Program Manager – Infotainment Certification & Connectivity

🚀 Hiring Alert | Program Manager – Infotainment Certification & Connectivity | Chennai

Mahindra Research Valley (MRV), Chennai is looking for an experienced Program Manager to drive certification, validation, and delivery activities for next-generation Infotainment, Connectivity, and Driver Display Systems.

📍 Location: Chennai

📌 Experience: 6–12 Years

🎓 Qualification: BE/ B.Tech / ME/ M.Tech (ECE, EEE, E&I or related disciplines)

Key Responsibilities

✅ Lead end-to-end certification activities for Android Auto, Apple CarPlay, Alexa, Google Automotive Services (GAS) & Android Automotive OS (AAOS) from development through product launch.

✅ Drive certification testing, compliance, and validation activities including:

Android XTS (CTS, VTS, ATS)

Android Auto Testing

Apple CarPlay Testing

Alexa Pre-Certification Activities

✅ Analyze and implement new Android Auto and Apple CarPlay specifications to identify hardware and software impacts.

✅ Coordinate with OEMs, Tier-1 suppliers, Google, Apple, Alexa teams, and third-party labs (3PL) for certification and requirement clarifications.

✅ Lead defect management, root cause analysis, test execution, monitoring, and reporting.

✅ Work closely with Scrum teams to ensure timely delivery of certification milestones.

Required Skills

✔ Android Auto Certification

✔ Apple CarPlay Certification

✔ AAOS (Android Automotive OS)

✔ Google Automotive Services (GAS)

✔ Alexa Integration & Certification

✔ C++ Development

✔ Java Development

✔ Infotainment Systems

✔ Connectivity & Vehicle Integration

✔ Driver Display / Instrument Cluster

✔ Heads-Up Display (HUD)

✔ Linux / QNX

✔ Automotive Embedded Systems

✔ Test Automation & Validation

✔ CTS / VTS / ATS Compliance Testing

✔ Root Cause Analysis

✔ JIRA, Polarion, Confluence, DOORS

✔ IBM DNG, RTC, SVN

✔ Agile & Scrum Methodologies

Preferred Background

✅ Automotive OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers such as Harman, Visteon, Aptiv, Continental, KPIT, Tata Motors, or similar organizations.