Technical Program Manager - Body & Closures

Expected compensation: 91.85 USD Per Hour

Hire Art is helping an on-demand, autonomous ride-hailing company find a Technical Program Manager
- Body & Closures to support the development of vehicle body systems.

In this role, you’ll partner with mechanical engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, validation teams, and external suppliers to keep hardware development programs organized and on schedule. You’ll manage project timelines, coordinate hardware builds and part deliveries, track technical issues, and help remove roadblocks throughout the physical product development lifecycle.

The ideal candidate has experience supporting physical product development programs and is comfortable coordinating technical teams, suppliers, and hardware build activities. You are highly organized, proactive, and skilled at managing multiple work streams in a fast-paced engineering environment.

• Build, maintain, and communicate detailed project schedules for body mechanisms, sealing systems, and structural integration programs.
• Coordinate with external suppliers to manage hardware build plans, track part deliveries, and ensure program milestones are met.
• Maintain issue trackers, follow up on root cause analysis progress, and facilitate cross-functional meetings to drive hardware issues to resolution.
• Partner with mechanical engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, and validation teams to coordinate development activities and track bill of materials maturity.
• Support packaging investigations and clash analysis using CAD tools such as CATIA, NX, or Solid Works.
• Manage the release of technical datasets and manufacturing drawings through formal product lifecycle management workflows.
• Identify program risks, remove roadblocks, and communicate project status to stakeholders.

• A bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, business, project management, or a related field
• 2+ years of experience in technical program management, project management, manufacturing, mechanical engineering, or a related field
• Experience supporting physical product development across the design, sourcing, validation, and build lifecycle
• Strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple work streams
• Proficiency with project management tools such as Jira, Confluence, Smartsheet, or Microsoft Project
• Familiarity with automotive body systems, including latches, hinges, actuators, or related manufacturing processes
• Basic familiarity with 3D CAD or product lifecycle management systems such as CATIA, NX, Solid Works, or 3
  
  DEXPERIENCE
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills

• Experience in the automotive, robotics, aerospace, or consumer electronics industries
• Passion for autonomous vehicle technology and robotics

• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• Employer (Hire Art) subsidized healthcare benefits (eligibility begins on the first of the month following 60 days of service)
• Flexible Spending Account for healthcare-related costs
• Hire Art covers all costs for short- and long-term disability and life insurance
• 401k package

This is a full-time, ongoing contract position staffed via Hire Art. It will be onsite and available to candidates who are local to the Foster City, CA area.

Hire Art values diversity and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. Unfortunately, we are not able to sponsor visas or employ corp-to-corp.