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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