Uber
Staff Technical Program Manager - Hardware
$211K–$234K
Sunnyvale, California · Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 11, 2026
- Experience
- 7+ years of system engineering experience.
- Education
- BS/MS in Engineering (CS, EE, Robotics, Mechanical) or equivalent hands-on background.
About the job
Leads early-stage hardware programs for autonomous vehicle technology, from concept and prototyping through validation and physical vehicle integration.
What you'll do
- Manage vehicle NPI and prototype builds with automotive partners, including upfits, assembly milestones, engineering changes, and delivery.
- Coordinate hardware-software integration and validation, aligning internal teams and external partners on technical dependencies, release gates, and risks.
- Manage supplier delivery and NPI materials systems, including PLM, BOMs, lead times, inventory, and hardware traceability.
What they ask for
- 7+ years of system engineering experience leading multi-functional engineering teams through technical ambiguity, milestone planning, and release gating.
- BS/MS in Engineering (CS, EE, Robotics, Mechanical) or equivalent hands-on background.
- Track record managing external hardware vendors and suppliers to meet SOW commitments, schedule, and quality standards.
- Practical experience with NPI material tracking frameworks, PLM systems, BOM structures, and inventory controls.
Nice to have
- Experience with specialty automotive build partners, prototype vehicle upfits, custom retrofits, or Tier-1/OEM integration.
- Familiarity with AV sensing platforms (LiDAR, Radar, Cameras), embedded compute, and vehicle bus architectures; hardware-software validation experience.
Pay
USD $211,000 per year - USD $234,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
LiDAR, Radar, Cameras, PLM, BOM
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