Remote Technical Program Manager (Independent Contractor) Jobs in Detroit, MI

At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. We also believe in providing you with the freedom to define and realize your dreams. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career potential as you help us define tomorrow's transportation.

Do you have what it takes to make smart vehicles for a smart world? Join the Ford Product Development team. Utilizing Design Thinking & User Experience methods, you'll work to deliver breakthrough products and services that delight our customers. We're seeking forward-thinking, laser-focused professionals with a passion for bringing innovative, exciting, and sustainable ideas to life. We have opportunities around the world for you to contribute to such advancements as autonomy, electrification, smart mobility technologies, and more!

You'll have...

Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering or a related field and 5 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or a related occupation.   5 years of experience with each of the following skills is required:  1. Project management experience in software-based consumer or automotive products. 2. Developing software-based consumer or automotive products by developing functional use cases, test cases, and technical requirements. 3. Agile software development processes.   3 years of experience with the following skill is required:  1. Software development using C, C++, Java or Kotlin.  2 years of experience with each of the following skills is required:  1. Triaging issues using the logs captured from devices. 2. Using software configuration management tools. 3. Managing software releases to customers.

We are offering a salary of $193,149.00/yr.

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!
As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder...or all the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
Vehicle discount program for employees and family members, and management leases
Tuition assistance
Established and active employee resource groups
Paid time off for individual and team community service
A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year's Day
Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.
For a detailed look at our benefits, click here:

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Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering or a related field and 5 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or a related occupation.   5 years of experience with each of the following skills is required:  1. Project management experience in software-based consumer or automotive products. 2. Developing software-based consumer or automotive products by developing functional use cases, test cases, and technical requirements. 3. Agile software development processes.   3 years of experience with the following skill is required:  1. Software development using C, C++, Java or Kotlin.  2 years of experience with each of the following skills is required:  1. Triaging issues using the logs captured from devices. 2. Using software configuration management tools. 3. Managing software releases to customers.

We are offering a salary of $193,149.00/yr. EOE.

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Note, this is a hybrid position whereby the employee will work both from home and from the aforementioned worksite. Hence, the employee must live within a reasonable commuting distance from the aforementioned worksite.  Lead software teams to deliver on key project milestones and software releases per vehicle program timing. Create program timing plans based on available resources and required features for software teams. Work with cross-functional teams within the In-Vehicle Infotainment department and other teams within Ford to evaluate, develop, and clarify requirements. Analyze and decompose requirements into consumable work tasks for software developers and testers. Track and manage the software development and implementation of requirements for features by working with the software development and quality assurance teams. Prioritize and drive software defects to closure to meet software release timing. Evaluate incoming feature requests and identify future resource needs based on these requests. Quantify feature release quality by evaluating projected software defect rate and number of open defects. 

What you'll be able to do:

Technical Program Manager - positions offered by Ford Motor Company (Dearborn, Michigan). Note, this is a hybrid position whereby the employee will work both from home and from the aforementioned worksite. Hence, the employee must live within a reasonable commuting distance from the aforementioned worksite.  Lead software teams to deliver on key project milestones and software releases per vehicle program timing. Create program timing plans based on available resources and required features for software teams. Work with cross-functional teams within the In-Vehicle Infotainment department and other teams within Ford to evaluate, develop, and clarify requirements. Analyze and decompose requirements into consumable work tasks for software developers and testers. Track and manage the software development and implementation of requirements for features by working with the software development and quality assurance teams. Prioritize and drive software defects to closure to meet software release timing. Evaluate incoming feature requests and identify future resource needs based on these requests. Quantify feature release quality by evaluating projected software defect rate and number of open defects.