Job description
About the Company Embitel Technologies is a Volkswagen AG (VW) Group Company. VW is a German multinational automotive manufacturing corporation headquartered in Wolfsburg, Germany. VW is one of the world’s largest automaker by sales. VW sold 10.9 million vehicles in 2019. The group comprises of 12 brands from seven European Countries: Volkswagen, Audi, Lamborghini, Porsche, Bugatti, Bentley, Ducati (motorcycles), Skoda, SEAT, Scania, MAN and Volkswagen commercial vehicles.
About CARIAD (Car, I Am Digital) The automotive industry is in disruption. As a company, CARIAD is playing a part in multiple large trends at the same time: electrification, automation, and digitalization. The new name builds on changing customer needs. Automotive customers are demanding more comfort, more safety, more sustainability, and more connectivity.
With its software platforms and digital features, CARIAD is developing solutions and products that will turn the car into a smart companion to accompany customers into the future with continuous updates and new digital features, even years later. The new company name reflects this zeitgeist: ‘Car, I Am Digital’. The brand profile can be found on its new website https://cariad.
technology . Currently, around 4,000 employees are working at CARIAD on the digital transformation of the car. CARIAD is working intensively on the software and technology platform for Premium Platform Electric (PPE). The first vehicles based on PPE will be the electric Porsche Macan and Audi Q6 e-tron. At the core of CARIAD is the development of the unified and scalable software and technology platform E³ 2.
0 for all Group brands. E³ stands for ‘end to end electronics architecture’. The new software and technology platform is built from scratch and will be used first at the end of 2024 in Artemis, the lighthouse project of Audi. As of 2026, E³ 2.0 is due to be scaled by the Volkswagen brand with Trinity in the volume segment.
About our Group CARIAD COE (Centre of Excellence) is setup in Bangalore, India working exclusively with CARIAD and associated VW groups with the focus on development of ‘VW.OS”. The areas of work involve development of platform components such as firmware, boot loaders, AUTOSAR, Linux/QNX BSP, Service oriented architecture-based middleware components.
Job Description: Job Title: Engineering Manager – AI & Data Overview We are looking for an Engineering Manager to lead AI and data engineering teams building core systems for autonomous driving. This role focuses on driving a team developing machine learning models, large-scale data pipelines, and infrastructure powering perception, prediction and decision-making systems in self-driving vehicles.
You will balance technical leadership with team development, ensuring safe, scalable, and high-performance solutions.
Key Responsibilities
Lead and grow a multidisciplinary team of ML engineers, data engineers, and software engineers Drive development of AI models for perception (e.g., object detection, tracking), prediction, and sensor fusion Oversee large-scale data pipelines for ingesting, labeling, training, and validation of driving datasets Define and enforce best practices for ML lifecycle management (training, evaluation, deployment, monitoring) Guide architecture for distributed training systems and real-time inference pipelines Manage project timelines, prioritization, and cross-functional dependencies Establish safety, reliability, and validation standards aligned with autonomous driving requirements Stay current with advancements in AI, computer vision, and autonomous systems Build, Train & Manage High Performance Teams Required Qualifications Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or related field Overall 12+ years of exp with 2+ years of experience in engg manager roles in a software product development background3+ years of experience managing engineering or ML teams Good Understanding of AI, ML & CV Solid understanding of data pipelines, distributed systems, and cloud infrastructure Experience with large-scale datasets and model training workflows Preferred Qualifications Experience in autonomous driving, robotics, or ADAS systems Familiarity with sensor modalities (LiDAR, radar, cameras) and sensor fusion techniques Knowledge of simulation environments and synthetic data generation Experience with real-time systems and edge deployment constraints Understanding of safety standards such as ISO 26262 Key Skills Leadership in ML/AI engineering teams Good understanding of computer vision and deep learning systems Data-driven decision making Cross-functional collaboration (hardware, simulation, product) Understanding of Scalable system architecture and MLOps practices Working with Embitel
- Freedom to challenge norms, make mistakes, learn and grow
- There is no ‘I’ in word ‘Team’ and no hierarchy at Embitel
- Employees of Embitel are partners of our excellence and growth. And they are at the core of organization’s Mission and Vision To explore an exciting & progressive Career development at Embitel India:
- Visit us at: www.embitel.com
- Follow us at LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/embitel-technologies-india