We are looking for a highly experienced ADS Software Component Owner to take end-to-end responsibility for the combined software of an Autonomous Driving System (ADS) node.

The Software Component Owner will act as the primary technical contact for all software-related questions and decisions concerning the ADS node, coordinating deliveries from autonomous-driving partners and internal engineering teams throughout the complete product lifecycle.

The role requires close collaboration across software, hardware, verification & validation, manufacturing, functional safety, cybersecurity, quality, suppliers, production, and aftermarket organizations.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the primary technical contact and owner for the combined software of the ADS node.

• Represent the ADS node in internal software release processes, technical reviews, and decision forums.

• Coordinate software and hardware releases together with Hardware Component Owners, configuration/change-management functions, V&V teams, and other stakeholders.

• Manage software releases received from external autonomous-driving partners and integrate ADS software into internal vehicle software baselines.

• Ensure software/hardware compatibility, replacement chains, transitions, dependencies, and release synchronization between the base vehicle and ADS node.

• Monitor ADS node performance and capacity, including CPU load, memory utilization, intended usage, system limitations, and future roadmap requirements.

• Coordinate integration of software components including diagnostics and calibration, and drive resolution of integration issues.

• Ensure factory, development, production, and aftermarket tools are capable of testing, diagnosing, and supporting the ADS software.

• Ensure ADS node functionality is sufficiently verified and validated and that deviations are resolved or appropriately handled before release.

• Create and maintain technical node documentation, including part numbers, variants, compatibility information, diagnostic objects, calibration requirements, routines, and related configuration data.

• Support technical planning, risk analysis, and product assurance activities including FMEA, HARA, TARA, and SIP.

• Prioritize, coordinate, and drive resolution of software and product issues related to the ADS node.

• Lead technical communication with autonomous-driving partners and suppliers together with SQE, engineering, and supporting functions.

• Support supplier and product-change activities including Statements of Work (SOW), Product Change Requests, APQP, and PPAP.

• Take ownership of software readiness from development and integration through production release and aftermarket support.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• 12+ years of relevant professional experience, with recognized expert-level competence within automotive software, embedded systems, ADAS/ADS, or related areas.

• Extensive experience with automotive embedded software and ECU/node software ownership.

• Strong experience with ADAS and/or Autonomous Driving Systems (ADS).

• Proven experience coordinating complex software releases, integrations, and software/hardware dependencies.

• Experience working with external software suppliers, Tier-1 partners, technology partners, or autonomous-driving partners.

• Strong understanding of automotive software development and release lifecycles.

• Experience with requirements management, configuration management, change management, and software traceability.

• Strong understanding of software integration, diagnostics, calibration, and vehicle-level testing.

• Experience coordinating verification and validation activities and assessing software readiness for release.

• Knowledge of Functional Safety and automotive cybersecurity, including relevant experience with ISO 26262, HARA and TARA.

• Experience with engineering risk-management methods such as FMEA.

• Understanding of ECU/node resource management, including CPU performance, memory utilization, and system capacity.

• Experience supporting software through development, manufacturing, production, and aftermarket phases.

• Experience with supplier-quality and industrialization processes such as APQP and PPAP is highly desirable.

• Strong technical leadership, stakeholder-management, problem-solving, and communication skills.

• Fluent professional English and comfortable working with international, cross-functional engineering teams.