Software Technical Project Manager - E-Mobility

Schaeffler is a dynamic global technology company and its success has been a result of its entrepreneurial spirit and long history of private ownership. Does that sound interesting to you? As a partner to all of the major automobile manufacturers, as well as key players in the aerospace and industrial sectors, we offer you many development opportunities.

General Information

Software Engineering Lead/ Software Technical Project Lead – Project Delivery

Software Engineering Lead / Software Technical Project Lead – Project Delivery The Software Engineering Lead is responsible for leading the software development lifecycle for AUTOSAR-based projects, ensuring ASPICE Level 2 compliance, meeting technical milestones, and delivering high-quality software on schedule. This role encompasses technical leadership, software planning, integration oversight, quality gate reviews, and coordination with cross-functional teams.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Lead technical activities across full lifecycle phases including requirements engineering, design, implementation, integration, and verification.
• Ensure alignment with AUTOSAR architecture and platform constraints.
• Approve and validate software subsystem design in accordance with system architecture and safety goals.
• Ensure process adherence to ASPICE Level 2 across software development and verification.
• Establish traceability between requirements, design, implementation, and test artifacts.
• Review and document outcomes of key ASPICE process areas such as SWE.1 to SWE.6.
• Define and enforce Software Gates across milestones (e.g. Requirements Freeze, FSW Integration, FSW40 - Till Production ).
• Own and conduct Quality Gate Reviews in collaboration with Quality Assurance to assess completeness and compliance.
• Participate in Technical Reviews, Walkthroughs, and Release Readiness assessments.
• Drive delivery of incremental software builds aligned with project planning and system integration timelines.
• Oversee delivery packaging, change request tracking, and release documentation.
• Coordinate interface and diagnostic integration with hardware teams and system architects.
• Align activities with Systems, Hardware, Validation, and Test teams.
• Resolve cross-domain issues and dependencies to ensure smooth integration and verification.
• Support customer interactions for technical clarifications and software planning.

Your Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering disciplines: Electrical, Electronics & Communication, Mechatronics, Mechanical, or equivalent.
• 8–12 years of experience in automotive or embedded software, including customer-facing project responsibilities.
• Proven leadership of full-lifecycle automotive projects, from acquisition to launch.
• Practical experience with ASPICE-compliant processes and AUTOSAR software stack (Classic ).
• Strong knowledge of software configuration management, release engineering, and defect management tools (IMS, JIRA, Polarion, Git).
• Demonstrated experience with Software Gates & Quality Gates review processes.
• Experience in leading functional teams and mentoring junior engineers.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, problem-solving, and communication skills in international team environments.

As a global company with employees around the world, it is important to us that we treat each other with respect and value all ideas and perspectives. By appreciating our differences, we inspire creativity and drive innovation. In this way, we contribute to sustainable value creation for our stakeholders and society as a whole. Together, we advance how the world moves.

Exciting assignments and outstanding development opportunities await you because we impact the future with innovation. We look forward to your application.

Www.Schaeffler.Com/Careers

• Your Contact
• Vitesco Technologies India Pvt. Ltd. 
• Hemanth Hurudi