Staff Engineer - ADAS/AD Software Developer & Integration (Multiple roles/Levels)

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The ADAS AD team works on Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, and Autonomous Driving technologies. The team is currently seeking (Senior) Manager who can manage overall development and production process/flow of ADAS/AD research, development, integration, validation, and production. The position requires an experienced professional with a track record of successfully bringing innovative automotive ADAS/AD features and products into production. Our ideal candidate exhibits a can-do attitude and approaches his or her work with vigor and determination. Candidates should have demonstrated the ability to learn quickly and work effectively in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment and be excellent at multi-tasking, and strive for perfection.

Role Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage the ADAS/AD Integration and DevOps team by prioritizing, planning, and assigning tasks while proactively communicating to stakeholders
•  The main roles will include but not limited to working closely with the ADAS/AD development team and leading the integration of in-house and supplier SW stacks, test, and validation.
•  Set priorities for technical development based on a strategic assessment of risks versus rewards
•  Develop, implement, and track standard processes and deployment plans to ensure design quality for affected mechanical and SW components and subsystems
•  Establish and maintain team awareness of vehicle activity and affected mechanical and SW deliverables in the LVDP framework, lead conversations through the complete lifecycle of product with in-house development team and third party suppliers
•  Drive JIRA ticket issue resolution process, include triage, maintaining open issue list, root cause analysis, countermeasure identification, verification, implementation, etc.
•  Continuously improve build breakage avoidance tooling to include mandated code review and pre-qualify new software deliveries
•  Define and communicate dependencies between hardware, software, and suppliers with a focus on minimizing these dependencies, identify and track cross team dependencies and handshake points, monitor status, help resolve issues, report, and fill the gaps
•  Coordinate and contribute to engineering deliverables, including specifications, rapid prototyping, test plans, reliability testing, and engineering validation, production integration
•  Assist with managing the department budget for all projects. Work closely with Supply Chain and Finance to track and manage Piece Cost, Tooling Investment, and ED&D imperatives for the affected mechanical and SW functional area for each vehicle program in development.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in Computer Engineering, Computer Science
•  8+ years of team managing experience, ideally in development or project management in automotive or technology development field, preferably in ADAS / AD areas
•  Very familiar with hardware / software development lifecycle, reliability / validation tools and protocols
•  Strong experience in SW system integration, project management; practical familiarity with both Agile and Waterfall methodologies and ability to apply them where best suited.
•  Excellent communication skills and ability to understand complex technical systems and programs, articulate the information or issue in a simple way, and identify executables/deliverables efficiently
•  Comfortable of, and excellent track record of influencing without authority / direct reports
•  Ability to multi-task and effectively prioritize with strong time management skills in a fast-paced environment
•  Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate cross team members from different time zone and different background to accomplish goals effectively and efficiently
•  Proficient in JIRA, Confluence, SmartSheet, MS Project,etc

Preferred Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience working with highly technical teams for OEM, or