Senior Technical Program Manager (Manufacturing Capacity)

Join Zoox, a leading autonomous vehicle company, as a Senior Technical Program Manager. In this high visibility role, you will drive complex manufacturing capacity upgrades and expansion, plan and own multiple capital expenditure projects, and act as the primary technical liaison with external partners. You will also develop project level RASICs, lead communication updates, and own integrated program schedules. This position offers a range of benefits, including paid parental leave, health insurance, and work from home opportunities.

About Zoox

Track record of managing complex, cross-functional programs with hard deadlines and competing priorities

You do not need to match every listed expectation to apply for this position. Here at Zoox, we know that diverse perspectives foster the innovation we need to be successful, and we are committed to building a team that encompasses a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and skills

Experience with sensors, optics, high performance compute, telematics, or other advanced hardware development and industrialization

Experience scaling manufacturing environments in Robotics, Consumer Electronics, Automotive, EV, Aerospace, Data Center Hardware, or Advanced Robotics industries

Responsibilities

• Plan and own multiple capital expenditure (CapEx) projects from early concepts through final commissioning, supporting manufacturing of critical subassemblies.
• Drive the planning, detailed engineering design, and execution for complex manufacturing facility upgrades and line implementation.
• Act as the primary technical liaison, managing relationships, schedules, and deliverables with both equipment integrators and engineering partners.
• Demonstrated ability to negotiate with external vendors and drive consensus among cross-functional technical teams internally
• Experience collaborating directly with Product Development, Hardware Engineering, or other engineering teams to influence Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and ensure smooth new product introductions (NPI)

Requirements

• Experience working with suppliers and partners on large capital equipment projects, including early development of project requirements and Statements of Work (SOWs)
• Experience in factory design, layout planning and equipment installation
• BS/MS in Industrial, Mechanical, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related discipline
• Exceptional communication skills, capable of synthesizing complex technical and financial data into actionable leadership updates
• 8+ years of TPM or operations experience, with a proven track record leading large-scale industrial CapEx projects or facility build-outs from concept to commissioning
• Deep technical expertise in industrial automation, production and assembly processes for mid to high volume manufacturing
• Proficiency with factory design tools (AutoCAD, Navisworks) and advanced program management software (Smartsheet, MS Project)

Pay

USD 193,000 - 231,000