SOTA Project Manager

Overview

We are looking for a Project Manager with experience in automotive, aerospace/MoD, or similar complex manufacturing environments to be based in Gaydon, UK for a project that drives end‑to‑end delivery for OTA‑enabled onboard systems across structured vehicle programmes.

• The Project Manager ensures scope, schedule, cost, and quality targets are met while enabling software-defined vehicle features to be delivered, updated, and validated via secure OTA mechanisms throughout the product lifecycle. The ideal candidate should have:
  
  - Experience working within structured programme environments (EMEA/JEA/MLA/SOTA)- Awareness of milestone gateways
  - Understanding of software release processes (and ideally some hardware exposure)- Strong stakeholder management skills
  - High standard of reporting, escalation, and intervention where needed- AGILE experience is a benefit, but awareness is sufficient
  - Knowledge of ISO 26262 processes, ASIL-based design, and ASPICE
• The project manager of this project is expected to:
  
  - Use current best engineering practices
  - Apply latest available and proven technologies
  - Follow recognized international standards
  - Implement modern safety, cybersecurity, and quality processes

• You have 5+ years  automotive experience in leading 20+ employee project teams
• You have Software-Over-The-Air experience (SOTA) and combine knowledge of embedded systems, Dev Ops, Cybersecurity and cloud
• You can orchestrate highly complex, cross-domain, safety-critical software delivery
• You can plan, coordinate, and deliver secure, reliable OTA software update programs across:
  
  - vehicle ECUs- backend/cloud platforms- cybersecurity- homologation & compliance- production & aftersales
• You lead by example, are proactive with a hands on mentality where your actions are needed
• You are well organized and able to delegate efficiently
• You own the things that are within your responsibility
• You are a strong communicator in English and can convey results to your team & to customer
• You are passionate about agile working methodologies and open for new technologies

Hardware experience

ISO 21434, threat modeling, OTA security