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Principal Engineering – Automotive Platform SW

San Diego, California, United States of AmericaFull-time2026-09-17 → 2026-11-09

Core

Principal/Director level Project Engineer overseeing the entire lifecycle of automotive software projects from concept to production for OEMs.

Role type

Principal/Director level Project Engineer (Automotive Software Platform)

Builds

Automotive software solutions including SoC, platform software, tools, and system integration for ADAS, parking, and driver monitoring.

Domain

Automotive industry, embedded systems, software engineering

Required skills

Automotive software engineering, project management, technical leadership, system integration, cross-functional team coordination, risk mitigation, customer requirement translation

Preferred skills

Automotive systems engineering, compute platform architecture (SoC, GPU/DSP), embedded SW stacks (QNX/Linux/Android), ADAS software, ISO 26262/ASPICE/cybersecurity frameworks, customer-facing technical leadership

Technologies

C, C++, Java, Python, QNX, Linux, Android, SoC, BSP, Platform Software

Responsibilities

Lead and coordinate technical aspects of business acquisition, delivery execution, and post-SOP maintenance; Act as chief technical counterpart to OEM engineering leadership for ADAS programs; Represent the voice of the customer in internal forums; Provide overarching technical leadership for active programs across all phases; Coordinate internal engineering teams (HW, SW, systems, safety, security, tools, test); Drive resolution of critical technical issues; Mentor cross-functional teams

Seniority

Principal/Director level, hands-on IC with strategic oversight