehicle attribute development (NVH, sound, ride/handling). Remove technical bottlenecks, coordinate hardware/software/validation dependencies, design JIRA workflows and reporting, surface risks and recovery plans, and communicate concise technical updates to leadership.

The Senior Technical Program Manager leads cross-functional program management for vehicle platforms, ensuring goals align with business objectives and overseeing execution from start to finish.

Lead product strategy and delivery for data-science driven backend services powering pricing and fleet optimization. Own roadmap, backlog, and cross-functional execution; partner with data science and engineering to build algorithms, data pipelines, simulation and experimentation infrastructure to improve customer experience and operational efficiency.

Design, implement, and maintain the embedded Linux OS platform for on-vehicle devices. Configure Yocto and U-Boot, develop kernel-space components and drivers, optimize performance, support hardware bring-up, manufacturing, and cross-functional integrations.

Design and evolve perception architecture for autonomous products, integrating sensing technologies, and leading cross-functional teams on AI and performance metrics.

Lead strategic sourcing for vehicle direct materials and operations infrastructure. Manage supplier selection, RFQs, contract negotiation, cost reduction, supplier performance, and commercial/supply chain issues. Drive market research, total cost of ownership models, and cross-functional stakeholder engagement to support a 3–5 year vehicle development roadmap.