Software Platform Pilot

Stellantis•Auburn Hills, MI

11d

About The Position

The Software Platform Pilot owns and manages all aspects of software delivery for a vehicle program. The role creates and manages a software delivery plan to meet vehicle, plant, quality, and engineering requirements on time and with the correct feature content. Before the X0 phase, the Software Platform Pilot develops the delivery plan, aligns stakeholders, understands new features, plans feature rollouts, prioritizes features into releasable packages, and ensures each delivery phase has an appropriate validation plan. After the X0 phase, the role coordinates software delivery to consumers, confirms validation is complete before package delivery, tracks and closes issues, owns the feature readiness glidepath, ensures software of the appropriate maturity is provided for plant builds through SOP, adjusts plans and recommends feature deferrals when appropriate, and drives Tier 1 suppliers and internal software teams to meet delivery timing.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
At least 10 years of experience in automotive product validation or design.
Experience with software specifications, development, and testing across the full V-cycle.
Proven ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.
Knowledge of EEDP.
Working knowledge of corporate engineering, quality, and manufacturing processes and the systems that support them.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in a related field.
At least 2 years of experience in project management, program management, or related fields.

Responsibilities

Create the software delivery plan and align it with key stakeholders before the X0 phase.
Understand new features to be delivered and create a feature rollout plan (FROP).
Prioritize features into packages that can be released, validated, and delivered during development.
Ensure a suitable validation plan supports each software delivery phase.
Coordinate software delivery according to the feature rollout plan after the X0 phase.
Ensure validation is complete before delivering software packages.
Track open issues, including defects and GIMS, and drive them to closure.
Create and own the feature readiness glidepath.
Ensure software of the correct maturity is supplied for all plant builds, including SOP.
Adjust planning as needed and recommend feature deferrals when appropriate.
Drive Tier 1 suppliers and internal software development teams to maintain planned timing and delivery.