Senior Product Line Manager - Automotive Software - Aptiv : Job Details

Senior Product Line Manager - Automotive Software

Citizenship Clearance Required

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY & THE TEAM

This role is part of our Active Safety User Experience Segment at WindRiver. It is an exciting, high-impact role for a Principal Product Manager with a passion for mission-critical software seeking to impact customers globally.

Responsibilities

As a member of the Edge Product Management team, you will advise on the product's direction in the automotive market, specifically ADAS, IVI, and fusion systems. You will collaborate with the Product Management team working horizontally on VxWorks, Helix Platform, Wind River Linux LTS, and eLxr to ensure technical and business justifications are documented and understood. You will gather input from external customers, sales, market research, fellow product managers, and partners to execute the broad product strategy and drive product truth. You will be the single-threaded leader for the auto market, owning the automotive roadmap and its rationalization, understanding the competitive landscape to ensure revenue growth. You will work closely with Aptiv stakeholders, Product Management, Engineering, and Sales teams.

About you

You are a Principal Product Manager or similar with experience in automotive software, complex platforms, middleware, and associated tools and technologies.

Qualifications & Experience

• 10+ years of experience at a Tier 1 or OEM working on software stacks with an RTOS or Linux.
• Strong familiarity with ISO 26262 and ASPICE.
• Effective Product Management skills including trend analysis, roadmap creation, prioritization, backlog management, customer requirements gathering, and market sizing (TAM/SAM/SOM).
• Ability to articulate automotive software trends.
• Ability to deal with ambiguity and incomplete information.
• Experience in business rationalization for technical products.
• Experience writing requirements for engineering teams.
• Strong analytical, written, and oral communication skills.
• Strong collaboration mindset.
• Master's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field; MBA is a plus. Bachelor's degree with relevant experience acceptable.

Minimal travel required (5%).

Benefits

• Flexible home office options: hybrid or 100% remote.
• Named Top Workplace for 8 consecutive years.
• Commitment to DEIB.
• 100% Employee-covered Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance*.
• Flexible Time Off policy* + 12 holidays.
• 401K with company match.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
• Wellness benefits through Unmind.

*Benefits vary by region and country.

Compensation

The annual base salary range is $170,000 to $200,000 plus bonus for Colorado, New York, and New Jersey residents, and $188,000 to $220,000 plus bonus for SF Bay Area, Greater Seattle, NYC, and Washington, DC residents. Salary is determined based on various factors including experience, education, location, and skills. Employees are also eligible for benefits such as health insurance, life insurance, flex time off, 401k, and paid holidays.

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY

Wind River is committed to a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Employment decisions are based on qualifications and business needs, without regard to protected characteristics. We do not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on these characteristics.

Security Clearance Requirements

Successful candidates must undergo a security clearance process based on citizenship, which may limit candidates from certain countries. The process can be lengthy, and employment offers are contingent on the ability to perform fundamental job duties. We are committed to complying with applicable laws regarding human rights and privacy.

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Aptiv is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, or other protected characteristics.

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