Sr. Director, Global Software Solutions & Architecture

over 2 years ago
Full time role
San Jose, CA, US... more
San Jose, CA, US... more

Company

NIO’s mission is to shape a joyful lifestyle by offering premium smart electric vehicles and providing the best user experience. ...

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Job Description

NIO is seeking a Sr. Director, Global Software Solutions & Architecture to drive the design and development of NIO’s Next Generation Vehicle Software Architecture and lead, mentor and motivate a talented team of Software Architects on the Digital Systems' Team.  
The Sr. Director, Global Software Solutions and Architecture will drive NIO’s software platform strategy, to ensure NIO is the industry leader and bring an entrepreneurial spirit and results-oriented mindset to the team.   Team Charter: NIO is the leader of intelligent Electronic Vehicle (EV) industry in China, which is the largest, fastest growing EV market in the world. The Software Platform Architecture team, within the Digital Systems department is researching and designing the most advanced Vehicle Operating System Software Platform in the Autonomous Driving industry. This is an opportunity to solve a wide range of technical challenges, such as seamless app development on heterogeneous hardware chipsets, low-latency and high throughput data processing, powerful AI framework, automobile-grade safety and security guarantees, and complete toolchains to supply Android alike development experiences. 


Responsibilities

  • Drive NIO’s software platform strategy and ensure NIO is the industry leader
  • Provide technical leadership, guidance and mentorship to the architecture team designing NIO's Vehicle Operating System Platform, balancing Advanced Solutions with practical designs 
  • Motivate and partner with HR to implement retention strategies for key talents globally
  • Promote “driven by design” and ensure elegant architecture designs.  
  • Promote best practice in architecture design such as documentation and design tools 
  • Empower engineering teams to achieve rapid product iteration and build the most compelling autonomous driving vehicles in the industry 
  • Follow closely new technology development and trends in the industry, and develop short-, middle-, and longer-term roadmaps to help the company stay ahead of competition 
  • Collaborate across different departments and teams to carry out cross-functional tasks and initiatives 

Qualifications

  • Masters in Computer Science or related degree 
  • Established technical leader in operating systems, computer architecture, software platform domains with depth and breadth in software and computer science 
  • Direct experience directing and scaling teams of Software Architecture to achieve real-world impact
  • Excellent communication skills. Capable of explaining complex technical topics in non-technical audiences 
  • Capable of jumping into technical details and engaging in-depth technical discussion with engineers, and able to read code and do simple POC if necessary 
  • Experience leading architecture and design of software platforms and products with considerable real-world impact  and the teams that deliver them
  • Comfortable working in a global, multi-cultural company across different time zones 
  • Experience driving cross-functional and cross-departmental initiatives  

Preferred Qualifications

  • Ph.D. in Computer Science or related degree 
  • In-depth knowledge of micro kernel architecture  
  • Experience developing embedded system products with high functional-safety requirements 
  • Experience leading open-source projects 
  • Mandarin speaking

About NIO    NIO Inc. is a pioneer in China’s premium smart electric vehicle market. Founded in November 2014, NIO’s mission is to shape a joyful lifestyle. NIO aims to build a community starting with smart electric vehicles to share joy and grow together with users. NIO designs, jointly manufactures, and sells smart premium electric vehicles, driving innovations in next-generation technologies in connectivity, autonomous driving, and artificial intelligence. Redefining the user experience, NIO provides users with comprehensive and convenient power solutions, innovative Battery as a Service (BaaS) program, and other user-centric services. NIO began deliveries of the ES8, a 7-seater flagship premium electric SUV, in China in June 2018, and its variant, the 6-seater ES8, in March 2019. NIO officially launched the ES6, a 5-seater high-performance premium electric SUV, in December 2018 and began deliveries of the ES6 in June 2019. NIO officially launched the EC6, a 5-seater premium electric coupe SUV, in December 2019 and began deliveries of the EC6 in September 2020.
Equal Employment Opportunity   NIO is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, color, age, sex, ancestry, marital status, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, present or past history of mental disability, genetic information or any other classification protected by state or federal law. NIO US is an E-Verify employer.

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