Senior Software Product Manager Embedded & Real-Time Systems (Automotive)

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 aSenior Software Product Managerto own thelow-level software stackfor next-generation automotive real-time processing. You will drive product roadmap strategy and execution acrossReal-Time Drivers (RTD) Firmware Security and BSP ensuring alignment from silicon to system integration. This role is critical to enablingsystem bring-up software quality and scalable customer deploymentin 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 enablesend-to-end platform bring-up to ensuresystem-level readiness not just feature delivery.

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Serve as thesingle ownerbridging:
  • 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

• Improvedsoftware quality for first-time success rate
• Reduced customer escalations
• Strong alignment across SW R&D Applications and Product teams
• Fastercustomer enablement and NPI execution
• Reliablesystem-level bring-up readinessfor new platforms

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