Technical Program Manager

About the position

Luminar Technologies is seeking a Technical Program Manager to lead projects through all Engineering phases of the Product lifecycle. This role oversees cross-functional technical engagement within Luminar and ensures successful customer development and value delivery. The Technical Program Manager will be a key product development management team member focused on driving the development implementation of cutting-edge technology to the next-generation automotive sensing platforms. In this role, you will partner with functional leads, DRIs (Direct Responsible Individuals), and other platform TPMs to deliver successful projects to the customer. Additionally, you will act as an engineering interface for internal stakeholders while managing the cross-functional development team.

Responsibilities

• Work cross-functionally to translate program requirements and milestones into detailed execution plans for engineering functional teams
• Drive execution to these plans, conduct team meetings, communicate status, and identify/resolve blocking issues
• Engage with other TPMs in all technical aspects of development
• Work directly with OEMs to align on product requirements, performance, and integration of the sensor platform to the OEM environment
• Escalate risks and issues promptly and drive them to closure
• Proactively coordinate across functional groups to manage dependencies between Hardware, Software, and suppliers
• Continuously evaluate internal processes to improve efficiency
• Oversee engineering alignment within Luminar's product development process
• Prepare and disseminate project status reports, including KPIs
• Work closely with NPI teams to support and handoff for SAFE Launch and SOP (start-of-production)

Requirements

• Bachelor or Master's Degree in an Engineering or Technical related field
• 5+ years of technical project/program management experience in the Automotive space
• Knowledge of project management methodologies and tools such as MS Project, Confluence, Jira and ERP tools like Arena
• Experience defining release readiness criteria, ensuring all changes comply before deployment
• Able to work successfully with cross-functional and geographical distributed teams
• Able to travel up to 25%

Nice-to-haves

• Project Management Certification
• Knowledge of Embedded Systems and Software
• Knowledge and Experience in the Development of a Hardware Product
• Master's in an Engineering Degree or Technical related field
• Automotive OEM or Tier 1 experience

Benefits

• Equity in the form of restricted stock unit awards
• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
• 401k plan
• Life and disability benefits
• Flexible time off
• Paid parental leave
• Tuition reimbursement for formal education related to advancing your career at Luminar