Engineering Manager, Embedded Automotive Platforms

As Engineering Manager, EAP, you lead a US-based embedded-software team that drives production-grade core libraries and APIs for vehicle platforms. You balance hands-on design and coding with coaching and delivery leadership, shaping the team’s roadmap and cross-functional priorities. You’ll work on portable libraries, reference-platform adaptation, and safe, scalable platform abstractions for real-world autonomy programmes. This role blends technical depth with people leadership in a mission-driven company.

• salary benchmarked against market
• meaningful equity
• relocation support and visa sponsorship
• hybrid working with core hours
• learning and development budgets
• comprehensive benefits (health/dental, enhanced leave, retirement/pension)

• Lead and grow the US embedded-software team
• Coach engineers and drive career development
• Own the team roadmap with clear milestones and delivery plans
• Align priorities with cross-functional stakeholders and ensure schedule and quality
• Remain hands-on with architecture, design, code review, and critical components
• Communicate progress, risks, and trade-offs across teams and time zones
• Develop portable core libraries and SDK-style APIs for vehicle deployments
• Enable reference-platform adaptation across Linux, QNX, NVIDIA, Qualcomm, and others
• Deliver safety- and quality-conscious software, including FuSA-certified libraries when applicable
• Build scalable technical and organizational foundations for team growth
• Provide reliable software components used by internal teams, OEMs, and partners

• Experience managing software engineers from planning to delivery
• Strong embedded-systems background with hands-on proficiency in C++, C, or Rust
• Track record leading embedded platform or core-library projects
• Experience in automotive or safety-critical industries
• Familiarity with disciplined development processes (ASPICE, MISRA, ISO 26262)
• Clear communication and stakeholder alignment across functions and locations
• Experience with Linux, QNX, build systems, AUTOSAR Adaptive, middleware/IPC, NVIDIA DRIVE, Qualcomm platforms

• clear communication
• stakeholder alignment
• coaching and mentorship
• C++
• C
• Rust