Technical Project Manager (Pre-Production)
- Application Deadline: May 31, 2022
- Boston
Smart Eye is the global leader in Human Insight AI, technology that understands, supports and predicts human behavior in complex environments. We are on a mission to bridge the gap between humans and machines for a safe and sustainable future
About Affectiva:
Affectiva, a Smart Eye company, is on a mission to humanize technology. An MIT Media Lab spin-off, Affectiva created and defined the Emotion AI and Human Insight AI categories. Built on deep learning, computer vision, speech science and massive amounts of real-world data, Smart eye’s technology can detect nuanced human emotions, complex cognitive states, activities, interactions, and objects people use. In the media industry, Smart eye’s technology is used by 2/3 of the world’s largest advertisers to research consumer engagement with ads, videos, and TV programming. In the automotive industry, Affectiva’s Interior Sensing AI is enabling leading car manufacturers, fleet managers and ridesharing companies to build next-generation mobility that understands the state of the driver, the cabin, and the occupants in it.
The Position:
As Technical Program Manager you will work on bringing to market industry-first technology that saves lives by improving road safety and fundamentally transforms the consumer transportation experience. You will apply your creativity, people skills, technical chops, and amazing organizational talent to ensure we release automotive-grade software on schedule. You will build products never built before.
Responsibilities:
- Responsible to plan, manage and lead the technical delivery of automotive-grade software for Interior Sensing solutions (driver, passenger, and cabin monitoring).
- Collaborate with the product, applied AI, engineering, data, and other project teams to oversee execution and ensure on-time delivery of Pre-Production projects and products.
- Coordinate across multiple teams to build project proposals and SoWs – including estimate workloads and project execution timeline
- Develop and maintain project plans, status reports, and risk/issue logs
- Create and execute strategies for risk mitigation and contingency planning, and assist in proactively identifying and resolving potential issues for active projects
- Communicate technical information and host recurring update meetings with internal and external stakeholders
- Drive timely execution of proof-of-concept engagements with leading automotive OEMs and Tier I suppliers
Skills & Requirements
Qualification Requirements:
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B.Sc./B.A. in relevant degree or equivalent experience
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Minimum of 2 years of experience as a Project/Program Manager
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Experience managing software delivery projects
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Consistent track record of delivering high-complexity products to market
- Mastery of Agile/Scrum development process
- Demonstrated strong communication skills, including the ability to articulate technical challenges
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Comfortable working on early-stage projects in an environment with ambiguity and change
- Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced startup environment
Nice to have:
- Experience with embedded software projects
- Experience with projects having a machine learning component
- Experience working with automotive OEMs and Tier I suppliers
Additional Information and Company Benefits:
- Competitive Benefits Package including Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Long-Term and Short-Term Disability
- Social Insurance
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Unlimited PTO
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Casual Startup office culture, collaborative office space
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Flexible work schedule
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Complimentary snacks and drinks, and weekly team lunches
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Great Place to Work
Human
Ethical
Groundbreaking
Perseverant
Brilliant colleagues from around the world
Open, collaborative, warm and fun company culture
Flexible work schedule
Individual wellbeing & our families are a priority
About the company
Smart Eye is the global leader in Human Insight AI, technology that understands, supports and predicts human behavior in complex environments. Together with our subsidiaries Affectiva and iMotions, we are bridging the gap between humans and machines for a safe and sustainable future.
Today, our technology is embedded in next-generation vehicles, leading the way towards human-centric mobility through Driver Monitoring Systems and Interior Sensing solutions. Our Research Instruments offer unparalleled insights into automotive, aviation, assistive technology, behavioral science and many more fields.
Our subsidiary Affectiva is humanizing technology by pioneering Emotion AI, helping companies gain a deeper understanding of how consumers engage with their content, products and services, in automotive, media & entertainment, market research and beyond.
Our subsidiary iMotions provides the world’s leading biosensor software platform, that synchronizes data streams in real time from multiple sensors.
Smart Eye was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Sweden with offices in the US, UK, Germany, Denmark, Egypt, Japan, Singapore and China. A publicly traded company since 2016, our customers include NASA, Nissan, Boeing, Honeywell, Volvo, GM, BMW, Geely, Harvard University, over 1,300 research organizations around the world, 70% of the world’s largest advertisers and 28% of the Fortune Global 500 companies.
Visit www.smarteye.ai for more information.
2022Smart Eye receives new Driver Monitoring System (DMS) design win from one of Europe's largest OEMs.
2022Smart Eye named a CES 2022 Innovation Awards Honoree for Smart Eye Automotive Interior Sensing.
20212021 – Smart Eye Acquires iMotions, developer of the world’s leading software platform for studying human behavior, to unlock potential for multi-modal, human behavioral research.
2021Smart Eye acquires Emotion AI pioneer Affectiva, merging two complementary teams and technologies into a transatlantic AI powerhouse.
2021Smart Eye announces design win from Chinese OEM Smart Eye AB receives a new design win from one of China’s largest OEMs.
2020Smart Eye receives its biggest order yet of 24 new design wins. In total, the company now has received 81 design wins with 12 automakers.
2020Smart Eye exhibits for the first time at CES in Las Vegas with great success. Interior Sensing is introduced among other technologies
201927 design wins received during 2019, 14 of which with a global Korean OEM and 13 of which with leading Japanese and European OEMs, respectively.
2019It is announced that the BMW 3-series, BMW Z4, BMW X3, BMW X4, BMW X5 and BMW 8-series includes Smart Eye’s technology.
2019The Smart AIS product is launched. For automotive aftermarket, launched in Shanghai in June 2019.
2019EU approves a regulation that all motor vehicles shall be equipped with driver drowsiness, attention and distraction warning systems between 2022-2026.
2018Additional design wins for an existing European customer.
201818th design win from one of China’s largest car manufacturers with SOP 2019. The order value is estimated to exceed 100 MSEK and 23 design wins in total.
2018Opening of offices in Tokyo, Japan and Chongqing, China.
2017The first time that eyetracking software is being procured for all car models of a production platform at the same time and 13 design wins from a European premium car manufacturer.
2017US office opened in Detroit.
2017Design win with a European premium car manufacturer with SOP 2019.
2016IPO at First North Nasdaq OMX Stockholm.
2015Launch of Aurora, a removable, high-precision screen metering system.
2008Embedded AntiSleep, a collaboration with Visteon whereby the system is integrated in a camera with a built-in processor.
2005AntiSleep is launched for the automotive industry as the first system with a camera and full 3D measurement.
2002Smart Eye Pro® is launched with three cameras and measurement in 3D; the first customer is Delphi Automotive.
2001First system sale of two cameras to SAAB Automobile.
1999Smart Eye is founded
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