Software Product Engineer; SPE - Digital Cabin

Position: Software Product Engineer (SPE) - Digital Cabin Experience
The Software Product Engineer (SPE) is the feature delivery lead within the in-vehicle digital experience responsible for translating product and design intent into executable software backlogs in addition to driving SW delivery, middleware/services support, and vehicle integration. This role has broad organizational influence across Product Management, Digital Product Design, engineering scrum teams, and testing to ensure feature readiness, integration quality, and release outcomes.

The SPE is accountable for cross-team alignment, dependency and risk management, and integrated validation from concept through launch. This leadership role drives predictable program execution, customer-ready feature quality, and on-time delivery to vehicle platforms.

Software Product Engineer (SPE) - Digital Cabin Experience

* Own the end-to-end software delivery for a number of vehicle features sets within the digital cabin experience from concept through release sign-off.

* Translate PRDs, design artifacts, and system requirements into epics and sprint-ready user stories with clear acceptance criteria in Jira.

* Lead feasibility assessment, scope definition, and backlog readiness for PI planning; manage change/churn while protecting milestones.

* Drive cross-functional alignment with Product, Digital Product Design, Architecture, Engineering, and Test to ensure shared understanding of intent, priorities, and dependencies.

* Define and manage feature dependencies and blockers across HMI, services, platform, and validation.

* Validate end-to-end feature behavior on bench/vehicle through demos and product truth sessions; ensure implementation matches UX intent and functional expectations.

* Lead defect triage and prioritization for owned features; drive issues to closure through root-cause direction, retest strategy, and stakeholder communication.

* Maintain clear execution visibility via epic status summaries, risk registers/mitigation plans, and regular stakeholder updates.

* Ensure test coverage alignment by reviewing/confirming that test cases map to story acceptance criteria and key edge cases.

* Own the end-to-end software delivery for a number of vehicle features sets within the digital cabin experience from concept through release sign-off.

* Translate PRDs, design artifacts, and system requirements into epics and sprint-ready user stories with clear acceptance criteria in Jira.

* Lead feasibility assessment, scope definition, and backlog readiness for PI planning; manage change/churn while protecting milestones.

* Drive cross-functional alignment with Product, Digital Product Design, Architecture, Engineering, and Test to ensure shared understanding of intent, priorities, and dependencies.

* Define and manage feature dependencies and blockers across HMI, services, platform, and validation.

* Validate end-to-end feature behavior on bench/vehicle through demos and product truth sessions; ensure implementation matches UX intent and functional expectations.

* Lead defect triage and prioritization for owned features; drive issues to closure through root-cause direction, retest strategy, and stakeholder communication.

* Maintain clear execution visibility via epic status summaries, risk registers/mitigation plans, and regular stakeholder updates.

* Ensure test coverage alignment by reviewing/confirming that test cases map to story acceptance criteria and key edge cases.