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CanonicalTechnical Manager - Automotive and Industrial
Canonical is establishing a Technical Manager position for automotive and industrial work. This is a fully remote, full-time role that reports straight to the VP of…
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Canonical is establishing a Technical Manager position for automotive and industrial work. This is a fully remote, full-time role that reports straight to the VP of Engineering Excellence and works alongside the person responsible for automotive product direction. The manager guides a worldwide group of engineers who tailor Canonical's Linux platform and open source products for vehicles and factory settings. The company frames this as bridging open source innovation with…
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Canonical is establishing a Technical Manager position for automotive and industrial work. This is a fully remote, full-time role that reports straight to the VP of Engineering Excellence and works alongside the person responsible for automotive product direction.
The manager guides a worldwide group of engineers who tailor Canonical's Linux platform and open source products for vehicles and factory settings. The company frames this as bridging open source innovation with the rigorous certification regimes these sectors require, and describes its aim as a secure route spanning plant floors, vehicles and data centres.
Much of the job involves meeting standards for functional safety, cybersecurity and quality processes, including ISO 26262, ISO 21434, IEC 61508, ASPICE, UNECE R155 and R156. The manager also represents Ubuntu in automotive and industrial communities and standards bodies, works to raise delivery quality and developer experience, and promotes agile practice.
The right candidate brings a background spanning software engineering and Linux and open source work, practical automotive or embedded experience, and a record of coaching developers and shipping on schedule. Proficiency in C, C++ and Python is expected, and the posting places weight on growing people and building a healthy engineering culture.
Responsibilities
- Shape the automotive vision and strategy with product management
- Set and deliver the engineering roadmap for the automotive group
- Speak for Ubuntu and Canonical to customers, partners and consortia in the car industry
- Direct the Linux distribution and open source strategy for automotive
- Lead a distributed team, directing and supervising its output
- Grow people with coaching, critiques and practical technical leadership
- Align engineering teams, senior leaders and outside stakeholders on expectations
- Champion modern agile methods
- Build a collaborative engineering culture aligned with company values
Requirements
- Good foundation in software engineering, plus Linux and open source work
- Deep knowledge of Linux packaging and embedded development
- Familiar with standards such as ISO 21434, ISO 26262, SOTIF and IEC 61508
- Experience with C, C++ and Python
- Practical automotive work involving functional safety, embedded systems and cloud
- Background in people leadership: guiding, supervising and mentoring engineers
- Proven record of timely, high-quality delivery
- Experience in an agile development setting
- Able to attend company events abroad twice yearly, each up to two weeks
Qualifications
- Experience leading product development that met one or more of the standards above
Core Skills
Benefits
- Remote working across the whole company, a model used since 2004
- Pay depends on location, experience, knowledge and skills; some roles may earn bonuses or sales incentives
- Learning allowance of USD 2,000 yearly
- Yearly pay review and recognition awards
- Holiday leave and parental leave
- Support through an employee assistance scheme
- Chances to meet teammates at sprints and to visit new places
- Priority Pass membership and upgraded long-haul company travel
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Is the role remote?
Yes. The posting describes it as a globally remote role.
Who does the role report to?
It reports directly to the VP of Engineering Excellence.
Which standards does the role involve?
The posting lists IEC 61508, ISO 9001, ISO 21434, UNECE R155 and R156, ISO 26262 (ASIL B to D) and ASPICE, among others.
Is salary stated?
No figure is listed. Base pay depends on location, experience, knowledge and skills, and some roles may include bonuses or sales incentives.
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