Lead OTA Architect

Mercedes-Benz Digital Tech Ltd.

Shanghai, Xingchi Tower, No. 399, Keqiao Road, Jinqiao, Pudong (Hybrid)

Job Type Full time

Experience Senior

Posted 1 week 5 days ago

Hybrid Senior Level

Tasks

We are seeking an innovative, technology-driven, and benchmark-oriented architecture leader to own the end-to-end architecture and design of future OTA (Over-The-Air) generations and technologies at Mercedes-Benz. In this role, you will define the long-term OTA technology vision and roadmap, act as the highest technical authority for both future architecture and current-generation problem solving, and drive close collaboration with the new EEA teams and overall vehicle architecture teams to seamlessly integrate OTA into future E/E and software-defined vehicle (SDV) architectures.

Key Responsibilities

Future OTA Architecture & Design (End-to-End)

Own the end-to-end architecture and long-term technology roadmap for future OTA generations across all Mercedes-Benz vehicle platforms.
Design future OTA concepts supporting next-generation platforms and MB.OS evolution, ensuring scalability, robustness, security, and future-readiness.
Lead OTA architecture reviews and drive key technical decision-making as the primary architecture authority.

Current Generation & Project Technical Problem Solving

Act as the senior technical escalation point for complex technical issues in the current OTA generation and ongoing vehicle projects.
Lead cross-domain root-cause analysis and drive resolution of critical issues, including reproduction and validation.
Ensure architectural learnings from current issues feed back into future designs.

EEA & Cross-Domain Architecture Collaboration

Drive OTA integration concepts with the new EEA teams and overall vehicle architecture teams, defining architecture boundaries, interfaces, and cross-domain dependencies.
Align with MB.OS platform, cybersecurity, backend, connectivity, and diagnostics domains to ensure consistent, scalable OTA architecture across vehicle generations.
Provide architectural guidance to OTA Function Owners, Software Architects, System Specification Engineers, and Technical Managers.

Innovation, Benchmarking & Technology Governance

Continuously benchmark competitor OTA and SDV solutions and monitor emerging technologies and industry trends.
Lead proof-of-concepts and feasibility studies for next-generation OTA orchestration, software packaging, and update mechanisms.
Develop innovation proposals and technical recommendations for management; contribute to architecture governance, design methodologies, and technical standards.
Represent OTA architecture and technical topics in global technical committees, architecture review boards, and strategic discussions with HQ and external partners.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

Bachelor's degree or above in computer science, software engineering, electronic engineering, automotive engineering, or a related major; Master's degree preferred.
8+ years of experience in automotive software development, E/E architecture, OTA systems, or connected vehicle platforms.
Proven experience in software/system architecture design and technical leadership for large-scale, distributed systems.
Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve complex, system-level technical problems in production and ongoing development projects.
Experience defining long-term architecture roadmaps and technology strategies, and collaborating with E/E architecture and cross-domain teams in a global development environment.
Experience participating in architecture review boards, technology governance, or strategic technical decision-making.

Knowledge & Skills

Deep understanding of the automotive OTA ecosystem and end-to-end software update workflows.
Strong knowledge of modern E/E architectures, zonal architectures, central compute platforms, and service-oriented vehicle software.
Strong understanding of MB.OS, Android Automotive, Linux, QNX, and virtualization concepts.
Deep understanding of in-vehicle communication, including CAN, Ethernet, SOME/IP, DoIP, and UDS, and cloud-to-vehicle communication architectures.
Strong root-cause analysis and troubleshooting capability across hardware, software, and backend boundaries.
Familiarity with cybersecurity requirements, UNECE R155/R156, and SUMS.
Excellent architectural and analytical thinking, with strong influencing and communication skills toward global stakeholders and senior leadership.
Fluent oral and written English communication capability.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in next-generation EEA or zonal architecture and software-defined vehicle programs.
Experience with cloud-native systems and large-scale distributed software platforms.
Participation in architecture standardization or technical innovation initiatives; patent contributions or recognized technical innovation achievements.