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Zoox is seeking a Technical Program Manager for Electrical Engineering (EE) Systems to serve as the central coordination function for electrical scope across autonomous vehicle development programs. You will be the single point of contact for all electrical engineering matters, owning the EE portion of the engineering RASIC from concept through industrialization.
Key responsibilities include:
• Serve as the EE coordination hub and primary counterpart to external partner E/E leads, managing all electrical scope and integration across the program.
• Drive low-voltage harness and EDS (Electrical Distribution System) impact assessment and change management. Conduct gap analysis of partner-proposed designs against Zoox EDS best practices and lessons learned, converting findings into tracked change requests.
• Manage cross-company engineering data exchange and release control, including CAD toolchain and version incompatibility resolution between Zoox and partners. Ensure Zoox retains configuration and release control of LV harness drawings and work with Sourcing and Supplier Quality on build-to-print readiness.
• Coordinate the full set of EE work packages including antenna integration, vehicle-level EMC verification, E/E integration and regression testing, thermal validation, and electrical mounting hardware. Pull in responsible Zoox module owners and hold them accountable to committed dates.
• Build and maintain the EE milestone plan against program gates and material required dates. Surface risk early with recovery options rather than escalating red status. Publish concise weekly program updates and prepare EE content for executive and gate reviews.
Required qualifications:
• BS or MS in an engineering discipline or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years in technical program management, systems engineering, or engineering management in automotive, with direct ownership of electrical distribution systems or vehicle electrical architecture scope.
• Experience managing external engineering partners, engineering service providers, or Tier 1 development partners across time zones, including scope negotiation and holding partners to committed deliverables. Approximately quarterly international travel and recurring early-morning Pacific calls required.
• Working fluency in engineering change management and PLM workflows: change requests, change actions, EBOM release, and drawing release control.
• Comfort operating without a settled org chart or fully defined scope, with judgment to force decisions rather than wait for them. Ability to communicate schedule and risk clearly to both engineers and executives.
• Proven track record in low-voltage harness design and release within an OEM or major automotive manufacturing environment.
• Proficiency with risk analysis tools (FTA, FMEA) and root-cause methodologies (8D, Fishbone analysis).
Bonus qualifications include hands-on familiarity with CATIA (V5 and V6), experience with CAD data exchange between mismatched OEM and supplier toolchains, and knowledge of wire harness design and validation standards (USCAR, IPC/WHMA-A-620) and vehicle EMC standards (CISPR 25).
