Lead Canonical's automotive and industrial engineering work, adapting Ubuntu and open-source products to industry requirements and certification processes (IEC 61508, ISO 9001, UNECE R155 and R156, ISO 26262 ASIL B-D, ASPICE). Reports to the VP of Engineering Excellence and works with the Automotive Product Manager.
Refine the automotive vision and strategy with Product Management
Define and execute an engineering roadmap for the automotive team
Represent Ubuntu and Canonical to customers, partners and standards consortia
Lead the Linux distribution and open-source strategy for automotive
Build and lead a globally distributed engineering team
Coach and mentor engineers through feedback and hands-on technical leadership
Set expectations with engineering teams, senior management and external stakeholders
Promote modern agile practices and strong engineering and organizational practices
Grow a collaborative engineering culture aligned with company values

Strong background in software engineering, Linux and open source
In-depth knowledge of Linux packaging and embedded development
Knowledge of automotive and industrial standards such as ISO 21434, ISO 26262, SOTIF and IEC 61508; experience leading compliance efforts is ideal
Experience with C/C++ and Python
Practical automotive experience, including functional safety, embedded systems and cloud
Experience leading, managing, coaching and mentoring software developers
A track record of timely, high-quality delivery and of developing people
Experience working in an agile environment
Ability to travel twice a year for company events of up to two weeks

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Posted	10 Oct 2026
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Technical Manager - Automotive and Industrial