Technical Program Manager, Vehicle Security
$196,000–$242,000 year
HybridMountain View Santa Clara County, California, United States
Job Summary
Design and drive the horizontal vehicle cybersecurity roadmap, coordinating internal engineering, product management, and operations to implement and maintain base vehicle security features. Manage the end-to-end Vehicle Security Requirement Process Flow from ideation through verification and stakeholder governance. Partner with Fleet Operations to ensure security controls operate effectively, systematically identifying and mitigating operational frictions while driving cross-functional technical solutions. Drive regular software release cybersecurity reporting, tracking key metrics for upcoming releases and providing status updates on risks and success likelihood. Ensure base vehicle security architectures conform to automotive standards and regulations including ISO/SAE 21434, UN ECE R155, and UN ECE R156. This role follows a hybrid work schedule and reports to the Manager of Technical Program Management, Cybersecurity.
Required Qualifications
- 8+ years relevant work experience in Technical Program Management within complex embedded systems, product security or safety-critical engineering environments (e.g. automotive, aerospace, defense or robotics)
- A BA/BS degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Cybersecurity, or equivalent practical experience
- Demonstrated technical fluency in embedded and modern vehicle cybersecurity concepts with the ability to act as a technical peer to Systems Engineering and Security Engineering when discussing vehicle networks (CAN, Automotive Ethernet, ECUs), autonomous driving hardware/software systems and onboard security features
- Proven track record of leading multi-company and cross-functional initiatives spanning external OEM/supplier partners and internal embedded, cloud, systems engineering, and fleet operations teams
- Superior skills in requirements tracking, management, governance and software release reporting including navigating cross-functional systems engineering workflows, risk prioritization and release readiness metrics
- Strong ability to structure ambiguous technical problem statements into clear, executable program plans, driving alignment and accountability across partner organizations
- hybrid work schedule
Desired Qualifications
- Engineering background in Embedded Systems, Firmware or Product Security Architecture, with hands-on experience in embedded security feature implementation (e.g. SecOC, secure boot, trust zones, diagnostic locking/Service29, Automotive Ethernet, Secure Boot, TrustZone or OTA update mechanisms)
- Prior experience defining and leading product security programs compliant with automotive or safety-critical standards and risk frameworks (ISO/SAE 21434, UN ECE R155/R156, TARA)
- Experience establishing software release reporting metrics and decision-making frameworks for technical risk acceptance, release cutoffs and waivers
- Familiarity with fleet management tools and operational security workflows (e.g., Service29 OBD-II access automation, tamper detection alerting)
- Experience identifying and mitigating operational friction introduced by security controls, balancing fleet availability and serviceability with rigorous cybersecurity standards
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