Job
- Level
- Senior
- Job Field
- IT, Embedded, Security
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Permanent employment
- Location
- Hamburg, Berlin
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
Job Summary
In this role, you will develop the strategy for embedded systems in autonomous mobility, lead cross-functional teams, and ensure functional safety and regulatory compliance of the systems.
Your role in the team
- Own the embedded systems strategy for autonomous mobility, from system definition to integration and validation, ensuring alignment with MOIA's long-term product and platform vision.
- Lead cross-functional development teams across software, hardware, testing, and connectivity platforms.
- Ensure functional safety, cybersecurity, and regulatory compliance across all components.
- Orchestrate complex internal and external stakeholders, including VW Group units, technology partners, and Tier 1 suppliers.
- Oversee large-scale budgets, project planning, and strategic resource allocation.
- Identify and implement cutting-edge technologies to ensure scalability and future-readiness.
- Represent MOIA in key technical and product decision committees and act as a brand ambassador for all embedded-related topics.
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Our expectations of you
Qualifications
- Proven track record bringing complex automotive embedded systems from concept to production and release.
- Deep expertise in embedded software and hardware architecture, system integration, validation, and test strategy definition.
- Strong knowledge of functional safety (ISO 26262), cybersecurity standards, regulatory compliance, and secure vehicle-to-cloud connectivity.
- Demonstrated success leading large, multidisciplinary engineering organizations (80+ FTEs) in complex stakeholder environments.
- Strong executive presence and ability to navigate cross-brand, board-level, and partner-facing settings.
- Strategic mindset combined with hands-on technical depth and high-stakes decision-making capability.
- Strategic thinker with a track record of tech innovation and platform scaling.
- Fluent in English; German is a strong plus due to close collaboration within the VW Group ecosystem.
Experience
- Extensive leadership experience in embedded systems development, ideally within autonomous or highly automated vehicle programs (SAE Level 3/4).
- Exceptional communication skills and experience collaborating with executive and cross-brand stakeholders.
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What we offer
- This is not a functional leadership role - it is full system ownership.
- You will shape the embedded foundation of MOIA's autonomous mobility platform, influence long-term vehicle architectures, and ensure safe, scalable, and production-ready systems for the next generation of transportation.
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MOIA GmbH
MOIA GmbH is a subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group with offices in Berlin and Hamburg. It offers environmentally friendly ridepooling services and works on innovative solutions for autonomous mobility. The international team focuses on AI, software, hardware, and embedded systems for urban transportation systems.
Description
- Company Type
- Established Company
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
- Industry
- Vehicle Manufacturing, Supplier
VP Embedded Systems Engineering
- Location
- Hamburg, Berlin
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
- Diversity
- Open for all genders
