Technical Software Manager (Brain v1.2)

The position serves as the primary software focal point for end-to-end platform software governance of STLA Brain including, overseeing software development, releases, validation, configuration management, supplier coordination, regulatory compliance, and issue resolution across platform components.

Key Responsibilities

1. Software Leadership and Stakeholder Interface

• Acts as the main entry point for all software-related matters concerning platform components and platform-level use cases.
• Reports hierarchically to the CVE STLA-One organization.

1. Software Development and Validation

• Manages the end of the V-cycle "downstream" process, including specification consumption and supplier testing.
• Oversee "V-cycle upstream" activities, including component, system, and subsystem testing and issue resolution.
• Ensures the correct software version is present in physical parts throughout vehicle development phases (X0, X1, X2, X3, and beyond).

1. Software Release and Configuration Management

• Ensures software specification consistency for platform control units.
• Manages software branch structure within PLM for platform ECUs.
• Leads readiness reviews for software and calibration releases.
• Leads the Software Change Control, including change content and timing decisions.
• Manages platform software configuration and alignment with vehicle-level software configuration governed by the STLA-Brain software platform leader.
• Verifies consistency between software releases and vehicle design levels

1. Feature and Compatibility Management

• Defines and manages the Feature Roll-Out Plan (FROP) for platform software releases.
• Ensures hardware/software compatibility for vehicle configurations and platform features.

1. Compliance and Risk Management

• Oversees compliance with regulations.
• Conducts software risk assessments using lessons learned and best practices.
• Creates and maintains software risk status and tracks open software issues.

1. Issue Resolution and Quality Management

• Manages platform software issues (TEQ).
• Coordinates SSTM and VSR activities to comply with STLA-Brain software governance rules, including glidepath and issue-aging requirements.
• Monitors supplier issue resolution progress relative to software releases.

1. Supplier and Validation Oversight

• Tracks supplier test-plan execution.
• Coordinates platform software validation with suppliers, SSTM, VSR, and STLA-Brain organizations.
• Maintains validation traceability through the PLM toolchain.

1. Reporting and Governance

• Develops and reports software KPIs to senior management.
• Leads platform-wide technical and functional meetings.
• Maintains dashboards and reporting for software status and progress.

Methodology/Tools Expertise:

• Microsoft Office Suite (Excel & PowerPoint)
• Excel commands (VLOOKUP, pivot tables)
• Fastcar2
• EBOM & STV
• SMAK (Vehicle volume tracking)
• CCD/CN Process
• PDP for TKO/DV testing
• ETKO Process
• Source Package System (Review and Approval)
• GIM’s / Tracking and Issue Resolution
• Teamcenter / Vis Pro

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related degree field
• Minimum 8 years of Automotive Industry experience
• Experience in vehicle / component design / release engineering, project management, system/vehicle level validation, program financial management.
• Experience with Electrical Architecture, Software Development and Validation
• Excellent leadership communications / people skills
• Attention to detail
• Able to manage change and present ideas / concepts to all levels of management
• Able to motivate and lead people that do not report directly to you
• MS Office skills (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced technical or management degree
• Excellent relationship building skills
• Ability to present ideas and concepts successfully to all levels