Senior Product Manager — Embedded Linux & Yocto

Aptiv; Troy (MI); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Wind River is seeking an experienced Senior Product Manager to own the strategy and roadmap for Wind River Linux, our embedded Linux distribution based on the Yocto Project.

You will work with engineering, sales, and partners to write requirements, prioritize the backlog, and drive market research to shape the product's future. Travel 5–10% may be required, and a strong background in open-source software and Linux is essential.

Qualifications

• 8+ years managing the entire product lifecycle, from concept to end-of-life.
• Experience managing open-source products or projects, with Linux-based products strongly preferred.
• Experience with strategic planning, roadmap development, feature prioritization, Agile methodologies and the Product Owner role, and project management.
• Experience writing requirements for engineering.
• Excellent understanding of the Linux ecosystem and open source for embedded workloads. Experience with Yocto and/or participation in Linux projects and committees (e.g. Linux Foundation) are also a plus.
• Good understanding of security, containerization, and orchestration concepts, cloud technologies and constructs (containers, universal base images, Kubernetes).
• Strong analytical abilities, with excellent written and oral communication skills with a collaborative mindset.
• Great presenter, public speaker and advocate for your customers and product line.
• Experience supporting customers, account teams, and partners in solution design and strategic partnerships.
• Ability to move easily between product, services, marketing, strategy, and technical discussions.
• Bachelor's degree with suitable experience required. Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science or related field, or MBA a plus.

Skills

Product lifecycle

Open-source

Strategic planning

Roadmap development

Agile methodologies

Product Owner

Engineering requirements

Linux embedded

Yocto

Security concepts

Containers

Cloud technologies

Analytical abilities

Communication

Public speaking

Customer partnerships

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree or MBA

Job description

Wind River is seeking an experienced Senior Product Manager to own the strategy and roadmap for Wind River Linux, our embedded Linux distribution based on the Yocto Project.

You will work with engineering, sales, and partners to write requirements, prioritize the backlog, and drive market research to shape the product's future. Travel 5–10% may be required, and a strong background in open-source software and Linux is essential.