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# TPM - Vehicle System Integration

- **Company:** Manpower
- **Location:** San Mateo, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $183,040.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, JIRA, Requirements Management, Systems Integration, Smartsheet, Jama (Software), Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Polarion
- **Published:** September 3, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.techcareers.com/job.asp?id=3375500235&tx=JJ4135FFP&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54

## About the Role

* 5+ years of experience as a Technical Program Manager or Systems Engineer in aerospace, autonomous vehicles, or advanced automotive settings.
 * Deep familiarity with the systems engineering "V-model" lifecycle, fail-operational architectures, and requirements management frameworks.
 * Proven experience managing safety workflows such as SFMEAs, DFMEAs, FTAs, and ensuring ISO 26262 / MIL-STD-882 compliance.
 * Strong background in vehicle E/E system design, electrical integration, or managing complex hardware/software interfaces.
 * Experience using project, change, and configuration management tools like JIRA, Smartsheet, Jama, Polarion, or DOORS.

## Description

* Manage the release train, maturity lifecycle, and governance for all System Technical Specifications (STS) across all program gates from PI to OKTB.
 * Act as the operational owner of the System Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (SFMEA) lifecycle, facilitating workshops and tracking action items to ensure safety mitigations are integrated into hardware/software schedules.
 * Build and maintain the master dependency matrix linking various engineering teams and proactively resolve timeline disconnects to keep engineering progress on track.
 * Lead the program management of Engineering Change Requests (ECRs), ensuring all stakeholders evaluate impacts on timelines and resources.
 * Define and track health metrics of the Systems Engineering team's deliverables, providing high-density status updates to executive leadership.


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