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Build On Us – So You Can Build What Matters

Software and artificial intelligence define the competitiveness of modern products – from vehicles to medical devices to industrial systems. Systems are becoming more dynamic, life cycles shorter, and the demands on safety, security, transparency, and control continue to rise. Too often, teams lose valuable time coordinating architecture, integration, validation, updates, and compliance instead of moving innovation forward. This slows progress at the very moment when speed determines market leadership.

Stay in Control.
Scale Your Innovation.

This is where Vector comes in. Our ecosystem for Software Defined Systems helps manage complexity and provides the foundation for scalable, reliable innovation. Our customers gain end-to-end control across the entire lifecycle – from architecture and operations to the continuous evolution of their products. We combine AI-powered speed with more than 35 years of engineering expertise – forged in the toughest school of the embedded world: real-world conditions, safety-critical environments, and global production scale, always in close collaboration with our partners and customers.

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Our Intelligent Software Ecosystem

Vector Group

Automotive, commercial vehicles, MedTech, aerospace, railway, industrial IoT, and semiconductors: companies across industries worldwide trust Vector. Our ownership structure forms the foundation for this long-term approach, with the family foundation holding 40 percent since 2011 and the Vector Foundation 60 percent. This ensures our independence and allows us to focus entirely on our customers' needs, without compromise and without outside agendas. Through the Vector Foundation, we invest in research, education, and society.

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Vector's Presidents Dr. Thomas Beck and Dr. Matthias Traub

From a Swabian Engineering Office to a Global Software Specialist

Founded in 1988 as an engineering office by Eberhard Hinderer, Martin Litschel, and Dr. Helmut Schelling, Vector has grown into a globally active company. Today, Dr. Thomas Beck and Dr. Matthias Traub (shown in the picture) lead Vector with more than 4,500 employees at 32 locations worldwide – while the founders remain active in the Vector Foundation.

Rooted in Germany. Built for the World.

With 32 locations across Europe, Asia, North America, and South America, we stay close to our customers and partners.

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Find Your Vector Location

Responsibility. Quality. Integrity.

Vector History

Strong Roots. Global Impact.

Three engineers. One vision: Vector has grown from a small engineering firm to a global technology leader.

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Vector headquarters campus in Stuttgart

Vector Foundation

The Vector Stiftung team develops and supports funding initiatives in the fields of education, science, research, and social engagement.

Together. Towards Tomorrow.

The Vector Foundation puts its resources to work where they matter most – in research, education, and social cohesion. Founded in 2011, it holds 60 percent of the shares in Vector Informatik GmbH and is funded by the company's dividends. Every year, it supports around 650 projects with approximately EUR 12 million. Since its founding, it has invested more than EUR 100 million in nonprofit causes. Its focus areas: STEM research and education, and addressing homelessness and youth unemployment in Baden-Württemberg.

More about the Vector Foundation