About this role
Senior Software Product Manager – Embedded & Real-Time Systems (Automotive) Location: Munich, DE, Bucharest, RO, Austin, TX (or flexible NXP location) Function: Automotive Processors – Senior Software Product Management
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 clear 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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