Autonomous Driving Principal Architect

Job description

Valeo is a tech global company, designing breakthrough solutions to reinvent the mobility. We are an automotive supplier partner to automakers and new mobility actors worldwide. Our vision? Invent a greener and more secured mobility, thanks to solutions focusing on intuitive driving and reducing CO2 emissions. We are leader on our businesses, and recognized as one of the largest global innovative companies.

Mission

The Autonomous Driving Principal Architect drives the architecture, design, and strategic development of the comprehensive anSWer software product portfolio. This role ensures that system solutions and core technologies remain fully aligned with platform standards, evolving market demands, customer expectations, and the technology roadmap. The ideal candidate brings over 8 years of dedicated ADAS product development experience, combined with a proven track record in complex problem-solving, system/software architecture design, and successful solution delivery.

Responsibilities

Platform Architecture & Functional Design Standardization & Leadership: Lead the definition and evolution of anSWer platform standards. Design robust embedded SW architectures aligned with both customer and Valeo requirements while collaborating closely with global R&D platform teams.

Architecture Ownership

Design and standardize the system architecture for anSWer products and core functions including Visualisation, Trailer Assistance, Automated Parking, and Autonomous Driving functions utilizing advanced computer vision, deep learning, and multi-sensor fusion (ultrasonics, radar, and lidar).

Roadmap & Strategy Contribution

Analyze market trends, technology surveys, and benchmarking reports to actively contribute to the Strategic Product Plan and shape future product feature roadmaps.

Next-Gen Technology Evaluation

Perform deep-dive evaluations of cutting-edge technologies, including heterogeneous multicore SoCs/MCUs with dedicated hardware accelerators (NPUs/TPUs), advanced camera architectures, low-latency video transmission protocols, edge-optimized computer vision pipelines, and embedded deep learning models optimized for constrained automotive hardware Global Collaboration & Representation: Act as primary technical representative for the anSWer R&D platform team at global industry events and internal corporate forums.

Stakeholder Engagement

Maintain regular, high-level technical engagement with customer engineering teams across both advanced research and active production projects.

Innovation & IP Protection

Proactively identify opportunities for patent creation to expand the company's IP portfolio while ensuring strict compliance and non-infringement.

Milestone Reviews & Demos

Lead regular architecture and development reviews in accordance with project milestones, and execute high-impact technology demonstrations for key customers and stakeholders. Education/Training; Required: Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (or equivalent).

Preferred

A Master’s Degree or PhD in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Data Science, Electrical/Electronic Engineering , or a related technical discipline is a distinct advantage Professional Experience:

Experience

Level: 8+ years of professional engineering experience, specifically demonstrating ADAS Platform SW expertise in Software/System Architecture.

Global Exposure

A proven track record of working successfully within an international environment.

Industry Success

Demonstrated success in launching ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems) products into production within the automotive sector.

Job

Engineering Disciplines Organization: Platform Cluster Schedule: Full time Employee Status: Regular Job Type: Permanent contract Job Posting Date: 2026-07-31 Join Us ! Being part of our team, you will join: - one of the largest global innovative companies, with more than 20,000 engineers working in Research & Development - a multi-cultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration - more than 100,000 colleagues in 31 countries... which make a lot of opportunity for career growth - a business highly committed to limiting the environmental impact if its activities and ranked by Corporate Knights as the number one company in the automotive sector in terms of sustainable development More information on Valeo: https://www.valeo.com