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NXP Semiconductors · Multiple locations

# Senior Software Product Manager - Embedded & Real-Time Systems (Automotive) (f/m/d)

Multiple locations Manager or lead Software Engineering 

Listed on NXP Semiconductors’s official careers site. Posted October 23, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there.
[Apply on NXP Semiconductors’s careers site →](https://nxp.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/Munich/Senior-Software-Product-Manager---Embedded---Real-Time-Systems--Automotive-_R-10064753)

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## Job description

Senior Software Product Manager – Embedded & Real-Time Systems (Automotive)

### Location

Munich, DE, Bucharest, RO, Austin, TX (or flexible NXP location)

### Function

Automotive Processors – Senior Software Product Management

### Role Overview

We are hiring a Senior Software Product Manager to own the low-level software stack for next-generation automotive real-time processing. You will drive product roadmap, strategy and execution across Real-Time Drivers (RTD), Firmware, Security, and BSP, ensuring alignment from silicon to system integration. This role is critical to enabling system bring-up, software quality, and scalable customer deployment in Software-Defined Vehicle (SDV) architectures.

### Key Responsibilities

Product Ownership
- Define, execute, and own the product roadmap for: Low-level real-time software including RTD (drivers), BSP (Board Support Package), RTOS, RTHV(virtualization/isolation) System management (boot, firmware services, PMIC control) Security (secure boot, crypto, key management) Translate OEM, Tier 1, and systems requirements into clear product feature definitions and priorities
- Balance trade-offs across timeline, quality, performance, safety, security, and scalability System Bring-Up & Integration Responsible for: Boot and power sequencing Driver and peripheral enablement (CAN, LIN, DDR, PCIe, Ethernet) System firmware, safety and security framework
- Drive adoption of: AI-assisted tools across SW lifecycle
- Define and enable AI-driven customer experience on platform
- Ensure low-level software enables end-to-end platform bring-up to ensure system-level readiness, not just feature delivery.

### Cross-Functional Leadership Serve as the single owner bridging

Software R&D (feature delivery) Applications Engineering (customer enablement, integration) Product & Systems Engineering Teams (platform definition and roadmap)
- Drive clear ownership, dependency management, and execution alignment across teams

### Execution & Delivery
- Own delivery across: Pre-silicon bring-up, NPI, customer deployment and maintenance
- Track and communicate: System readiness Risks and dependencies Execution gaps and mitigation plans

### Customer & Ecosystem Engagement
- Engage with OEMs and Tier 1 partners to understand real-world requirements.
- Translate customer feedback into product improvements
- Drive simplification, usability, and reduced complexity to accelerate adoption and design wins
- Represent low-level SW in customer discussions on bring-up, performance, safety, and security

### Qualifications Required
- 10+ years in embedded software, automotive systems, or related field
- Strong background in low-level SW: Drivers, bootloaders, firmware, BSP AUTOSAR, RTOS, or Zephyr environments Experience in product management, technical leadership, or system architecture
- Solid understanding of system bring-up and HW/SW integration challenges Preferred Experience with automotive SoCs or industrial systems
- Familiarity with safety (ISO 26262) and security (ISO 21434, HSE) Experience with CI/CD and OTA-based software delivery Experience enabling: AI-assisted development tools AI-driven developer and customer workflows Customer-facing experience with OEMs or Tier 1s What Success Looks Like Improved software quality for first-time success rate Reduced customer escalations
- Strong alignment across SW R&D, Applications, and Product teams Faster customer enablement and NPI execution Reliable system-level bring-up readiness for new platforms More information about NXP in Germany... #LI-38ff

## At a glance
- Posted by the employer: Oct 23, 2026
- First seen by OpenNash: Oct 26, 2026
- Last checked: Nov 2, 2026
- Listed for: 10 days
- Location: Multiple locations[Apply on NXP Semiconductors’s careers site →](https://nxp.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/Munich/Senior-Software-Product-Manager---Embedded---Real-Time-Systems--Automotive-_R-10064753)

## Hiring at NXP Semiconductors
- Open jobs: 816
- New in the last 7 days: After two weekly collections
- Tracked since: Oct 12, 2026

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