Principal Technical Program Manager - Autonomous Vehicles

The Automotive Vehicles team is searching for a creative and expert Senior Technical Program Manager to help us bring NVIDIA's autonomous vehicle solution out to the world! We will participate in a focused effort to develop and productize ground-breaking product solutions that will redefine the world of transportation and the growing field of self-driving cars! You will work with hardworking and dedicated multi-functional engineering development teams across various vehicle subsystems to integrate their work into our AV SW platform, while achieving or exceeding all important NVIDIA and automotive standards & guidelines. You'll find the work is exciting, fun, and relevant. We have deadlines, partners, and competition. What you will be doing: Work with the engineering team to come up with and handle project roadmaps, schedules, achievements and work you're doing as part of the development team. Coordinate release content and efforts with multiple program/engineering managers who own individual components. Balance risks and address problem that affects release scope, schedule and quality Work closely with the leadership team to help define measures of release quality using industry standards Establish metrics to assist with assessing the health of the release Guide the team on driving in accurate agile/scrum manner Assist in improving processes and procedures within the team. Help streamline day-to-day operations. Generate KPIs and metrics to measure progress and track trends. Be able to analyze the trends and drive improvements through them. Regularly communicate the program status and key issues to management and across teams within the organization What we need to see: BS/MS Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience) 15+ years recent Program/Project Management experience driving the planning and execution of software engineering projects, and releasing commercial products Experience handling at least few successful releases with the short release cadence in a multifaceted environment A consistent track record of leading and optimally delivering medium to large programs and projects, process improvements Shown ability to evaluate and drive adoption of new and improved process workflows in medium to large organizations Experience with new product introduction and program managing research teams is a plus Previous experience & lived a life as a software developer or software QA engineer. Understand the pressures they are under, allowing you to more successfully lead them in projects as well as process. Experience with Jira and/or JAMA, to the point that you can comfortable guide an engineering team how to use these tools and execute in an Agile/scrum manner PMP, Scrum Master certification is a plus Ways to stand out from the crowd: Experience with autonomous vehicles, autonomy software integration and machine learning Experience with start-ups and/or early-stage products Background with automotive SW development and QNX Experience working with operations and fleet management Background with Issue triaging and diagnosis. Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 240,000 USD - 379,500 USD. You will also be eligible for equity and benefits. Applications for this job will be accepted at least until July 18, 2026. This posting is for an existing vacancy. NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes. NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law. NVIDIA pioneered accelerated computing. Today, our AI infrastructure powers global intelligence, transforming every industry. Learn more about NVIDIA.