Senior Software Product Manager - Embedded &

- Real-Time Systems (Automotive)

Experience: Not Available to Not Available years

Location: Munich, DE, Bucharest, RO, Austin, TX

Skills: Embedded software, Automotive systems, Low-level software, Drivers, Bootloaders, Firmware, BSP, AUTOSAR, RTOS, Zephyr, Product management, Technical leadership, System architecture, System bring-up, HW/SW integration, CI/CD, AI-assisted development tools, AI-driven developer workflows, AI-driven customer workflows, Customer-facing experience

Role Overview

We are hiring a Senior Software Product Manager to own the low-level software stack for next-generation automotive real-time processing. You will drive product roadmap, strategy and execution across Real-Time Drivers (RTD), Firmware, Security, and BSP, ensuring alignment from silicon to system integration. This role is critical to enabling system bring-up, software quality, and scalable customer deployment in Software-Defined Vehicle (SDV) architectures.

Key Responsibilities

Product Ownership

Define, execute, and own the product roadmap for:

- Low-level real-time software including RTD (drivers), BSP (Board Support Package), RTOS, RTHV(virtualization/isolation)
- System management (boot, firmware services, PMIC control)
- Security (secure boot, crypto, key management)

Translate OEM, Tier 1, and systems requirements into clear product feature definitions and priorities

Balance trade-offs across timeline, quality, performance, safety, security, and scalability

System Bring-Up &

- Integration

Responsible for

- Boot and power sequencing
- Driver and peripheral enablement (CAN, LIN, DDR, PCIe, Ethernet)
- System firmware, safety and security framework

Drive adoption of

- AI-assisted tools across SW lifecycle

Define and enable AI-driven customer experience on platform

Ensure low-level software enables end-to-end platform bring-up to ensure system-level readiness,



not just feature delivery.

Cross-Functional Leadership

Serve as the single owner bridging:

- Software R&D; (feature delivery)
- Applications Engineering (customer enablement, integration)
- Product &
- Systems Engineering Teams (platform definition and roadmap)

Drive transparent ownership, dependency management, and execution alignment across teams

Execution &

- Delivery

Own delivery across

- Pre-silicon bring-up, NPI, customer deployment and maintenance

Track and communicate

- System readiness
- Risks and dependencies
- Execution gaps and mitigation plans

Customer &

- Ecosystem Engagement

Engage with OEMs and Tier 1 partners to understand real-world requirements. Translate customer feedback into product improvements

Drive simplification, usability, and reduced complexity to accelerate adoption and design wins

Represent low-level SW in customer discussions on bring-up, performance, safety, and security

Qualifications

Required

- 10 years in embedded software, automotive systems, or related field
- Strong background in low-level SW: Drivers, bootloaders, firmware, BSP AUTOSAR, RTOS, or Zephyr environments
- Experience in product management, technical leadership, or system architecture
- Solid understanding of system bring-up and HW/SW integration challenges

Preferred

- Experience with automotive SoCs or industrial systems
- Familiarity with safety (ISO 26262) and security (ISO 21434, HSE)
- Experience with CI/CD and OTA-based software delivery
- Experience enabling:
- AI-assisted development tools
- AI-driven developer and customer workflows
- Customer-facing experience with OEMs or Tier 1s

What Success Looks Like

- Improved software quality for first-time success rate
- Reduced customer escalations
- Strong alignment across SW R&D;, Applications, and Product teams
- Faster customer enablement and NPI execution
- Reliable system-level bring-up readiness for new platforms

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