Staff Vehicle Program Manager

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Own the technical integration of the Waabi Driver with an OEM partner, from program setup through driverless operation.
• Be part of a team of multidisciplinary Engineers and Research Scientists using an AI-first approach to enable safe self-driving at scale.
• Turn company goals into an integrated program plan with the partner, covering Waabi and OEM deliverables, cross-team dependencies and the critical path.
• Balance resources and priorities across Hardware, Embedded, Onboard, Infra and Autonomy, and make trade-off calls when one plan affects another.
• Act as Waabi's technical face to the OEM and build trust at every level, from executive reviews to working-level engineering teams.
• Go deep when it matters: work with engineers on test vehicles to triage integration issues and drive them to a decision.
• Spot risk before it reaches the schedule, bring options with a recommendation, and escalate early and clearly.
• Hold Waabi's technical standards with the partner, adapting to how each OEM works and pushing back credibly when needed.

Job requirements

• 8+ years of engineering experience in vehicle development, autonomous vehicles, ADAS or robotics, including 3+ years leading technical integration programs.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Mechanical, Electrical, Computer or Systems Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Breadth across actuation and autonomy system integration (sensors, compute, embedded, and software) and the judgment to weigh trade-offs between them.
• Ability to rapidly go deep on a technical issue with engineers, work it to a decision, and return to the program view.
• Solid problem solving using dependency mapping, critical-path analysis and risk management, with clear options for leadership.
• Strong written and verbal communication, equally effective in an OEM executive review and a test-vehicle debug session.
• Comfort with ambiguity and a startup pace: filters signal from noise and adds structure without adding overhead.
• Open-minded and collaborative team player with the willingness to help others.