VP Embedded Systems Engineer (all genders)

• Own the embedded systems strategy for autonomous mobility, from system definition to integration and validation, ensuring alignment with MOIA's long-term product and platform vision.
• Lead cross-functional development teams across software, hardware, testing, and connectivity platforms.
• Ensure functional safety, cybersecurity, and regulatory compliance across all components.
• Orchestrate complex internal and external stakeholders, including VW Group units, technology partners, and Tier 1 suppliers.
• Oversee large-scale budgets, project planning, and strategic resource allocation.
• Identify and implement cutting-edge technologies to ensure scalability and future-readiness.
• Represent MOIA in key technical and product decision committees and act as a brand ambassador for all embedded-related topics.

Do you have experience in Leadership?, * Extensive leadership experience in embedded systems development, ideally within autonomous or highly automated vehicle programs (SAE Level 3/4).

• Proven track record bringing complex automotive embedded systems from concept to production and release.
• Deep expertise in embedded software and hardware architecture, system integration, validation, and test strategy definition.
• Strong knowledge of functional safety (ISO 26262), cybersecurity standards, regulatory compliance, and secure vehicle-to-cloud connectivity.
• Demonstrated success leading large, multidisciplinary engineering organizations (80+ FTEs) in complex stakeholder environments.
• Strong executive presence and ability to navigate cross-brand, board-level, and partner-facing settings.
• Strategic mindset combined with hands-on technical depth and high-stakes decision-making capability.
• Strategic thinker with a track record of tech innovation and platform scaling.
• Exceptional communication skills and experience collaborating with executive and cross-brand stakeholders.
• Fluent in English; German is a strong plus due to close collaboration within the VW Group ecosystem.

• Competitive salary (including bonus)
• Hybrid work setup: Work from home or one of our offices - you and your team decide how often to meet, blending flexibility with collaboration!
• Flexible working hours and the possibility of flexible work arrangements depending on your needs (parenting, care work, volunteering, etc.)
• Budget and monthly expense allowance for home office setup
• Possibility of remote work from outside Germany for up to 6 weeks per year from over 35 countries - learn more in our blog!
• Public transport ticket (fully subsidized "Deutschlandticket") for commuting and travelling throughout Germany and discount on MOIA rides
• Subsidized fitness club membership or bike leasing
• Learning environment with continuous learning days, job rotation, trainings and workshops, coaching, conferences, books, and language classes
• Mental health support, 1:1 sessions with external professionals and mental unload workshops
• 30 vacation days, sabbatical and unpaid leave option
• Relocation support with service provider (visa, administration, etc.)
• Dog-friendly offices

For student & internship positions, we have an adjusted set of benefits. You can find them here.

We are a young and innovative mobility company aspiring to change people’s lives by re-imagining urban mobility. MOIA is developing a radically new shuttle-on-demand service that will bring affordable, clean and convenient mobility to everybody and make cities a better place to live.

Running as an independent company under the umbrella of the Volkswagen Group, we are able to utilize the resources and know-how of a global corporation – while being an agile, experimental and team-spirited start-up.

Our fast growing team in Berlin and Hamburg has a human-centered perspective on mobility and is focusing on one goal: Be one of the leading global mobility-service-providers by 2025.

Sounds exciting? We are looking for bright minds who want to join us on this exciting and challenging journey. Become the next member of our diverse, inspired and highly skilled team!