ADAS Hardware Technical Program Manager

Join Ford's ADAS team as a Technical Program Manager for Hardware, to lead the development and delivery of critical hardware components for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems. In this role, you will orchestrate cross-functional teams, manage complex hardware initiatives from concept to launch, and ensure the timely, high-quality execution of our ADAS hardware roadmap. If you thrive on solving challenging technical problems, driving cross-functional alignment, and delivering groundbreaking automotive hardware, this is your opportunity to make a significant impact.

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As a Technical Program Manager for ADAS Hardware, you will be at the forefront of developing and delivering cutting-edge Hardware solutions that power Ford's Advanced Driver Assistance Systems. This role demands a unique blend of technical understanding in ECUs and Sensors and exceptional Program Management skills. You will be responsible for leading the development timelines and delivery of ADAS Components to meet program milestone, coordinating efforts across internal teams and external suppliers, and ensuring the successful delivery of robust and reliable ADAS hardware.

What you'll do...

* Partner with key stakeholders to define, scope, prioritize, and deliver major ADAS hardware and system integration initiatives that span multiple teams and multiple organizations across Ford

* Understand the needs of stakeholders across the product development organization and influence as appropriate to achieve alignment on the prioritized initiatives

* Apply technical project planning, management, and leadership for the development and delivery of ADAS hardware components, ECUs, sensors, and their integration

* Implement and execute roadmaps, schedules, project plans, and resourcing plans to enable ADAS to meet commitments across all customer constituencies

* Lead team members on modern, world-class, hardware design, development, validation, and manufacturing practices, and precise execution of a technical plan (including management of milestone progress, dependency tracking, risk management, and risk mitigation)

* Interface with and lead cross-functional teams - Systems, Software, Feature, Suppliers, V&V, Quality - to define and drive development plans, ensuring on-time hardware component and system delivery with highest quality

* 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

As a Technical Program Manager for ADAS Hardware, you will be at the forefront of developing and delivering cutting-edge Hardware solutions that power Ford's Advanced Driver Assistance Systems. This role demands a unique blend of technical understanding in ECUs and Sensors and exceptional Program Management skills. You will be responsible for leading the development timelines and delivery of ADAS Components to meet program milestone, coordinating efforts across internal teams and external suppliers, and ensuring the successful delivery of robust and reliable ADAS hardware.

What you'll do...

* Partner with key stakeholders to define, scope, prioritize, and deliver major ADAS hardware and system integration initiatives that span multiple teams and multiple organizations across Ford

* Understand the needs of stakeholders across the product development organization and influence as appropriate to achieve alignment on the prioritized initiatives

* Apply technical project planning, management, and leadership for the development and delivery of ADAS hardware components, ECUs, sensors, and their integration

* Implement and execute roadmaps, schedules, project plans, and resourcing plans to enable ADAS to meet commitments across all customer constituencies

* Lead team members on modern, world-class, hardware design, development, validation, and manufacturing practices, and precise execution of a technical plan (including management of milestone progress, dependency tracking, risk management, and risk mitigation)

* Interface with and lead cross-functional teams - Systems, Software, Feature, Suppliers, V&V, Quality - to define and drive development plans, ensuring…