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Newark, CAContract$50–55/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
The Automotive Electronics Program Manager will lead automotive electronics programs from concept through production and market introduction. The role partners with engineering and supplier teams to deliver hardware and complex systems to schedule, budget, technical specifications, OEM requirements, and quality standards. It is onsite in Newark, California, pays $50–$55 per hour on W2, and includes occasional business travel of 10–20%.
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Full job description
Our client, Automotive & Electronics is seeking a Automotive Electronics Program Manager to join their team. As a Automotive Electronics Program Manager, you will be part of the Program Management organization supporting cross-functional engineering and supplier teams. The ideal candidate will have strong cross-functional leadership, disciplined program execution, and the ability to drive end-to-end technical delivery in a high-pace environment which will align successfully in the organization.
Job Title: Automotive Electronics Program Manager
Location: Newark, CA (Onsite)
Pay Range: $50/hr - $55/hr on W2
What's the Job?
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Lead automotive cross-functional projects/programs in close collaboration with required stakeholders to meet timelines, budgets, and technical specifications.
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Lead in-house designs by partnering with cross-functional teams to develop and deliver hardware according to the committed schedule.
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Manage and coordinate relationships with Tier 1 suppliers to source and develop critical components while ensuring adherence to OEM requirements, quality standards, and production timelines.
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Drive complex systems development end-to-end—from defining technical requirements and attributes through implementation and series production maintenance—aligned with vehicle programs and chief engineer direction.
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Accompany vehicle programs from conceptual phase through start of production and market introduction, including model upgrades, to support successful launch based on program scope, timing, and budget.
What's Needed?
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Bachelor's Degree.
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5+ years of proven experience leading and managing technical projects involving low voltage electronics, including audio, device charging, and low voltage power delivery.
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5+ years of active contribution in the design, specification, and implementation of complex product features.
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Knowledge of automotive and safety standards (e.g., ISO26262, IATF 16949).
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Available for occasional business travel within and outside of the US (10-20%).
What's in it for me?
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Opportunity to lead end-to-end automotive electronics program delivery, from concept through series production maintenance.
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Chance to strengthen cross-functional partnerships and influence priority decisions across engineering and supplier stakeholders.
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Role focused on structured program execution, including risk management, root-cause analysis, and mitigation planning.
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Environment where your ability to organize, delegate, and communicate escalations to upper management directly impacts launch success.
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Support for building and managing program management tools and processes that improve delivery performance.
Upon completion of waiting period consultants are eligible for:
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Medical and Prescription Drug Plans
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Dental Plan
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Vision Plan
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Health Savings Account
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Health Flexible Spending Account
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Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
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Supplemental Life Insurance
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Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance
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Business Travel Insurance
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401(k), Plus Match
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Weekly Pay
If this is a role that interests you and you'd like to learn more, click apply now and a recruiter will be in touch with you to discuss this great opportunity. We look forward to speaking with you!
About ManpowerGroup, Parent Company of: Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells.
ManpowerGroup® (NYSE: MAN), the leading global workforce solutions company, helps organizations transform in a fast-changing world of work by sourcing, assessing, developing, and managing the talent that enables them to win. We develop innovative solutions for hundreds of thousands of organizations every year, providing them with skilled talent while finding meaningful, sustainable employment for millions of people across a wide range of industries and skills. Our expert family of brands – Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells – creates substantial value for candidates and clients across more than 75 countries and territories and has done so for over 70 years. We are recognized consistently for our diversity - as a best place to work for Women, Inclusion, Equality and Disability and in 2023 ManpowerGroup was named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the 14th year - all confirming our position as the brand of choice for in-demand talent.
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How this job compares
Set against the 11,214 open Program Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$50–55/hr
- California median$60–80/hr73 hourly ranges
- US median$45–58/hr390 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $52.50/hr, is 25% below the California median midpoint ($70/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Program Manager hourly ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 1,441 open Program Manager jobs in California and 11,214 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Program Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 6 years at the median (9,590 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 4,738 of the 11,214 open Program Manager jobs (42%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 5, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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