Technical Program Manager - Ground Systems
Technical Program Manager - Ground Systems
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$ 130000 - 165000
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Job Description
About Zipline
About You and The Role
The Ground Systems team is a multidisciplinary hardware and software team responsible for designing the infrastructure for aircraft charging and package loading at the heart of our lifesaving autonomous drone delivery service operating in some of the harshest environments on earth.
As the Technical Program Manager for the Ground Systems team you will be the focal point for coordinating resources across the engineering teams strategic vendor relationships and internal production and quality teams. You will be responsible for the path taken to resolve technical and schedule risks and work within the team and across engineering to align priorities coordinate timelines and problemsolve.
For those that are deeply excited about leading with influence and representing a global mission this is an incredible opportunity to leverage your skills.
What Youll Do
- Manage hardware and software roadmaps across programs: balance drive and align key features while surfacing gaps and mitigating risks to projects
- Problemsolve relationships and internal process blockages to drive outcomes
- Understand the technical risks spanning electrical mechanical embedded software and production including the benefits and risks of different manufacturing processes
- Measure and improve development velocity: own engineering timelines unblock teams crosscheck plans and streamline crossfunctional dependencies
- Engage across the development lifecycle: from architecture reviews through validation and into volume production
- Engage across electrical mechanical validation and embedded software domains to drive coherent execution across major projects
- Translate and integrate company goals into our subteams execution strategy
- Make critical decisions informing team priorities
What Youll Bring
- Minimum 2 years of experience as a technical program manager or hardware engineering centric role
- Past success in managing fastpaced technical projects in highperformance hardware fields such as automotive energy aerospace transportation or medical devices
- Demonstrated skill in problemsolving relationships both internally and with strategic vendor partnerships
- Demonstrated skill in aligning priorities coordinating timelines and leading complex scope resource and schedule trades
- Enthusiasm for collaborating in a fast paced and highly crossfunctional environment
- Clear communication skills and the ability to explain challenges and solutions to fellow engineers and nonengineers alike
- Must be eligible to work in the US
- Must be able to work in person at Ziplines South San Francisco office
What Else You Need to Know
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full Time
