Senior Technical Program Manager – Driverless Readiness and AI Platform Reliability

Job overview

Compensation is $160,360–$240,540 per year. The Senior Technical Program Manager – Driverless Readiness and AI Platform Reliability role is associated with San Jose, CA; the posting does not specify a work arrangement. in the structural salary fields; the description lists a base pay range of $160,360–$240,540, plus potential annual performance bonus, equity, and benefits. Nuro develops autonomous driving technology intended to support safer, easier, and more connected mobility. The program manager coordinates cross-functional AI platform programs and owns execution of systems tooling initiatives that support driverless readiness. The role aligns engineering and operations teams, tracks reliability metrics and risks, and helps shorten the path from field failures to validated fixes.

What you'll do

• Own reliability metrics that gate driverless readiness
• coordinate AI Platform, Systems, Hardware, and Vehicle Operations
• maintain execution plans and track progress, risks, and metrics
• drive issue triage and resolution
• translate field failure patterns into engineering and tooling priorities
• identify validation gaps
• improve troubleshooting and intervention workflows
• provide program updates and risk assessments to leadership.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior technical program manager

driverless readiness

ai platform reliability

autonomous driving

systems engineering

verification and validation

reliability metrics

cross-functional programs

san jose ca

nuro

jira

confluence

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Annual performance bonus, equity, and a competitive benefits package are listed.

Why this role

Works across Systems Engineering, Platform, Data Science, Autonomy, Hardware, and Vehicle Operations; requires 5+ years in technical program management, systems engineering, or software development in robotics, automotive, or related technology domains.

About the employer

Nuro is hiring for this role. Industry: Computer Systems Design Services. Sector: 54.