Technical Program Manager
External job listingat Outrider
Outrider seeks a Technical Program Manager to lead cross-functional engineering programs supporting autonomous vehicle development and customer deployments.
Salary
Not provided
Location
Henderson, United States
Employment type
Full time
Workplace
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Technical Program Manager
Henderson, United States
Job description
About the role
Outrider is seeking a Technical Program Manager to lead complex, cross-functional engineering programs supporting autonomous vehicle development and customer deployments. The Technical Program Manager, Hardware serves as the operational leader, aligning hardware, software, systems engineering, robotics, autonomy, product management, manufacturing, field operations, and safety teams around common program goals.
This role owns execution from concept through deployment, balancing competing priorities while proactively managing technical risk, dependencies, schedules, and stakeholder communication. The position reports directly to the Director, Technical Program Management and Test Operations.
Responsibilities
- Lead cross-functional engineering programs from concept through deployment, ensuring successful delivery of technical milestones across software, hardware, systems, product, safety, manufacturing, and field operations.
- Identify technical, operational, and schedule risks early, develop mitigation strategies, and drive resolution to keep programs on track.
- Own program dependencies across engineering teams, proactively removing blockers and aligning priorities to maintain execution momentum.
- Coordinate hardware prototype builds, software releases, integration activities, and validation efforts to ensure readiness for testing and customer deployments.
- Partner with engineering and product leaders to define program plans, establish milestones, and drive accountability for deliverables.
- Monitor program health through metrics, dashboards, and KPIs, providing clear and concise updates to engineering leadership and executive stakeholders.
- Facilitate technical design reviews, program reviews, and cross-functional planning meetings, ensuring decisions, actions, and risks are documented and communicated effectively.
- Develop and maintain integrated program schedules that align engineering execution with business priorities and customer...
Key facts
- Leads engineering programs from concept through deployment.
- Coordinates hardware prototypes, software releases, integration, and validation.
- Reports to the Director, Technical Program Management and Test Operations.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Technical Program Manager do?
The role leads cross-functional engineering programs supporting autonomous vehicle development and customer deployments, from concept through deployment.
Which teams does the role work with?
The role aligns hardware, software, systems engineering, robotics, autonomy, product management, manufacturing, field operations, and safety teams.
Who does this position report to?
The position reports directly to the Director, Technical Program Management and Test Operations.