The Staff Technical Program Manager for Board Support Package (BSP) and Multimedia will lead program execution across kernel and driver bring-up, platform enablement, and the WiFi, Bluetooth, Audio, and Camera subsystems that support the vehicle's infotainment experience. This role carries end-to-end accountability for planning, execution, and risk management, and serves as the primary program-level interface between Ford's internal engineering organizations and external chipset and module vendors. Reconciling silicon and supplier schedules with vehicle and program milestones, managing bring-up risks, and building the long-lead platform enablers for key future customer facing features.
Position Responsibilities
- Work with engineering leads to build long-range development roadmaps that prioritize platform-level enablers with input from Vehicle Program, Systems Engineering, Hardware and partner engineering organizations.
- Align hardware, vendor, and software schedules into a single integrated plan. Identify and manage bring-up and new hardware introduction risks early.
- Support WiFi/Bluetooth certification and regulatory approvals with internal compliance teams and external labs.
- Ensure maximum velocity through proactive engagement with engineering teams to identify blockers, manage dependencies, provide logistical support, and guidance on agile principles.
- Lead triage and response plans for critical issues, including field-impacting events.
- Provide clear reporting on status and risks appropriate to technical and management audiences.
- Drive concurrent technical projects across vehicle software domains, helping set priorities for engineering.
- Iterate and improve the software development process, tools, and documentation for your teams and the software organization.
Basic Qualifications
- B.S. in Electrical, Computer Engineering or Computer Science.
- 10+ years of experience in project, program or product management in software.
- 5+ years of experience in software development or testing.
Preferred Qualifications
- M.S. in Electrical, Computer Engineering or Computer Science.
- M.B.A.
- PMP Certification.
- Scrum master Certification.
- Experienced in using JIRA, Jama and Confluence.
- Experience negotiating with hardware and software vendors.
- Experience in Automotive domain.
- Experience in Embedded Software domain.
- Experience in consumer electronics domain.
- Experience in Automotive Infotainment domain.
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