Our Client is seeking a Software Release Manager, Automotive Electronics Integration for an extendable, W2-only, 8-month Contract position in Southfield, MI. This position will be 100% onsite to start, with the potential for transitioning to a hybrid schedule. There is potential for this position to convert to Direct Hire/FTE. This position pays $65-85/hr. W2.

Summary:

This management position requires a highly experienced professional Program Manager with a proven track record of excellence and managerial achievement. The candidate will be an accomplished leader, with a strong organizational capability and ability to command respect from the talented teams he or she will help lead and coordinate. This candidate will have proactive communication, so each individual team member remains aware of the timing and delivery expectations placed upon them and that critical issues are identified and brought to the attention of senior management with gauged advance notice.

Responsibilities:

• Work with Vehicle Program Managers to identify Vehicle milestones and build phases with impact on Software release plans and feature timing.
• Identify software that needs to be introduced into the vehicle assembly line for upcoming vehicle builds.
• Work with Manufacturing planning to identify Factory milestones with impact on Software release plans and feature timing.
• Work with the Engineering Leads and PMO to cover needs in / adjust Integration Release Plans per the agreed Digital Feature Roadmap.
• Develop, release, and publish revisions and communicate updates of the Integration Release Plan considering multiple programs and cross-program dependencies, as well as scope (regions, targeted variants etc.).
• Set up the release tooling to manage planned Integration releases and bundles.
• Perform milestone reviews to enable verification and validation teams to progress with their test plans.
• Communicate OTA SW deployment to Communications, PMO, Service, Customer Care and others.
• Work with ECU Leads to identify and approve ECU specific SW deliveries into Integration bundles.
• Host integration meetings to align on weekly priorities.
• Configure the OTA campaign deployment, using the existing process and guidelines.
• Work with Verification and Validation leads and SW Quality, as well as other critical stakeholders incl. Homologation to share campaign planning details and to review progress on validation and signoffs.
• Manage the creation, review and release of customer facing release notes.
• Perform Release to Customer milestone review and release OTA SW campaigns to customers after full signoff.
• Liaise with the OTA team to monitor the campaign rollout.
• Work with the EE and End-of-Line test (EOL) teams at the vehicle assembly facility to introduce changes to EOL.

Required Skills:

• A minimum of 5 years of experience program/project managing large systems development programs.
• A minimum of 8 years in complex embedded (software and electronic) systems development and integration.
• A proven track record of delivering complex electronic products.
• Experience software and hardware development methods/workflows.
• Experience bringing highly integrated software/hardware products from the early development phase to production.
• Experience engaging, working and managing the output of third-party suppliers.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience in automotive electronic systems integration and architecture.
• Experience with test and build aspects of software development.