Staff Technical Program Manager — Android Framework & Projection Certification

<div class="content-intro"><p>We’re ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to life—from advancing space exploration and life-saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3,000+ experts across North America, we partner with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, rail, and more.</p> <p>As part of the global ALTEN Group—57,000+ engineers in 30 countries—we deliver across the entire product development cycle, from consulting to full project outsourcing.</p> <p>When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you’ll collaborate on some of the world’s toughest engineering challenges, supported by mentorship, career growth opportunities, and comprehensive benefits. We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow.</p></div><p><strong>Workplace: </strong>On-site, Monday-Thursday. REMOTE on Friday.<br><strong>Location:</strong> Palo Alto, CA</p> <p>The Staff Technical Program Manager for Android Framework, Apps, and CarPlay/Android Auto Certification will lead execution across AAOS framework integration, system and customer-facing application delivery, projection stack readiness, and certification compliance for Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. This role carries end-to-end accountability for planning, technical dependency management, partner coordination, issue triage, and certification readiness from early bring-up through launch. The role serves as the primary program-level interface between engineering, product teams, validation organizations, suppliers, and external certification partners to ensure high-quality infotainment experiences are delivered on schedule.</p> <p><strong>Responsibilities </strong></p> <ul> <li>Build and maintain integrated execution plans for Android Automotive OS framework, middleware, system apps, projection stack, validation, and certification deliverables.</li> <li>Coordinate dependencies across Android framework services, vehicle HAL/VHAL interfaces, projection, app lifecycle, UX, and HMI integration teams.</li> <li>Lead CarPlay and Android Auto certification readiness, including test planning, requirement traceability, issue triage, exception management, partner communications, and submission package coordination.</li> <li>Drive alignment between Ford engineering teams, validation teams, suppliers, and certification stakeholders to resolve compliance gaps and platform integration issues.</li> <li>Lead triage and recovery plans for defects impacting AAOS stability, app behaviour, projection connectivity, Bluetooth, media routing, certification test pass rate, or customer-facing infotainment experience.</li> <li>Provide clear status, risk, dependency, and escalation reporting for technical and executive audiences, translating complex software and certification issues into actionable program plans.</li> <li>Drive concurrent execution across framework, apps, projection, certification, and release readiness workstreams while helping engineering teams prioritize critical path deliverables.</li> <li>Improve software delivery practices, certification tracking, documentation, dashboards, and cross-functional operating rhythms for the infotainment software organization.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Required Qualifications </strong></p> <ul> <li>Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or a related technical field</li> <li>10+ years of experience in software program, product, release, or technical program management.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       </li> <li>5+ years of experience working with Android, embedded Linux, infotainment, mobile projection, connected-device, or automotive software programs.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Preferred Qualifications </strong></p> <ul> <li>M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.</li> <li>Experience with Android Automotive OS, Android framework services, system applications, AOSP development, HAL/VHAL integration, or platform middleware.</li> <li>Experience delivering Apple CarPlay and/or Android Auto programs, including certification planning, test execution, bug triage, exception handling, and reviewer communications.</li> <li>Strong understanding of infotainment domains such as Android Framework, media, audio routing, projection, app lifecycle, HMI/UX integration, and vehicle signal interfaces.</li> <li>Experienced in using Jira, Jama, Confluence, test management systems, and release dashboards to manage cross-functional software execution.</li> <li>Experience negotiating technical scope, schedules, and tradeoffs with software suppliers, platform partners, validation teams, and certification stakeholders.</li