Job#: 3034139 Job Description: Technical Program Manager (AI & Autonomy)
Location: Foster City, California (Onsite)
Employment Type: Contract
Rate: Up to $76.15/hr. on W2
Role Overview
This position is for a Technical Program Manager for an AI & Autonomy team. The role involves working cross-functionally with engineering leaders across software and hardware to translate corporate strategy into detailed roadmaps. The ideal candidate is an engineer who has transitioned into a program management role, capable of managing a program from end-to-end and understanding all its components in depth. This is a contract role with a duration of at least 6 months.
Key Responsibilities
- Work with department leaders to translate corporate strategy into detailed product roadmaps, timelines, and deliverables.
- Ensure engineering teams understand priorities and have the necessary frameworks to execute.
- Define and manage processes and regular meetings, executing toward milestones.
- Conduct risk management by identifying, flagging, and tracking risks to ensure mitigating actions are ongoing.
- Establish standard reports to provide concise and effective communications to stakeholders.
- Drive quarterly planning to ensure team goals align with company initiatives.
- Support key cross-functional decisions across engineering, finance, and strategy.
- Create and manage dashboards and JIRA structures to track requirements.
Required Qualifications
Education: A BS or MS degree in Computer Science, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or equivalent job experience is required.
Experience: A minimum of 5 years of experience in engineering, program management, or management consulting is necessary. A background in automotive, defense, medical devices, or consumer electronics with firmware development is expected. A strong track record in managing complex cross-functional projects is required.
Technical Skills: Deep knowledge of hardware and software interaction and embedded systems development is required. Candidates must have expertise in JIRA for creating dashboards and structures. A strong understanding of agile firmware and software methodologies is essential.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Confluence.
- Industry experience with high-assurance or safety-critical systems design and development.
- Experience leading complex robotics integration projects involving multiple interdependent components.
We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
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Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Everforth Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.
Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.
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