Technical Program Manager - R&D Testing

Job Description

Job Description

Source One is a consulting services company and we’re currently looking for the following individual to work as a consultant to our client, an autonomous vehicle company in Foster City, CA.

* We are not able to work with third party companies for this role.

Title: Technical Program Manager – R&D Testing (Contract)

Pay Rate: Up to $91.85/hour (W-2)

Position Overview: We are seeking an experienced Technical Program Manager – R&D Testing to support a cutting-edge autonomous mobility company. This role will lead the planning, coordination, and execution of pre-service testing activities, ensuring testing operations are aligned with engineering, operational, and business objectives. This is an excellent opportunity for a collaborative program manager who thrives in highly technical, cross-functional environments and enjoys driving complex testing initiatives from strategy through execution.

Responsibilities

- Develop and execute the strategy for R&D testing in collaboration with Engineering, Operations, Finance, Procurement, and PMO teams.

- Coordinate testing schedules, resources, equipment, and facilities to ensure successful close-course testing operations.

- Establish and maintain documentation, processes, and ownership across testing programs.

- Manage testing assets and ensure operational teams have the resources needed to meet project objectives.

- Lead program status meetings and communicate milestones, risks, issues, and key decisions to stakeholders.

- Build and manage relationships with proving grounds, testing facilities, equipment vendors, and external partners.

- Define and manage budgets for testing facilities, equipment, and operational resources.

- Develop reporting metrics and dashboards to track program performance, KPIs, and project health.

- Maintain a strong understanding of vehicle platforms, software development lifecycles, testing operations, and release readiness.

- Partner with cross-functional teams to drive execution across multiple concurrent programs.

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline, or equivalent professional experience.

- 5–8 years of experience in Technical Program Management, Engineering, Program Management, or Management Consulting.

- Experience coordinating complex engineering programs, schedules, assets, and resources.

- Strong knowledge of project management tools such as Smartsheet, Jira, Gantt charts, risk matrices, or similar platforms.

- Excellent organizational, presentation, written, and verbal communication skills.

- Proven ability to communicate effectively with technical and executive stakeholders.

- Experience managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience in autonomous vehicles, automotive engineering, robotics, or advanced mobility.

- Knowledge of vehicle testing, validation, and safety-critical systems.

- Experience working with OEMs, Tier 1 automotive suppliers, or product development organizations.

- Strong background developing scalable program management processes and reporting.

- Experience managing vendor relationships, testing facilities, and operational budgets.

- Ability to work independently while driving alignment across cross-functional teams.

- Comfortable operating in an evolving, high-growth environment with aggressive timelines.

A WBENC (woman owned) certified company; Source One provides a full range of professionals to the Pharmaceutical & Healthcare, Defense, Technology, Financial Services, Retail & Manufacturing, and Energy & Transportation industries nationwide.

Company Description

A WBENC (woman owned) certified company; Source One provides a full range of professionals to the Pharmaceutical & Healthcare, Defense, Technology, Financial Services, Retail & Manufacturing, and Energy & Transportation industries nationwide.