Engineering Manager

About the Company
Embitel Technologies is a Volkswagen AG (VW) Group Company. VW is a German multinational automotive manufacturing corporation headquartered in Wolfsburg, Germany. VW is one of the world’s largest automaker by sales. VW sold 10.9 million vehicles in 2019. The group comprises of 12 brands from seven European Countries: Volkswagen, Audi, Lamborghini, Porsche, Bugatti, Bentley, Ducati (motorcycles), Skoda, SEAT, Scania, MAN and Volkswagen commercial vehicles.

About CARIAD (Car, I Am Digital)

The automotive industry is in disruption. As a company, CARIAD is playing a part in multiple large trends at the same time: electrification, automation, and digitalization. The new name builds on changing customer needs. Automotive customers are demanding more comfort, more safety, more sustainability, and more connectivity. With its software platforms and digital features, CARIAD is developing solutions and products that will turn the car into a smart companion to accompany customers into the future with continuous updates and new digital features, even years later. The new company name reflects this zeitgeist: ‘Car, I Am Digital’. The brand profile can be found on its new website https://cariad.technology.

Currently, around 4,000 employees are working at CARIAD on the digital transformation of the car. CARIAD is working intensively on the software and technology platform for Premium Platform Electric (PPE). The first vehicles based on PPE will be the electric Porsche Macan and Audi Q6 e-tron. At the core of CARIAD is the development of the unified and scalable software and technology platform E³ 2.0 for all Group brands. E³ stands for ‘end to end electronics architecture’. The new software and technology platform is built from scratch and will be used first at the end of 2024 in Artemis, the lighthouse project of Audi. As of 2026, E³ 2.0 is due to be scaled by the Volkswagen brand with Trinity in the volume segment.

About our Group

CARIAD COE (Centre of Excellence) is setup in Bangalore, India working exclusively with CARIAD and associated VW groups with the focus on development of ‘VW.OS”. The areas of work involve development of platform components such as firmware, boot loaders, AUTOSAR, Linux/QNX BSP, Service oriented architecture-based middleware components.

Job Description:

Job Description

Engineering Manager – Automotive Software (EV Energy & Charging Systems)

Location: Bangalore

Role Overview

CARIAD India‑BU at Embitel India Pvt. Ltd. (a Volkswagen Group company) is looking for a seasoned Automotive Software Development Engineering Manager to lead EV Energy and Charging Software development. The role combines deep technical ownership with people and program management responsibilities, overseeing 10–30 engineers and ensuring high‑quality, production‑ready software delivery for global Volkswagen Group OEM platforms.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Ownership:
- Lead EV Energy and Charging software (Embedded C) Development (High/Medium/Low voltage Energy & power management, Charging System functions).
- Act as technical escalation point.

Program & Delivery Management:
- Own end-to-end delivery from India.
- Manage resources, stake holder, milestones, and global coordination.

People Management:
- Lead and develop 10–30 engineers.
- Drive performance management, coaching, and hiring.

Process, Quality & Compliance:
- Ensure compliance with ASPICE (specifically SWE practices), ISO 26262, and ISO 21434.
- Plan & Drive Agile / SAFe execution (JIRA, Confluence)Required Qualifications

Education: Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Electrical/Electronics/Instrumentations, or Automotive Engineering.

Experience: 10 –16 years total experience with 3+ years in people management.

Relevant Automotive Embedded Software development experience min 5 yrs.

Technical Skills

Embedded C/C++, MATLAB Simulink, AUTOSAR, Gtest, RTOS, CAN/LIN/Ethernet.
EV Domain: Electric Energy Management, Charging System, Electric Powertrain, Battery Management.
Thorough experience in Automotive Embedded SDLC (prototyping, design, VnV, Certification, manufacturing & production, service, software bug fix, software change, software defect).

Leadership Competencies

Strong technical depth, global collaboration skills, mentoring mindset, and experience working in matrixed organizations.

Working with Embitel
• Freedom to challenge norms, make mistakes, learn and grow
• There is no ‘I’ in word ‘Team’ and no hierarchy at Embitel
• Employees of Embitel are partners of our excellence and growth. And they are at the core of
organization’s Mission and Vision

To explore an exciting & progressive Career development at Embitel India:
• Visit us at: www.embitel.com
• Follow us at LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/embitel-technologies-india