OTA Technical Project Management / OTA技术项目经理 (RD4.0 B3)

We are seeking a highly skilled technical project manager to drive and ensure the successful, on-time delivery of Software Update and OTA (Over-The-Air) functions. This role focuses on managing complex software development projects, steering internal teams and external suppliers, and ensuring alignment with all project milestones within the vehicle development lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities:

1.

Project Steering & Milestone Tracking:

• Check, track, and ensure the successful achievement of project milestones throughout the Software Update and OTA development lifecycle.
• Steer and monitor the timely delivery of software components and technical solutions from internal development teams and external suppliers.
• Provide clear project direction, priority management, and escalation support to development and testing teams to resolve critical path issues and remove delivery bottlenecks.

2.

Budget & Resource Management:

• Manage the project budget, actively tracking expenditures, resource planning, and cost efficiency.
• Support surrounding development and business processes by facilitating resource planning, release management, and continuous process improvements for OTA software delivery.

3.

Defect Management & Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Lead defect management processes, prioritizing issues, coordinating root cause analyses, and ensuring timely resolutions across testing and development teams.
• Collaborate with Function Owners, System Spec Engineers, and Software Architects to ensure that project timelines and business goals align with technical feasibility and architectural constraints.

4.

Supplier Steering & Stakeholder Reporting:

• Manage and steer external suppliers, ensuring their development deliverables meet technical specifications, quality standards, and timeline requirements.
• Take responsibility for comprehensive project reporting, regularly communicating status, KPIs, delivery timings, and risks to senior management and cross-functional stakeholders.

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor degree or above, major in Automotive Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Project Management, or other related fields.

• 5+ years of working experience in technical project management within the automotive or software engineering industry.

• Proven track record in managing complex software development projects, preferably related to OTA, connected vehicle services, or E/E architecture.

• Experience in supplier steering, contract management, cross-functional team coordination, and driving issue resolution across multiple departments.

Knowledge & Skills:

• Solid understanding of automotive software development lifecycles, Agile frameworks, and standard automotive processes (e.g., ASPICE).

• Strong proficiency in project management, defect tracking, and reporting tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, MS Project, Polarion).

• Familiarity with budget planning, risk management, and quality assurance processes.

• Excellent organizational and planning skills, with a high sensitivity to project risks and delivery bottlenecks.

• Fluent oral and written English communication capability for executive reporting and global stakeholder management.

Preferred Qualifications:

• PMP, PRINCE2, Agile/Scrum, SAFE or similar project management certifications.

• General technical understanding of vehicle network communication, Android/Linux/QNX environments, and onboard-offboard communication chains.