Zoox
Senior/Staff Technical Program Manager - Compute Hardware
$213K–$296K
Foster City, CA · On-site · Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 15, 2026
- Experience
- At least 10 years of work experience, including at least 5 years in program management.
- Education
- BS or MS degree in an engineering discipline or equivalent experience.
About the job
Own the end-to-end Primary Compute Unit program, coordinating hardware development, integration, suppliers, manufacturing, schedules, budgets, risks, and cross-functional delivery.
What you'll do
- Lead PCU planning and execution across architecture alignment, development, validation, integration, and company milestones.
- Manage program schedules, resources, budgets, risks, supplier activities, and manufacturing readiness.
- Coordinate issue resolution and communicate program status, decisions, and progress to stakeholders.
What they ask for
- BS or MS degree in an engineering discipline or equivalent experience.
- At least 10 years of work experience, including at least 5 years in program management.
- Deep experience with hardware development and HW/SW integration.
- Significant experience working with suppliers (JDM, CM) to deliver products from conception to production; proficiency with project-management tools such as JIRA or smartsheets.
Nice to have
- Experience in the automotive industry or developing compute systems.
- Strong references highlighting relationship-building with senior leaders and engineers across functions.
Pay
USD 213,000–296,000 per-year-salary (base salary)
Tools
JIRA, smartsheets
AI focus
The PCU is the compute system that runs the AI stack enabling autonomous driving; this role manages the PCU program.
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