Mobility Electronics & Silicon

Mobility electronics is the silicon and systems layer that makes the software-defined vehicle possible — the central compute SoC, the AI cockpit platform, the LiDAR and 4D imaging radar, the high-voltage power electronics, the battery management system, and the connectivity stack that ties the vehicle to the network. Silvia Flores leads executive search for this sub-practice within Alder Koten's mobility practice, working across automotive silicon, cockpit compute, sensor engineering, and the power-electronics base that spans automotive, aerospace, and drones.

What we search for

• ADAS and autonomy silicon — central compute SoCs, GPU / NPU accelerators
• AI cockpit compute — infotainment, HMI, in-cabin monitoring, generative AI copilots
• LiDAR (mechanical, MEMS, solid-state) and imaging radar (4D) engineering
• Camera systems — imaging sensors, image signal processing, HDR pipelines
• High-voltage power electronics — inverters, on-board chargers, DC-DC
• Battery management systems (BMS) and battery pack electronics
• Automotive-grade connectivity — 5G / C-V2X, Wi-Fi 6E, UWB, satcom modems
• Zonal ECU platforms, in-vehicle networking (10GbE, TSN), and E/E architecture
• Cybersecurity silicon (HSM, secure boot, key management) and OTA update stacks
• Automotive AEC-Q100 / IATF 16949 and aerospace AS9100 electronics quality

The roles

VPs of Silicon Engineering and Directors of Automotive SoC Program; Directors of ADAS Silicon and Directors of AI Cockpit Compute; VPs of Sensor Engineering across LiDAR, imaging radar, cameras, and thermal; Directors of High-Voltage Power Electronics; Directors of Battery Management Systems (BMS); Chief Architects of Zonal E/E Platforms; Directors of In-Vehicle Networking and TSN; VPs of Connected Vehicle covering 5G / C-V2X, UWB, and satcom modems; Directors of Cybersecurity Silicon and Secure Element; Directors of Quality under IATF 16949, AEC-Q100, and AS9100 for aerospace-adjacent programs.

The ecosystem we cover

Automotive silicon and compute — NVIDIA (Drive), Qualcomm (Snapdragon Ride and Cockpit), Mobileye, Ambarella, Horizon Robotics, Black Sesame, Tesla's in-house silicon layer, Renesas, NXP, Infineon, STMicroelectronics, Texas Instruments, ON Semiconductor. LiDAR — Luminar, Innoviz, Aeva, Ouster, Hesai, RoboSense, Cepton, Valeo Scala. Imaging radar — Arbe, Mobileye, Uhnder, Bosch, Continental, ZF, Aptiv. Cameras and imaging — Sony Semiconductor Solutions, OmniVision, onsemi, Ambarella. Power electronics — Wolfspeed (SiC), onsemi, Infineon, STMicroelectronics, Rohm, GaN Systems (Infineon), Navitas, Marelli Electric Powertrain, Vitesco, BorgWarner Electric Drives. BMS — Analog Devices, Texas Instruments, Renesas, Nuvation Energy, Preh, and the in-house BMS layer of the EV OEMs.

Where the Mexican corridor exposure sits

Guadalajara is the electronics manufacturing corridor of Mexico — the natural location for the EMS, ODM, and semiconductor-adjacent manufacturing base that produces mobility electronics for North American programs. The Bajío and the border cities carry the automotive Tier base that consumes it, and the aerospace corridor around Querétaro increasingly integrates mobility electronics into AAM programs. The sub-practice runs across all of these; connect it to the electronics manufacturing pillar for the manufacturing-base perspective.

How the search runs

Through The Dynamic Fit Method™. Mobility-electronics mandates typically require candidates who can span silicon-to-systems engineering, automotive-grade quality discipline, and modern software-defined-vehicle architecture within one profile. The method's multi-competence assessment is calibrated for that read. Contact the practice to open a search.

Mobility electronics search — questions

Is mobility electronics really a distinct search practice from automotive electronics?

Yes, and increasingly so. Automotive electronics historically meant the ECU base — engine control, transmission control, body control. Mobility electronics means the compute layer that runs the vehicle as a software platform: the central SoC that hosts perception, the AI cockpit compute that runs the infotainment and in-cabin experience, the LiDAR and radar silicon that senses the world, and the power electronics that manages the high-voltage bus. The same silicon layer is now shared across automotive, aerospace (AAM avionics), drones (autonomy compute), and the entire startup autonomy layer. Search leadership is therefore drawn from a broader pool than the traditional automotive electronics practice.

Where does the AI cockpit fit?

It is the fastest-moving product surface in the vehicle. The generative-AI copilot in the cabin, the multi-display cockpit, the in-cabin monitoring system, the voice interface, the audio experience, and the personalization layer are now competitive product differentiators — CES in Las Vegas in January 2027 will be the show where the AI cockpit becomes the mainstream OEM narrative. The leadership demand for VPs of Cockpit and Directors of AI Experience is already visible in the mandate flow.

How does this connect to Alder Koten's electronics manufacturing pillar?

The electronics manufacturing pillar covers the EMS, ODM, and semiconductor-adjacent manufacturing base — including the Guadalajara electronics corridor. Mobility electronics is the mobility-specific lens on the same base: the leadership profile is the same electronics engineering and manufacturing profile, but the application is a vehicle, aircraft, or drone. Mandates cross-list on both pillars whenever appropriate.

Do you place semiconductor leadership as well as systems engineering leadership?

Yes. VPs of Silicon Engineering, Directors of ADAS SoC Program, and Directors of Automotive SoC Product Marketing are inside the sub-practice. Mobility-application semiconductor searches sit alongside the systems-engineering and manufacturing searches — the leadership market treats them together, and the practice does the same.