Aptiv

Cybersecurity Engineering Team Manager

In short

Leads Aptiv's Cybersecurity Software Engineering team, owning staffing, capability building, delivery quality and risk management across the full engineering lifecycle from RFQ through production support. Requires 12–16 years of experience leading automotive embedded software or product-security teams, with knowledge of ISO/SAE 21434 and Automotive SPICE. The role coordinates suppliers and global stakeholders while retaining internal ownership of critical decisions.

Your Role
Leads the Cybersecurity Software Engineering team, with overall accountability for people, capability, delivery health, engineering quality, and effective resource deployment across product and platform programs. Oversees the complete engineering lifecycle, from RFQ and planning through implementation, verification, release, and production support, ensuring appropriate staffing, technical governance, delivery readiness, risk management, and continuous capability improvement.
Roles and Responsibilities
•Build and deploy a balanced team of architects, product owners and developers.
•Own staffing, competency plans, coaching, succession and certification roadmaps.
•Establish technical review, quality and escalation mechanisms.
•Monitor delivery, quality, reuse, capacity and compliance indicators.
•Coordinate suppliers and global stakeholders while retaining internal ownership of critical decisions and knowledge.
EDUCATION: B.E./B.Tech or M.E./M.Tech in Computer Science, Electronics, Electrical, Instrumentation, or a related engineering discipline
EXPERIENCE: 12–16 years
Your Background
Required competencies
•Proven leadership of automotive embedded software or product-security teams.
•Working knowledge of ISO/SAE 21434, Automotive SPICE, secure development and customer delivery.
•Resource planning, risk management, supplier governance and executive communication.
•Ability to coach leaders and create measurable capability improvement.
Preferred competencies
•ISO/SAE 21434 assessor experience, cybersecurity certification and multi-region organizational leadership.
Expected outputs / measures of success
•Workforce and deployment plan
•Competency and certification plan
•Delivery and quality dashboard
•Escalation decisions
•Supplier and insourcing plan
Why join Aptiv
Aptiv's winning culture is global by design. We bring together diverse perspectives, cultures, and business contexts to solve our customers' toughest challenges.
Your Benefits at Aptiv
•Higher Education Opportunities (UDACITY, UDEMY, COURSERA are available for your continuous growth and development)
•Life and accident insurance
•Well Being Program that includes regular workshops and networking events
•EAP Employee Assistance
•Access to fitness clubs (T&C apply)
•Shift allowances are applicable. Will discuss during the interview process.

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