Senior Solution Architect - Embedded & Enterprise Linux (Presales)

Aptiv; Medchal–Malkajgiri; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 3,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Social Insurance

Group life and medical insurance

Annual Leave

Summer Vacation

Competitive benefits package

Training subsidies

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Aptiv is seeking a Senior Solution Architect in India to drive the adoption of Wind River products in intelligent edge systems.

The successful candidate will engage with customers, understand their technical needs, and develop tailored solutions. Required qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and 8–12+ years of embedded software experience.

This role involves close collaboration with account managers and driving market engagement through technical leadership.

Qualifications

• 8–12+ years of experience in embedded software and enterprise Linux.
• Experience in field applications engineering for embedded SoCs and Linux/RTOS products.
• Strong proficiency in automation and infrastructure as code.

Responsibilities

• Architecting technical solutions for customer needs.
• Managing technical resources for customer lifecycle.
• Developing regional technical account plans.

Skills

C/C++ programming

Technical communication

Embedded software development

Linux architecture design

Solution selling

Project management

Technical presentations

Automation and IaC

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Professional certifications (RHCE, SUSE Certified Architect)

Tools

RTOS

Linux

QEMU

Job description

Wind River is a global leader in delivering software for mission‑critical intelligent systems, a subsidiary of Aptiv. For more than four decades, the company has been an innovator and pioneer, powering billions of systems that require the highest levels of security, safety, and reliability. Wind River helps customers across automotive, aerospace, defense, industrial, medical, and telecommunications industries solve complex technology challenges on their journey toward the new intelligent machine economy.

Title: Senior Solution Architect

Location: India

About The Opportunity

The team you will represent is pivotal in acting as the senior solution architect (or technical presales) and product specialists to close deals and create demand for Wind River solutions. This person holds and understands the market, project, and application of our customers, and promotes the adoption of Wind River products and services in Intelligent edge systems, such as Industrial, Aerospace & Defense systems. You will be an integral part of the Solution Architect Organization in APJ and focus on India Embedded & Enterprise business, covering Industrial, Aerospace and Defense, IT & Networking solutions. You will collaborate with Account Managers who act as a hunter role with a focus on net new logo/business acquisition.

Responsibilities

• Understand customer’s technical needs, architecting technical solutions using Wind River and third‑party products, and demonstrating them through product presentations, discovery/technical workshops, proof of concepts and evaluations to win the technical sale.
• Serve as a single technical point of contact, become the customer's trusted advisor and the Wind River solutions expert.
• Manage all technical needs of account utilizing all available resources.
• Manage technical resources to effectively manage customer product life‑cycle needs.
• Exhibit leadership skills during customer requirements analysis and creating technical solutions.
• Develop territory and regional (multi‑site) technical account plans and help the Account managers to build business account plans and execute successfully.
• Listen to customer's needs, architect solutions and present value proposition.
• Manage Trade Show demos and seminars.
• Provide consistent market feedback to Wind River.
• Remove technical barriers for Wind River solutions.
• Increase Wind River mind share with each customer.

Core Competencies & Demonstrated Success

• Motivated to grow the business by leveraging strong technical expertise and solution selling capability, including introducing and selling new products confidently.
• Positive, proactive attitude toward learning and mastering new technologies and products, and applying them to real customer use cases.
• Able to understand customers’ projects and applications in depth and formulate appropriate technical and commercial proposals.
• Skilled in creating and delivering tailored presentations and live demonstrations that address specific audience needs and decision criteria.
• Strong ability to communicate, influence, and build trust with key stakeholders at all levels of the organization, across functions and geographies.
• Demonstrated capability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining high attention to detail and follow through.
• Strong C/C++ development, debugging, and problem‑solving skills. Able to support deep technical discussions.
• Effective technical communication skills, including white‑boarding, technical presentations, demonstrations, and solution qualification.
• Embedded software development and system architecture experience (e.g., RTOS, Linux) is a strong plus.
• Familiarity with safety and security standards for Industrial/Rail and Aerospace (e.g., IEC 61508, EN 50128, DO‑178) is an advantage.
• Experience with certified software and certification processes is a plus.
• Experience with system emulation technologies such as QEMU is a plus.
• Deep expertise in Enterprise Linux platforms (e.g., eLxr Pro, Wind River Linux, RHEL, SUSE, Ubuntu, Rocky/Alma), including architecture design, hardening, and lifecycle management.
• Strong proficiency in automation and infrastructure as code (IaC) to standardize builds, configuration, and operations.
• Ability to translate business and application requirements into end‑to‑end Linux architecture blueprints, guiding implementation and defining technical standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, or a closely related field is required.
• Professional certifications such as RHCE, SUSE Certified Architect, or equivalent senior‑level Linux credentials are required.
• 8–12+ years of experience in embedded software and enterprise Linux, including hands‑on capability to design, build, and demonstrate solutions.
• Experience in embedded and enterprise software development with RTOS and Linux, covering both application and system level work.
• Proven experience supporting software development for embedded and enterprise system applications (e.g., debugging, optimization, integration).
• Experience in field applications engineering for embedded SoCs, evaluation boards, and Linux/RTOS/BSP products is preferred.
• Embedded and Enterprise Linux or RTOS background covering deployment, image build, and kernel/application development is preferred.
• Strong written and spoken English communication skills.
• Prior experience working with overseas teams or in an international software company is a plus.

Benefits & Perks

• Social Insurance
• Group life and medical insurance
• Annual Leave
• Summer Vacation
• Special Leave
• Birthday and volunteer time off
• Competitive benefits package
• Training subsidiesEmployee assistance program

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