Technical Program Manager

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Job Title:

Technical Program Manager (TPM) – Pre-Sales & Delivery | Automotive / Silicon

Location:

San Diego, CA

Role Overview

We are seeking a Technical Program Manager (TPM) to partner closely with Sales and Engineering to support pre-sales pursuits and post-award program delivery within the automotive and silicon/semiconductor domains.

This role blends technical leadership, customer engagement, and program execution. The TPM will act as a technical face to customers during the sales phase, shaping solutions, driving proposals, and de-risking scope and then transition into delivery ownership once projects become billable.

Key Responsibilities

Pre-Sales & Sales Support

Serve as the pre-sales technical lead for automotive or silicon customer engagements

Partner with sales teams on customer discovery, solution scoping, and technical strategy

Own and contribute to RFI/RFQ/RFP responses, technical proposals, and SOW inputs

Define solution architecture approach, milestones, assumptions, resourcing, and effort estimates

Lead customer workshops, requirement discovery sessions, and technical alignment meetings

Coordinate demos and proof-of-concepts (POCs) with engineering SMEs

Identify technical risks and propose mitigation strategies to support deal closure

Support business case development and ROI justification

Program Delivery Transition & Execution

Develop structured handover plans to transition won work into delivery

Own program kickoff, planning, risk management, and milestone tracking

Coordinate cross-functional teams across engineering, product, and operations

Ensure on-time, high-quality execution aligned with customer expectations

Maintain strong customer relationships throughout delivery lifecycle

Required Experience & Skills

6+ years of experience as a Technical Program Manager, Solutions Engineer, or Pre-Sales Technical Lead

Strong domain experience in either:

Automotive systems (vehicle software, ADAS, infotainment, embedded platforms), or

Silicon / semiconductor programs (SoC, IP development, validation, bring-up, platform integration)

Proven experience supporting pre-sales technical pursuits, including proposals and customer discovery

Ability to translate business requirements into executable technical programs

Strong customer-facing communication and stakeholder management skills

Experience coordinating cross-functional engineering teams

Comfortable operating in fast-paced, pursuit-driven environments