Staff Technical Program Manager, Vehicle Security

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Aurora is looking for a Staff Technical Program Manager (TPM) to lead complex vehicle security initiatives that span multiple engineering teams and security this role you will partner closely with security leaders embedded and platform engineering teams and security architects to turn vehicle security strategy into concrete programs that protect Auroras onboard and offboard systems. Programs in this role integrate with the safety case and support the secure development of the Aurora Driver a safety-critical physically-deployed autonomous system.

This role reports to the Security PMO within Auroras OneTech organization and sits in the Business Operations pillar. Programs in this role typically span multiple engineering teams and security pillars run for several quarters and require coordination across senior engineering security and safety leaders.

In this role you will

• Lead large cross-team security programs spanning Auroras security pillars with emphasis on vehicle and platform security: Product Security Cloud Security Security Engineering Security Operations GRC and Enterprise IT.
• Own program governance for vehicle security initiatives: roadmaps risk tracking dependency management and escalation paths across onboard and offboard security domains.
• Drive end-to-end execution of security programs tied to the Aurora Driver platform from planning through delivery and safety case coordination.
• Coordinate technical work across security architecture embedded systems and vehicle platform teams. Manage dependencies and remove blockers across teams building for a safety-critical deployed AV fleet.
• Provide program visibility through dashboards and leadership reviews including status on vehicle security milestones tied to release trains

Required qualifications

• 8-10 years in technical program management engineering program management or security program management in a technology organization.
• 5 years leading complex cross-functional technical programs with direct experience in automotive robotics aerospace or another safety-critical physically-deployed systems domain.
• Experience partnering with engineering teams on vehicle architecture embedded platform or onboard/offboard infrastructure initiatives with technical depth in how security integrates into a physical product.
• Experience managing large-scale technical systems programs such as secure boot vehicle identity and access management onboard credential management or vehicle-to-cloud security architecture.
• Familiarity with automotive cybersecurity standards specifically ISO 21434 or UNECE R155/R156 and how they apply to program-level governance and evidence tracking.
• Proven ability to coordinate multi-team engineering efforts across hardware and software boundaries with long time horizons tied to vehicle release cycles.

Desirable qualifications

• Experience with safety case development or functional safety programs (ISO 26262 ASPICE) in an automotive or AV context.
• Familiarity with vehicle security domains: secure boot TCM/secure comms onboard IAM OTA update security or fleet-scale credential provisioning.
• Experience with automotive supply chain or OEM integration security (Tier 1/Tier 2 supplier requirements third-party integration risk).
• Familiarity with security tooling for embedded or vehicle platforms distinct from standard enterprise SIEM/SOAR/SAST tooling.
• PMP PgMP Agile or SAFe certifications or equivalent program management training.

The base salary range for this position is $181000-$262000. Auroras pay ranges are determined by role level and location. Within the range the successful candidates starting base pay will be determined based on factors including job-related skills experience qualifications relevant education or training and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future. The successful candidate will also be eligible for an annual bonus equity compensation and benefits.

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