The Role
The R&D Software Engineer/Proyect Manager is part of the Software Engineering organization and is responsible for leading the planning, execution, monitoring, and successful delivery of automotive embedded software projects. This role ensures projects are completed on time, within budget, and in compliance with quality, cybersecurity, and ISO 26262 Functional Safety requirements while supporting Clarios' global product development objectives. The Software Project Manager serves as the primary interface between customers, engineering teams, leadership, quality, safety, and suppliers to drive successful software program execution.
What You'll Do (Impact Areas)
Project Planning & Execution
- Develop and maintain comprehensive Software Development Plans.
- Define project scope, schedules, milestones, deliverables, and release plans.
- Build and manage resource plans, effort estimates, and project budgets.
- Monitor project performance and adjust plans to ensure successful delivery.
- Lead project kick-offs, status reviews, and closure activities.
Program Delivery & Governance
- Ensure achievement of customer and internal program milestones.
- Coordinate software development activities across global and cross-functional teams.
- Track project KPIs, delivery metrics, and release readiness.
- Lead issue resolution, escalation management, and contingency planning.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives and lessons learned activities.
Quality, Compliance & Functional Safety
- Ensure compliance with Clarios software development processes and standards.
- Support internal and external audits, assessments, and process reviews.
- Ensure consistency, completeness, and traceability of project work products.
- Coordinate with Functional Safety Engineers to plan, track, and implement software safety requirements.
- Maintain compliance with software engineering, quality assurance, configuration management, change management, and problem resolution processes.
Stakeholder & Customer Management
- Serve as the primary software project contact for customers and internal stakeholders.
- Communicate project status, risks, quality metrics, and release readiness.
- Manage customer expectations and negotiate scope changes when needed.
- Coordinate activities with systems, hardware, validation, cybersecurity, quality, and support functions.
- Foster strong cross-functional collaboration across global teams.
Risk & Financial Management
- Establish and manage project budgets and financial performance.
- Develop risk management plans and drive mitigation strategies.
- Monitor project costs, resource utilization, and schedule performance.
- Ensure effective forecasting, planning accuracy, and overall project health.
What Success Looks Like
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Project milestones achieved according to schedule and delivery commitments.
- Planned versus actual effort maintained within agreed targets.
- Manpower estimation deviation maintained below 15%.
- Cost Performance Index (CPI) greater than 0.9.
- Schedule Performance Index (SPI) greater than 0.9.
- Controlled defect escape rates and high-quality software releases.
- Successful process compliance assessments and resolution of audit findings.
Strategic Outcomes
- Successful delivery of complex embedded software programs for global customers.
- Strong compliance with ASPICE, ISO 26262, and Clarios development processes.
- Improved project predictability, planning accuracy, and delivery performance.
- Effective coordination across engineering disciplines and global teams.
- Increased customer satisfaction and stakeholder confidence. [
Behavioral Indicators
- Recognized as a trusted leader and project advisor.
- Demonstrates proactive risk management and decision-making.
- Consistently drives accountability and ownership across teams.
- Builds collaborative relationships with customers and internal stakeholders.
- Maintains a strong focus on quality, compliance, and results.
Core Competencies
Project & Technical Competencies
- Software project management
- Strategic planning and execution
- Project scheduling and resource management
- Risk and issue management
- Budget and financial management
- Software requirements traceability
- Embedded software development lifecycle management
- ASPICE and ISO 26262 understanding
- Agile/SCRUM and V-Model methodologies
Leadership Competencies
- Effective communication
- Stakeholder management and influence
- Cross-functional and global collaboration
- Customer focus and results orientation
- Problem-solving and decision-making
- Integrity, confidentiality, and compliance mindset
- Continuous improvement leadership
What You Bring (Qualifications)
Education
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electronics, or a related technical field.
Experience
- 7-15 years of relevant industry experience.
- 3+ years of experience leading embedded software development projects.
- Automotive industry experience strongly preferred.
- Proven experience in project planning, estimation, resource management, and software requirements engineering.
- Experience managing complex, cross-functional engineering programs.
Technical Skills
- Strong knowledge of embedded software development processes.
- Experience with V-Model development lifecycle.
- Understanding of ASPICE process assessment framework.
- Experience with Agile and SCRUM methodologies.
- Knowledge of risk management, scheduling, budgeting, and project controls.
- Familiarity with requirements traceability and software quality processes.
- Understanding of functional safety concepts and ISO 26262 standards preferred.
Languages
- Professional English communication skills required.
- Ability to collaborate effectively across global teams and customer organizations.
Work Model & Travel
- Location: Mexico, supporting global CTO organizations.
- Work Arrangement: Hybrid work model aligned with business and project requirements.
- Travel: Occasional domestic and international travel may be required to support customers, project reviews, workshops, and engineering collaboration activities.
- Global Exposure: Daily interaction with global engineering, quality, safety, cybersecurity, and leadership teams.
Our Commitment to You
At Clarios, you'll lead innovative software programs that support the future of advanced automotive energy storage and electrification technologies. You'll work with global engineering teams to deliver solutions that have a direct impact on customers and the future of mobility.
We are committed to providing:
- Opportunities to lead global, high-visibility engineering programs.
- Career development toward senior project, program, and engineering leadership roles.
- Exposure to cutting-edge automotive software, electrification, cybersecurity, and functional safety technologies.
- A collaborative, diverse, and inclusive work environment.
- Continuous learning, leadership development, and professional growth opportunities.
- Recognition for project delivery excellence and business impact.
- A culture driven by integrity, innovation, customer focus, and operational excellence.
About Clarios:
Clarios is the global leader in advanced, low-voltage battery technologies for mobility. Our batteries and smart solutions power nearly every type of vehicle and are found in 1 of 3 cars on the road today. With around 18,000 employees in over 100 countries, we bring deep expertise to our Aftermarket and OEM partners, and reliability, safety and comfort to everyday lives. We answer to the planet with a rigorous sustainability focus – advancing best-in-class sustainability practices and advocating for them across our industry. We work to ensure 100% of our products sold are recyclable, and we recycle 8,000 batteries an hour in our network. You can find more information here (PDF).
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Equal Employment Opportunity:
Clarios, LLC is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information, please view EEO is the Law, EEO is the Law (supplement), and Pay Transparency Non-discrimination. If you are an individual with a disability and you require an accommodation during the application process, please email Special.Accommodations@Clarios.com.
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