ADAS Technical Program Manager

Ford is pioneering the future of safe, seamless, and scalable automated driving. As the Technical Program Manager (TPM) for Blue Cruise & Situational Awareness, you will own the end-to-end delivery of one Ford's most well known hands-free driver assistance system features. This is a high-impact Individual Contributor role where you will facilitate program strategy, orchestrate cross-domain development and integration, and drive execution across Systems, Software, and Verification & Validation (V&V).

You will serve as the technical thread connecting the end-to-end system, while actively managing critical dependencies with partner domains.

ADAS Technical Program Manager (TPM) Use your technical expertise to make driving safer, easier and better for our customers. The Advance Driver Assistance Technology (ADAS) team develops state-of-the-art software and algorithms to deliver best-in-class features like adaptive cruise control, automatic emergency braking, blind spot monitoring, and 360 camera systems. ADAS also developed Ford's industry-first Pro Trailer Hitch Assist, securing over 60 patents in the process.

The team is responsible for the full end-to-end delivery of these features into production on all Ford vehicle lines.

What you'll do...

End-to-End Ownership

* Define and maintain the delivery roadmap for Blue Cruise and Situational Awareness features from concept through post-launch releases and field monitoring.

* Align roadmaps to critical Platform & Program deliverables, Supplier software integration and validation timelines, and internal develpoment gates

* Drive solutions to cross-functional, cross-domain risks and dependencies within Ford and with supplier partners.

* Proactively identify integration risks, negotiate trade-offs, and escalate blockers with clear technical context and recommended paths forward.

* Present technical development status, risks, and recommendations to senior ADAS, Platform, and Program leadership

* Own delivery and health metrics and drive corrective actions with data-backed rationale

Systems, Software & V&V Integration

* Serve as the technical integrator across the Blue Cruise stack

* Partner with Systems Engineering teams to ensure requirements traceability, architecture alignment, and interfaces are mature and delivered on-time with quality

* Drive V&V strategy across HIL, breadboards, and benches to support with key roadmap delivery

* Coordinate with Software Engineering and Supplier partners to manage release strategy and content

Stakeholder Alignment & Executive Communication

* Act as the single point for Blue Cruise and Situational Awareness delivery status, risks, and roadmap decisions.

* Translate complex technical trade-offs into clear, actionable insights for engineering leads, platform/program leaders, and cross-functional partners.

* Foster a culture of safety, retrospective driven action, and continuous improvement across the delivery ecosystem.

What you'll do...

End-to-End Ownership

* Define and maintain the delivery roadmap for Blue Cruise and Situational Awareness features from concept through post-launch releases and field monitoring.

* Align roadmaps to critical Platform & Program deliverables, Supplier software integration and validation timelines, and internal develpoment gates

* Drive solutions to cross-functional, cross-domain risks and dependencies within Ford and with supplier partners.

* Proactively identify integration risks, negotiate trade-offs, and escalate blockers with clear technical context and recommended paths forward.

* Present technical development status, risks, and recommendations to senior ADAS, Platform, and Program leadership

* Own delivery and health metrics and drive corrective actions with data-backed rationale

Systems, Software & V&V Integration

* Serve as the technical integrator across the Blue Cruise stack

* Partner with Systems Engineering teams to ensure requirements traceability, architecture alignment, and interfaces are mature and delivered on-time with quality

* Drive V&V strategy across HIL, breadboards, and benches to support with key roadmap delivery

* Coordinate with Software Engineering and Supplier partners to manage release strategy and content

Stakeholder Alignment & Executive Communication

* Act as the single point for Blue Cruise and Situational Awareness delivery status, risks, and roadmap decisions.

* Translate complex technical trade-offs into clear, actionable insights for engineering leads, platform/program leaders, and cross-functional partners.

* Foster a culture of safety, retrospective driven action, and continuous improvement across the delivery ecosystem.