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CARIAD, Inc. · 1 month ago

Principal Technical Program Manager, Electrical Engineering

Mountain View, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff

$195K/yr - $283K/yr

12+ years exp

CARIAD is an automotive software development team within the Volkswagen Group, focused on creating a unified software platform for the automotive industry. The Principal Technical Program Manager, Electrical Engineering will manage hardware project management and launch processes, ensuring projects are completed on time, within budget, and to specifications while coordinating with cross-functional teams and manufacturing partners.

AutomotiveInformation TechnologySoftware

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Responsible for achieving project objectives of on time, on spec, on budget and on quality deliveries

Responsible to prepare, maintain and track formal project plans including schedules and deliverables, including those from the EE, ME, ID and FW teams and other teams as needed

Communicate engineering requirements, specifications, project schedule, and budget constraints to cross-functional teams, including engineers, senior management and consultants

Responsible for project, resource planning, reporting and escalation

Support HW project team in procuring new Hardware (HW) / Software (SW) tools and working with corresponding vendors in setting up the same

Work with SoC silicon vendors for the on-going projects in getting technical support with respect to HW and SW for those SoCs

Administer a formal review process to validate each development phase has completed successfully, and the product is ready for the next phase

Responsible and main interface for manufacturing partner from project initiation to launch

Establish project schedule, financial parameters and technical requirements with manufacturing partner

Work closely with Failure Analysis Engineers and to provide guidance to the debug technicians and develop better understanding of the product

Test/Assembly process support: test code verification, test automation, bug reporting, test process improvements and cost reductions

Technical and project management interface with development team for Layout, Mechanical assembly as part of joint development project

Responsible for early engagement of manufacturing team for design review, DFM, Testing setup, DV plan/executing etc

Coordinate with manufacturing partner from early prototype build, production line set up, quality review, QA plan, ramp up plan, end of line test setup plan, mass production plan, strategy for field quality issue resolution etc

Arrange review at each quality gate with manufacturing partner

Qualification

Electrical hardware developmentAutomotive project experienceProject managementManufacturing processesTest automationExpert communicatorTeam motivationStakeholder managementCross-functional collaboration

Required

Extensive knowledge of establishing project schedules, financial parameters, and technical requirements, managing projects from initiation to mass production

Strong technical background with a good understanding of manufacturing, manufacturing processes, materials, electronics, and mechanical aspects

Extensive knowledge of electrical HW development, specifically circuit design and validation preferred

Prior experience in automotive projects, especially in the field of Electronic Control Unit (ECU)

12+ years of experience with Hardware Project and Launch management

2+ years of experience working with manufacturing partners from prototyping to production of mechanical hardware (housings, enclosures, heat sinks, fasteners, and structural components)

Bachelor's degree in engineering, or related degree