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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Principal Technical Program Manager - Autonomous... - **Company:** NVIDIA Ltd. - **Location:** Santa Clara, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $240,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Testing (Software), JIRA, Machine Learning, Scrum Methodology, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, Jama (Software), Information Technology - **Published:** July 16, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/00000000ggvjqs ## About the Role + 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. ## Description 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. 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