Josef Lotz
Sr Manager - Autonomous Vehicle Platform
Dallas, Texas, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJosef Lotz is a senior engineering leader with 16 years of experience building vehicle systems, autonomous platforms, and secure E/E architectures from concept to production. He currently leads PACCAR’s Autonomous Vehicle Platform team, delivering production-intent autonomous truck architectures with ASIL-D redundancy and a certificate-based J1939-91C secure communications framework for ADS interoperability. Josef has scaled global engineering organizations and embedded cybersecurity and ISO 26262 functional safety into vehicle programs, pairing systems thinking with hands-on controls and embedded expertise. His background spans HMI, instrumentation, and SaaS-era open-source web tooling, reflecting a rare blend of firmware, systems, and product delivery chops. A former Marine NCO, he brings disciplined leadership and cross-cultural program execution across North America, Europe, Mexico, Australia, and India. He’s especially skilled at finding clever, pragmatic solutions that bridge safety, security, and customer-facing experiences.
16 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Systems Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Systems Engineering at Colorado State UniversityHS Grad, HS graduation, HS Grad, HS graduation at Olympic Community CollegeInternship, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Internship, Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Technische Universität ChemnitzAssociate of Science (A.S.), Engineering Transfer, Associate of Science (A.S.), Engineering Transfer at Mt. Hood Community CollegeMaster of Science (M.S.), Electrical Engineering, Master of Science (M.S.), Electrical Engineering at Portland State University
Github Skills (13)
openstreetmap10
openstreetmap-data10
python4
grammarly4
grammar3
vscode-extension3
pelican2
vscode2
markdown1
pandoc1
latex1
reader1
language-server-protocol1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
joelotz/joelotz.github.io
Jan 2015 - Jun 2015
Contributions:19 pushes, 1 branch in 5 months
joelotz/Texas-Historical-Markers
Dec 2024 - Mar 2025
Contributions:11 pushes, 1 branch in 3 months
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