Senior Vehicle Software Platform Engineering Manager

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Job Summary:

Woven by Toyota is enabling Toyota’s transformation into a mobility company, focusing on human-centric innovation. They are seeking an Engineering Manager for their AD/ADAS Vehicle Software Platform to lead a team in developing and maintaining a middleware platform for the next-generation driving stack.

Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of 10-12 software engineers in a global organization. Coordinate, prioritize and mentor their skills to ensure they can deliver a world-class middleware solution specific for AD/ADAS applications. Grow and mentor the team to achieve the business goals and beyond. Key role in hiring new talent as the business grows.

• Seek additional support as required to deliver on the business goals. Secure budget, external contractor support, etc. to ensure solutions are delivered on time and with quality

• Apply best in class automotive engineering practices for quality (e.g., DFMEA, etc.) and to day to day operations. Leverage Toyota Safety & Quality standards and subject matter experts to ensure we design and implement quality from the start to avoid issues emerging later. Anticipate possible failure modes and ensure the design and implementation is robust.

• Ensure the team supports the release, triage, and root cause of issues. Ensure issues are driven to successful closure with proper interim containment and permanent corrective actions. Continuously kaizen the team’s processes to ensure we can maximize quality output.

Qualifications:

Required:

• 15 years of automotive experience leading teams, developing technologies, and launching programs at an OEM, Tier1, or Tier2.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a closely related field.

• Demonstrated professional experience in launching software systems to production.

• Demonstrated team leadership experience with teams of at least 5 or more members.

• Willingness to travel to California and Japan (20%)

Preferred:

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a closely related field.

• Demonstrated experience developing advanced technologies in the automotive industry and maturing them to production quality. Can point to specific program/product launches.

• Demonstrated experience solving unstructured problems and maturing those solutions to production quality, specifically in the AD/ADAS domain.

Company:

Woven by Toyota improve the vehicle intelligence software and operation and accelerate the Toyota Mobility Concept. Founded in 2023, the company is headquartered in Tokyo, Tokyo, JPN, with a team of 1001-5000 employees. The company is currently Late Stage. Woven by Toyota has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships.