Technical Manager - Automotive and Industrial

Canonical

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Full Time

Posted April 1, 2026

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Job Description

A Technical Manager role focused on leading the development and integration of open source Linux-based solutions for the automotive and industrial sectors, ensuring compliance with industry standards, guiding a global engineering team, and representing Canonical in industry communities.

Key Responsibilities

Define and execute the automotive engineering roadmap at Canonical
Lead and coordinate a globally distributed engineering team
Represent Canonical and Ubuntu in the automotive community and standards consortia
Ensure products support industry standards and compliance requirements such as ISO 21434, ISO 26262, IEC 61508
Lead Linux distribution and open source software strategy for automotive applications
Develop skills through coaching, feedback, and technical leadership
Advocate for modern, agile software development practices
Collaborate with product management to refine vision and strategy for automotive offerings
Guide the work of engineering teams to deliver high-quality, secure software

Requirements

Strong software engineering, Linux, and open source background
In-depth knowledge in Linux packages and embedded development
Knowledge of automotive and industry standards such as ISO21434, ISO26262, SOTIF, IEC 61508, and ideally have led product development initiatives that fulfilled compliance with one or more of the mentioned standards
Experience in C, C++, and Python programming
Practical experience in automotive, including functional safety, embedded systems, cloud, and related software trends
Experience leading, managing, coaching, and mentoring software developers
Track record of timely delivery and high quality software
Experience working in an agile development environment
Ability to build and lead a globally distributed team of engineers, coordinate, guide, and oversee their work
Ability to develop skills through coaching, feedback, and hands-on technical leadership
Ability to set and manage expectations with other engineering teams, senior management, and external stakeholders
Ability to advocate and advance modern, agile software development practices
Willingness to work from home with international travel twice a year, up to two weeks at a time, for company events