Senior Manager, OTA Vehicle Integration

About the role

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies (RVT) is seeking a Senior Manager to lead OTA Vehicle Integration. You will own the technical trajectory of the OTA update system, bridging hardware, software, manufacturing, service, and business operations to enable continuous, over‑the‑air improvements for electric vehicles.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and grow the OTA vehicle engineering organization across multiple sites and time zones.
• Define and own the technical direction and architecture of the OTA update system, covering both vehicle and infrastructure components.
• Align OTA capabilities with company‑wide program needs in partnership with hardware, software, manufacturing, service, and business teams.
• Establish development processes, test automation, and operational KPIs to keep engineers focused and productive.
• Drive OTA initiatives from concept through operational delivery on customer vehicles.
• Diagnose and remediate legacy technical, operational, and organizational debt within the OTA domain.

Required profile

• 8+ years in software development, integration, or architecture, with at least 5 years managing engineers.
• Proven track record leading cross‑functional, multi‑site teams to deliver customer‑deployed products from inception to operational delivery.
• Ability to bring order to complex products and stakeholder networks technically, operationally, and organizationally.
• Experience reasoning across the full stack—from electrical systems to business strategy—and communicating authoritatively at each level.
• Background building software platforms for complex electromechanical systems (automotive, aerospace, defense, robotics).

Required skills

• Software development
• Software integration
• Systems engineering
• OTA update systems