Senior Software PM - Embedded & Real-Time Systems

**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 [More information about NXP in Germany...](https://www.nxp.com/company/about-nxp/worldwide-locations/germany:GERMANY) #LI-38ff