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.
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.
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.
Responsibility. Quality. Integrity.
Responsibility That Makes a Difference
Shaping Technology. Moving the Future.
Learn more about how Vector takes responsibility.
Quality Management at Vector
Live Excellence. Strengthen Processes. Guarantee Safety. This is how we ensure the highest quality.
Integrity, Quality, Safety – Our Standard
Values Lived. Processes Defined. Learn more about what compliance means to us.
Vector History
Strong Roots. Global Impact.
Three engineers. One vision: Vector has grown from a small engineering firm to a global technology leader.
Vector Foundation
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.