Embedded SDV - (Software defined vehicle)

Job Description

Job Title: Embedded SDV Lead

Location: Warrendale PA

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced SDV Lead to define and drive the Software-Defined Vehicle (SDV) strategy, roadmap, and execution across vehicle platforms. The role requires strong program management, strategic planning, cross-functional leadership, and an understanding of automotive software architecture, connected vehicle technologies, and software lifecycle management.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and drive the SDV vision, strategy, and execution roadmap aligned with business objectives and global OEM strategies.
• Translate business goals into prioritized initiatives, programs, milestones, and long-term software innovation plans.
• Lead SDV transformation across vehicle platforms, applications, and lifecycle capabilities.
• Identify and prioritize SDV use cases, including infotainment, OTA updates, digital keys, voice user interfaces, and connected vehicle services.
• Collaborate with engineering, product management, business, and digital teams to establish program priorities, KPIs, milestones, and delivery plans.
• Partner with engineering teams on SDV architecture, including central compute platforms, zonal architecture, vehicle operating systems, middleware, APIs, cloud connectivity, and OTA infrastructure.
• Align SDV platform planning with technologies and ecosystems such as Arene, QNX, Android Automotive, and cloud platforms.
• Drive collaboration with global engineering teams, Tier-1 suppliers, technology partners, and business stakeholders.
• Manage vehicle software lifecycle capabilities, including OTA updates, feature activation, subscription-based features, software monetization, release management, and post-launch monitoring.
• Develop business cases and ROI models for ECU consolidation, cost optimization, software reuse, subscription revenue, and feature monetization.
• Track value realization against business objectives, vehicle volumes, pricing strategies, and customer lifetime value.
• Establish governance frameworks for milestone tracking, risk management, executive reporting, and continuous improvement.
• Assess organizational capability gaps across embedded software, cloud technologies, DevOps, engineering automation, and validation and testing.
• Support SDV innovation labs, prototyping environments, and simulation and validation platforms while promoting software development best practices.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Strong experience in SDV strategy, program management, automotive software, or vehicle platform transformation.
• Understanding of automotive SDV architecture, central compute, zonal architecture, middleware, vehicle operating systems, and hardware-software decoupling.
• Knowledge of connected vehicle technologies, OTA updates, digital services, and software lifecycle management.
• Familiarity with automotive software ecosystems such as Arene, QNX, Android Automotive, and cloud platforms.
• Experience in cross-functional program planning, stakeholder management, risk mitigation, and executive reporting.
• Ability to develop business cases, ROI models, KPIs, and value realization plans.
• Understanding of embedded software engineering, cloud technologies, DevOps, and software validation processes.
• Strong strategic thinking, communication, leadership, and decision-making skills.

Preferred Experience

• Experience working with automotive OEMs, Tier-1 suppliers, or connected vehicle technology partners.
• Exposure to subscription-based vehicle features, software monetization, and digital services.
• Experience leading large-scale automotive software transformation programs.
• Knowledge of industry trends, competitor benchmarking, and emerging SDV technologies.