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Hardware Technical Program Manager

Kodiak AI· Program Management
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Mountain View, CA$125k - $190kPosted 3w ago

About the role

Technical Program Manager focused on coordinating hardware, software, systems, and operations for Kodiak's autonomous vehicle platforms, with emphasis on current hardware platform stability, cross-functional delivery, and manufacturing readiness. Based in Mountain View, CA with some travel.

Responsibilities

  • Create technical execution roadmaps across engineering teams to tie features and their dependencies to time, and track dependencies across teams.
  • Manage and optimize the development and integration efforts specifically for our current hardware platform, ensuring its stability and performance as we scale.
  • Manage the progress of the build to meet Program objectives and goals, defining schedules, milestones, and resource allocation for successful execution. Communicate schedules, status, and priorities to all levels of the organization.
  • Work closely with the Hardware, Software, systems, and operations teams to ensure cross functional deliverables are delivered on time and on quality
  • Prioritize and manage issues, risks, and dependencies and resolve any barriers to moving programs forward.
  • Support and guide decision making by clearly communicating risks and tradeoffs to stakeholders.
  • Develop tools and processes to improve manufacturing productivity.
  • Maintain a strong technical understanding of our autonomous vehicle platforms, hardware lifecycle, safety clearance process, and test operations.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience of Technical Program Management experience
  • Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering, Engineering, or a similar technical field.
  • Experience managing fast paced initiatives, often with multiple stakeholders, complex schedules, and priority calls that need to be made.
  • Strong bias for action
  • Experience in the automotive or trucking industry with bonus points for Hardware Programs on autonomous vehicles.
  • Experience in a startup environment, managing hardware projects towards manufacturing at scale.
  • Expertise in project management tools such as Linear, JIRA, Smartsheet or LucidChart.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You know how to facilitate tradeoffs between engineering and product requirements, but always maintain high safety standards.
  • Passion. You are passionate about autonomous vehicles and their potential impact on humanity.

Skills

Required:Technical Program ManagementCross-functional leadershipStakeholder management
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Kodiak AI

Safely driving an autonomous future.

Our purpose-built autonomous solution, the Kodiak Driver, is the AV industry’s most advanced driverless technology, seamlessly integrating into any driving platform for reliable movement in any environment. Learn how we’re shaping the future of ground transportation.

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