Partner with technical development leaders to create symbiotic relationships that showcase high value in technical leader/TPM matched-pairing through delivery velocity
Utilize technical knowledge and capabilities to assist technical leaders and engineers in resolving dependencies and issues with stakeholders
Help to resolve or facilitate resolution of technical issues
Elevate the visibility of the team – provide regular “push” updates through wiki, Jira, Teams, email, and other communication mediums
Communicate and present project status to a broad stakeholder and leadership community
Proactively identify and manage project risks, developing mitigations and/or recovery plans in event of project slips
Efficiently utilize work management tools – Wiki, JIRA, Project Management Tools – to make plans and status visible to leadership and to provide strategic planning options/contingencies
The minimum requirements we seek
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or Controls Engineering
5+ years’ experience in SW Program Management in an embedded technical software discipline
5+ years’ experience in the usage of industry standard project management tools for product development and delivery (MS Project or equivalent)
2+ years’ experience in the usage of the JIRA work management tool or equivalent for product development and delivery
Ability to understand complex technical issues and to present adjusted levels of detail based on target audience
Our preferred requirements
Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, or Controls Engineering
7+ years’ experience in SW Program Management in an embedded technical software discipline within the automotive domain
Strong background in embedded software development, understanding of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems
Prior experience managing complex technical software workstreams, specifically in Diagnostics (UDS/DEM/DCM), Software Download (SWDL), Over-the-Air (OTA) updates, or Vision/Image Processing.
Experience leading cross-functional teams across multiple disciplines (engineering, product, design, testing, quality, etc.) throughout the entire product lifecycle
Expert knowledge of Agile development methods and application
Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle methodology
Mastery of technical plan development (task identification, task breakdown, timing) for consumption at multiple leadership levels of the organization
Extensive experience using Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence, etc), and GitHub source code management tool
Extensive experience using Confluence to develop/maintain rich content wiki pages
Proven ability to communicate program information to stakeholders at various levels of the organization (written and verbal)
You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!
As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:
Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
Tuition assistance
Established and active employee resource groups
Paid time off for individual and team community service
A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.
This position is a salary grade 7 and ranges from $99,600-$146,600., This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $115,000-$162,900.
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Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
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This position is hybrid with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week. #LI-Hybrid
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