Embedded Robotics & Drones Lead

Aptiv

United States

On-site

USD 150,000 - 230,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

Aptiv seeks an Embedded Engineering Manager to lead robotics and drone hardware and software teams, defining roadmaps for embedded systems, autonomy, and perception while delivering production-ready solutions. You will balance hands-on technical leadership with people management, mentoring engineers, and aligning with product and hardware teams to meet performance and safety objectives.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years in embedded robotics, 3+ years in leadership, and a proven track record

Qualifications

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related field.
10+ years of experience developing embedded systems for robotics, automotive, consumer electronics, or related products.
3+ years of engineering leadership and people management experience leading systems and software development teams.
Proven experience managing, mentoring, and developing high-performing engineering organizations.
Strong technical expertise in systems engineering, embedded software, and product development best practices.
Experience leading cross-functional development across hardware, software, systems, safety, and product management teams.
Strong understanding of system architecture, sensor integration, and software platforms.
Proven ability to drive end-to-end ownership, technical execution, roadmap planning, and team accountability.
Demonstrated success resolving complex technical challenges and delivering products on schedule and at scale.
Strong communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.
Experience building engineering roadmaps, resource plans, and organizational capabilities aligned with business objectives.
Track record of fostering a culture of engineering excellence, continuous improvement, accountability, and talent development.

Responsibilities

Own and drive the technical strategy, architecture, and execution for embedded systems and software across AMR and drone platforms.
Provide technical leadership across sensing, compute platforms, data pipelines, perception algorithms, embedded software, and system integration.
Collaborate with Product Managers and Technical Program Managers to shape product roadmaps, ensuring technical feasibility, realistic resource planning, and alignment with business objectives.
Develop and maintain technology and competency roadmaps by monitoring industry trends, emerging technologies, and future product requirements.
Serve as a technical thought leader for systems engineering, embedded software, robotics, autonomy, and perception technologies.
Guide key technical trade-offs involving performance, latency, reliability, safety, compute resources, scalability, maintainability, and cost.