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Requirement Engineering - Lead
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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:
Role Overview
We are looking for a motivated and an experienced Requirements Engineer with strong automotive domain expertise to lead end-to-end OTA feature development and cross-functional alignment for next‑generation OTA platforms.
Key Responsibilities
Develop, maintain, and prioritize the product backlog ensuring alignment with business objectives.
Work closely with development teams to clarify requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
Drive agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, backlog grooming, and reviews.
Ensure timely delivery of features, updates, and improvements with high quality.
Bridge the gap between stakeholder needs and technical execution by eliciting, analyzing, and documenting precise system specifications.
Monitor product performance and user feedback to continuously enhance the platform.
Coordinate with security and compliance teams to uphold data security and privacy standards.
Analyze market trends and competitive landscape to inform feature development and innovation.
Act as the vital link between our clients and engineering team, transforming complex business visions into clear, actionable technical requirements.
Facilitate communication across teams and escalate impediments to ensure smooth development flow.
Support rollout planning, pilot testing phases, and rollout impact analysis.
Manage regulatory compliance
Technical Expertise – 10 yrs
Basic good in Requirement writing for OTA
Over-the-Air (OTA) Update Systems architecture
Microservices architecture and RESTful APIs design and management
Security standards for OTA updates—encryption, signing, authentication
Software update protocols such as HTTP(S), MQTT
Database and storage solutions relevant for OTA update metadata
Monitoring, logging, and telemetry platforms for backend health
Requirement management and agile tools (Jira, Confluence)
Understanding of device firmware, embedded software, and compatibility issues
Knowledge of OTA constraints such as delta updates, rollback mechanisms
Competencies & Skills
Product ownership and backlog management for complex backend platforms
Agile, Scrum, and SAFe frameworks for program execution and scaling
Cross-functional collaboration with engineering, QA, security, and operations
Risk assessment and mitigation strategies specifically related to update failures and security vulnerabilities
Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset to prioritize features based on impact and feasibility
Ability to synthesize customer feedback, telemetry data, and technical constraints into actionable product improvements
Documentation skills to create clear user stories, acceptance criteria, and technical specifications
Change management and release planning for OTA rollout phases and canary deployments
Technical Skills
Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines
Creating technical documentation and product requirement specifications
Use of tools for backlog and issue tracking (Jira) and collaboration (Confluence)
Soft skills
Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities
Excellent communication and collaboration across teams
Detail‑oriented with a quality‑first mindset
Quick learner, adaptive to new tools and technologies
Ownership mindset and accountability in deliverables
Effective in Agile/Scrum environments
Ability to explain technical concepts clearly
Proactive in identifying gaps and improving processes
Time management and task prioritization
Team player with strong peer review and mentoring skills
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