Embedded Software Lead
Pubblicato il 02-10-2026 - Italdesign Giugiaro in Italia
Italdesign is looking for an Embedded Software Lead to join the Electric/Electronics Development Team. The ideal candidate is a senior engineer, driven and self-motivated by passion for cars, with strong technical leadership and a target-oriented mindset, capable to guide a team and face complex challenges in a dynamic environment.
- Leading the design, development and integration of embedded software for automotive HPCs, zonal controllers, MCUs and SoCs;
- Defining and governing service-oriented software architectures based on AUTOSAR Classic and Adaptive standards for Software Defined Vehicle (SDV) platforms;
- Guiding and mentoring a team of embedded software developers and architects, coordinating priorities, deliverables and technical decisions;
- Writing and reviewing software requirements, functional specifications and architecture documentation in compliance with Automotive SPICE (A-SPICE);
- Interfacing with stakeholders to discuss system and software architecture(s) through workshops and design meetings;
- Issue tracking,
defect analysis and driving corrective actions across the software development lifecycle;
- Defining KPIs and analyzing technical risks, development progress and architecture maturity to identify areas for improvement and make recommendations for changes;
- Supplier steering and coordination.
Requirements
Key requirements
- Minimum 5+ years of experience in automotive embedded software development (Tier1/OEMs);
- Solid experience developing embedded software on GNU/Linux (Yocto/BSP);
- Strong knowledge of AUTOSAR Classic and Adaptive standards and of Service-Oriented Architectures (SOA);
- Proven experience with Software Defined Vehicle (SDV) platforms integrating High-Performance Computers (HPCs), zonal controllers, MCUs and SoCs;
- Strong knowledge of at least one programming language, such as C, C++, Python;
- Knowledge of embedded systems, real-time operating systems and hypervisor/virtualization concepts;
- Experience developing in