Embedded Software Engineer — Detroit, MI

Embedded Software Engineer

Detroit, Michigan, United States Onsite

Position Summary

Support the design, development, integration, and validation of embedded software for automotive electronic control systems. Work as part of a multidisciplinary engineering team to develop software design, implement embedded software solutions, and support software validation activities for production automotive programs.

The successful candidate will contribute to embedded software development throughout the product lifecycle, from concept and prototype development through launch and production support. This role offers an opportunity to develop technical expertise while working alongside senior engineers and technical leaders on next-generation automotive electronics and mechatronic systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop embedded software using C for automotive electronic control units.

• Design, implement, and maintain low-level drivers, middleware, and application-layer software.

• Support software integration and debugging activities.

• Develop software in accordance with established coding standards and software development processes.

• Utilize ALM tools such as Codebeamer to derive, review, and understand software requirements.

• Support development of software design documentation and technical deliverables.

• Participate in software design reviews and peer code reviews.

• Assist in requirements traceability and verification activities.

• Develop and execute unit tests.

• Support integration testing, and qualification testing.

• Debug software defects and support root-cause investigations.

• Support validation activities to ensure compliance with customer requirements.

• Active participation in program core teams with proactive presentation of defined engineering deliverables.

• Establish and maintain adequate records of technical information, process methods/standards, design, program details, and records to support/procure reliable patent actions.

• Support development of products following best practice from a Design for Excellence (DFX) perspective including Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), Design for Cost (DFC), Design for Testability (DFT), and Design for Reliability (DFR) to ensure design delivery to product targets.

• Completes any other assignments, duties and projects that may be assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical, Electronics Mechatronics, Software or Computer Engineering.

• 5-10 years of experience of embedded software development experience in an automotive embedded software product design role.

• Experience with deriving software requirements from system requirements.

• Experience in developing detailed software architecture and software detailed design documentation.

• Experience with developing software using embedded C and coding rules for C language for automotive applications.

• Experience with UDS diagnostics.

• Experience with bootloaders and firmware update mechanisms.

• Experience with software build, and release process along with unit test, integration test and qualification test.

• Experience working with standard automotive communications (e.g. LIN, and CAN).

• Experience with OEM testing specifications and design requirements.

• Experience working with project launch cycles for automotive.

• Knowledge of automotive APQP terms.

• Excellent problem-solving skills, communication skills and presentation skills.

• Knowledge of ISO-26262 Functional Safety and ASPICE is an asset.