Senior/Staff Technical Program Manager - System Safety for Cross Functional Initiatives

zoox

UShybrid$179k-$246k/yrPosted Jan 30, 2026

At a glance

Highlights

  • autonomous mobility mission
  • transparent respectful culture
  • empowering high-impact work

Why this role might suit you

The role involves leading safety-critical autonomous system initiatives, shaping safety cases across software, vehicle platform, and operations, and working in a mission-driven environment with strong leadership and transparent culture.

Skills

system-safetymission-assuranceautonomous-softwarevehicle-platformoperationsperformance-engineeringreliability-engineeringsafety-case-developmenttechnical-program-management

About the role

Zoox is on an ambitious journey to develop a full-stack autonomous mobility solution for cities and to safely deploy a purpose-built robotaxi. Our System Design and Mission Assurance (SDMA) team plays a foundational role in this mission by constructing the safety case for each critical milestone.   We are seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to lead highly cross-functional initiatives that substantiate the safety case for Zoox’s autonomous software, vehicle platform, and operations. Your work will span both real-world and virtual environments, ensuring that the autonomy stack, robot platform, and the operations meet rigorous performance, reliability, and safety requirements.   This role operates horizontally across Autonomy Software,  Robot Platform, and operations, aligning validation efforts, resolving cross-domain dependencies, and ensuring cohesive execution across the system. You will be part of an organization with strong leadership and a transparent, respectful culture that empowers you to deliver at your highest potential.

Compensation

This Project / Program Manager role pays $179k-$246k/yr. Within typical range for project / program manager roles in United States.

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