Senior Manager - Automotive Cybersecurity Engineering

Aptiv; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Higher Education Opportunities

Life and accident insurance

Well Being Program

EAP Employee Assistance

Shift allowances

Job summary

Aptiv is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Engineering Team Manager in Bengaluru to set the cybersecurity direction for automotive programs and deliver portfolio execution with technical authority. You will manage staffing, governance, and platform strategy while ensuring customer confidence and cross-program reuse.

The role requires 15+ years in automotive cybersecurity and a proven ability to translate strategy into measurable results, with ISO/SAE 21434 and UNECE R155/R156 expertise.

Qualifications

• Extensive automotive engineering leadership with cybersecurity portfolio accountability.
• Deep understanding of ISO/SAE 21434, UNECE R155/R156, software delivery and product lifecycle governance.
• Demonstrated organization design, financial planning, customer negotiation and risk leadership.
• Ability to translate strategy into measurable execution.

Responsibilities

• Define cybersecurity engineering strategy, operating model and investment priorities.
• Own portfolio-level capacity, insourcing, Succession and leadership development.
• Ensure consistent application of cybersecurity management, architecture, software and assurance practices.
• Chair critical technical, release and escalation reviews.
• Represent the organization with customers and senior leadership; drive measurable business and engineering outcomes.

Skills

Automotive cybersecurity leadership

ISO/SAE 21434 knowledge

UNECE R155/R156 knowledge

Strategic planning

Financial planning

Education

BE/B.Tech or ME/M.Tech in relevant engineering

Job description

Senior Cybersecurity Engineering Team Manager Help shape the future of mobility.

Your Role Sets organizational direction for automotive cybersecurity engineering and is accountable for portfolio execution, technical authority, customer confidence, capability, governance and sustainable internal ownership. RFQ / Concept Set pursuit strategy, risk appetite, make/buy approach and executive commitments. Planning / Architecture Approve governance, technical-authority model, staffing and platform strategy. Implementation / Integration Steer portfolio delivery, cross-program reuse and critical escalations. Verification / Release Approve organizational release posture for high-risk items and assurance gaps. Production / Operations Oversee field-security posture, systemic corrective actions and strategic capability refresh.

Key Responsibilities

• Define cybersecurity engineering strategy, operating model and investment priorities.
• Own portfolio-level capacity, insourcing, succession and leadership development.
• Ensure consistent application of cybersecurity management, architecture, software and assurance practices.
• Chair critical technical, release and escalation reviews.
• Represent the organization with customers and senior leadership; drive measurable business and engineering outcomes.

Education

B.E./B.Tech or M.E./M.Tech in Computer Science, Electronics, Electrical, Instrumentation, or a related engineering discipline

Experience

15+ years

Required Competencies

• Extensive automotive engineering leadership with cybersecurity portfolio accountability.
• Deep understanding of ISO/SAE 21434, UNECE R155/R156, software delivery and product lifecycle governance.
• Demonstrated organization design, financial planning, customer negotiation and risk leadership.
• Ability to translate strategy into measurable execution.

Preferred Competencies

• External assessment experience, platform productization, incident leadership and global CoE development.

Expected outputs / measures of success

• Domain strategy and annual operating plan
• Portfolio dashboard
• Technical governance model
• Capability and succession plan
• Executive and customer decisions

Why join Aptiv?

You grow at Aptiv. Aptiv's winning culture is global by design. We bring together diverse perspectives, cultures, and business contexts to solve our customers' toughest challenges. In this environment, every individual can grow, lead, and make an impact, regardless of background, because inclusion fuels how we innovate and win.

You make an impact at Aptiv. One of the strengths of humanity is our drive to progress, to improve, to achieve more tomorrow than we did yesterday. People need solutions they can trust when it matters most. At Aptiv, you are building those solutions every day.

You have support at Aptiv. We ensure you have the resources and support you need to take care of your family, your physical health, and your mental health with a competitive benefits package.

Your Benefits at Aptiv

• Higher Education Opportunities (UDACITY, UDEMY, COURSERA are available for your continuous growth and development)
• Life and accident insurance
• Well Being Program that includes regular workshops and networking events
• EAP Employee Assistance. Access to fitness clubs (T&C apply)
• Shift allowances are applicable. Will discuss during the interview process.

Company Overview

Meet the next generation Aptiv. At Aptiv, we deliver innovative solutions that people trust when it matters most. Progress is never static. It is about reaching further, exploring new possibilities, and enabling mobility. Aptiv empowers customers to create solutions people rely on - advancing safety and autonomy in Automotive and Commercial Vehicles, enabling mission-critical performance in Aerospace & Defense, and powering intelligent systems across Energy, Enterprise, and Telecommunications. We also drive precision and efficiency in Industrials & Robotics and support life-critical innovation in Medical technologies. Guided by our winning culture and values to Think & Act Like Owners, as One Team, and Play to Win, we turn commitment into results and achieve more together.

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