Position OverviewWe are seeking a VCU Software Engineer to design, implement, integrate, and validate production-grade embedded software for advanced vehicle control systems. This role owns work across requirements, architecture, model-based development, embedded C/C++, AUTOSAR integration, and MIL/SIL/HIL validation. The ideal candidate combines strong vehicle-controls fundamentals with disciplined software engineering and hands-on debugging across simulation, bench, and vehicle environments.
Key ResponsibilitiesSoftware System Design:- Own the VCU software lifecycle from requirements analysis and architecture through implementation, integration, validation, release, and field support.
- Define and maintain system and software requirements, architecture, interfaces, state machines, fault handling, and safe-state behavior.
- Translate vehicle-level requirements into clear, testable software requirements with end-to-end traceability.
- Partner with controls, hardware, systems, autonomy, validation, manufacturing, and service teams to optimize performance, safety, reliability, and diagnosability.
Embedded Software Development:Application Software and Integration:- Develop and optimize VCU application software using MATLAB/Simulink/Stateflow and embedded C/C++, including production-code generation where appropriate.
- Implement vehicle operating modes, torque coordination, power and energy management, diagnostics, fault management, and drive-by-wire supervisory functions.
- Integrate application software with AUTOSAR Classic components and layers, including ASW, RTE, BSW, MCAL, and external ECU interfaces.
- Perform code and model reviews, static analysis, debugging, timing and memory analysis, and performance optimization to deliver robust real-time software.
- Tooling and Diagnostics: Build or maintain Python-based automation, logging, calibration, monitoring, benchmarking, and data-analysis tools that improve engineering efficiency and product observability.
Verification & Validation:- Define and execute unit, integration, MIL, SIL, and HIL test strategies, including requirement-based tests, fault injection, and regression coverage.
- Automate build, test, and reporting workflows within CI/CD pipelines, and use results to drive measurable quality improvements.
- Support bench and vehicle integration, diagnose cross-domain hardware/software issues, reproduce failures from logs, and drive issues to verified closure.
Collaboration and Technical Leadership:- Coordinate technical decisions with internal teams, suppliers, and platform partners; document assumptions, interfaces, risks, and release readiness.
- Contribute to design reviews, coding and modeling standards, knowledge sharing, and mentorship while continuously improving the team's development practices.
Skills and Qualifications- Bachelor's or advanced degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Robotics, or a related field.
- Demonstrated experience developing and delivering embedded software for automotive, robotics, autonomous systems, or other safety-critical real-time products.
- Strong embedded C/C++ skills and practical knowledge of real-time systems, microcontrollers, memory constraints, concurrency, and hardware/software interfaces.
- Hands-on proficiency with MATLAB, Simulink, and Stateflow for model-based design, simulation, and production software development.
- Solid understanding of vehicle control concepts, feedback control, state machines, fault detection, degraded modes, and safety mechanisms.
- Experience with in-vehicle networks and diagnostics, including CAN/CAN-FD and working knowledge of UDS, XCP, or equivalent protocols.
- Working knowledge of AUTOSAR Classic architecture and the interaction among application software, RTE, BSW, and MCAL.
- Experience with requirement-based development and MIL, SIL, HIL, bench, or vehicle-level verification.
- Proficiency with version control, code review, issue tracking, automated testing, CI/CD, and structured debugging workflows.
- Strong analytical, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills, with ownership from ambiguous problem definition through validated delivery.
Preferred Qualifications- Experience with Infineon AURIX/TC3xx or comparable automotive microcontrollers and associated compilers, debuggers, and RTOS environments.
- Practical exposure to ISO 26262, Automotive SPICE, MISRA C/C++, safety analysis, or safety-oriented development processes.
- Experience with Vector, dSPACE, ETAS, or similar tools for network analysis, measurement, calibration, rapid prototyping, and HIL testing.
- Hands-on experience with CANoe/CANalyzer, DaVinci Configurator/Developer, Embedded Coder, TargetLink, or comparable toolchains.
- Python experience for test automation, log processing, data analysis, reporting, or developer tooling.
- Experience with ECU bring-up, board-level debugging, vehicle testing, drive-by-wire systems, or autonomous/electric vehicle platforms.
