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Senior Technical Business Development, EU Automotive (Sunnyvale HQ)

$150K–$200K

Sunnyvale · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 27, 2026

Experience
5+ years.
Education
Bachelor's degree.
Visa sponsorship
Requires US work authorization.

About the job

Leads technical business development for European automotive accounts, translating customer needs into tailored solutions and driving proposals while representing the EU business at Sunnyvale HQ.

What you'll do

  • Conduct customer discovery, workshops, demonstrations, and end-to-end solution proposals.
  • Partner with Product and Engineering to define customer solutions and plan revenue strategy.
  • Represent European accounts at HQ, qualify opportunities, and deputize for the EU Automotive Lead.

What they ask for

  • 5+ years in automotive software (ADAS/AD, SDV, simulation and validation) in technical business development, pre-sales, or solutions engineering.
  • Bachelor's degree.
  • Strong software engineering foundation (C++/Python) and working knowledge of SDV workflows, SIL/HIL toolchains, or AUTOSAR-adjacent stacks.
  • Experience with or selling to European OEMs; US work authorization; Bay Area location or willingness to relocate.

Nice to have

  • Startup product experience from Series A to IPO; German language skills.
  • Experience inside a European OEM or Tier-1 software organization.

Pay

USD $150K – $200K base salary

Tools

C++, Python, SDV, SIL/HIL, AUTOSAR

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