Technical Manager - Automotive and Industrial
Canonical Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Overview
We have created a role for a Technical Manager, Automotive and Industrial with a passion for open source and precision engineering. Canonical provides secure and reliable products to industrial and automotive partners, bridging open-source innovation with industry-specific requirements represented by stringent certification processes. Our goal is to enable industries such as automotive to leverage our open source portfolio. From the factory to the cloud by way of the car, we are committed to providing the most secure and advanced platform for automotive innovation.
What you'll do
- Work with Product Management to refine the vision and strategy for automotive at Canonical
- Define and execute an engineering roadmap for the automotive team at Canonical
- Represent Ubuntu and Canonical in the automotive community, in front of customers, partners and consortia
- Lead our Linux distribution and open source software strategy in Automotive
- Build and lead a globally distributed team of engineers and coordinate, guide and oversee their work
- Develop skills through coaching, feedback and hands-on technical leadership
- Set and manage expectations with other engineering teams, senior management, and external stakeholders
- Advocate and advance modern, agile software development practices
- Help develop and evangelize great engineering and organizational practices
- Grow a healthy, collaborative engineering culture in line with the company values
- Work from home with international travel twice a year, up to two weeks at a time, for company events
Who you are
You have a strong software engineering, Linux, and open source backgroundYou have in-depth knowledge in Linux packages and embedded developmentYou have knowledge of automotive and industry standards such as ISO21434, ISO26262, SOTIF, IEC 61508, and ideally have led product development initiatives that fulfilled compliance with one or more of the mentioned standardsYou have experience in C / C++ and Python programmingYou have practical experience in automotive, including functional safety, embedded systems, cloud and related software trendsYou have experience leading, managing, coaching and mentoring software developersYou have a track record of timely delivery and high quality softwareYou love developing and growing people and have a track record of doing itYou have experience working in an agile development environmentWhat we offer you
Fully remote working environment - we've been working remotely since 2004!Personal learning and development budget of 2,000USD per annumAnnual compensation reviewRecognition rewardsAnnual holiday leaveParental LeaveEmployee Assistance ProgrammeOpportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues at 'sprints'Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long haul company eventsAbout Canonical
Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open source projects and the platform for AI, IoT and the cloud, we are changing the world. Canonical has been a remote-first company since its inception in 2004. Work at Canonical is a step into the future, and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game. Canonical provides a unique window into the world of 21st-century digital business.
We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity we will give your application fair consideration.
Seniority level
Mid-Senior levelEmployment type
Full-timeJob function
Engineering and Information TechnologyIndustries
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