Advanced EV Development – Senior Functional Systems Engineer (Vehicle Access Systems Engineering)
Palo Alto CA
Contract and Onsite
What to Expect
The Senior Software Systems Engineer (Vehicle Access) will lead the development of the requirements that define the software involved in vehicle access features like the immobilizer, key cards, key fobs, and digital keys. You will work with cross-functional stakeholders to establish performance requirements, review signal chains, capture interface definitions, document state machines, and coordinate verification and validation to deliver successful implementation of vehicle features via hardware and software.
You will lead bring-up and validation activities as software is delivered, and support overall functionality and performance of vehicle systems throughout the product life cycle. You will conceptualize, design, engineer, develop, and support the launch of next-generation vehicle platform architectures for electric vehicles.
What you’ll be able to do:
Lead the feature and function development of systems related to Vehicle Access, defining requirements, iterating via stakeholder reviews, and enabling software development teams.
Define, test, and validate combined hardware and system requirements for Vehicle Access platform features and functions.
Lead and manage the integration of initial prototype systems, including debugging and engineering tests for prototype bucks, lab cars, and vehicles.
Conduct architecture investigations and execute trade-off studies to optimize design strategies for experience, cost, and performance.
Author and manage interface definitions for the functions you define, including CAN and Ethernet signal definitions
Minimum requirements:
B.S. in Computer Science or Electrical, Computer, or Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent
Strong understanding of systems engineering fundamentals and ability to apply them to automotive concepts
Experience and working knowledge of systems development, electrical architecture, functional architecture, and system integration
Experience with model-based systems engineering (MBSE) tools
Experience defining and driving to implementation complex and cross-functional features and functions
Experience with creating and executing component and system level test procedures
Experience using Git in a collaborative development workflow
Excellent teamwork, problem-solving, communication, and project management skills
Strong written and verbal communication skills
An eagerness to work cross-functionally in a dynamic environment where you are part of a high performing team
A systems approach to design and development with the desire and curiosity to strive for exceptional delivery execution and continuous improvement
Preferred Requirements:
> 5 year’s experience in a systems engineering or similar role
Master’s Degree Computer Science or Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent
Expert in model-based systems engineering (MBSE) tools
Experience with embedded C, Python, MATLAB, Simulink, SPICE, IQ-FMEA, and similar
Experience with cryptography, cybersecurity, certificate/key exchanges, and similar
Experience with near-field communication (NFC), Bluetooth Low-Energy (BLE), and Ultra-Wideband (UWB) technologies
For each of the bulleted items below, scope includes:
Scenario definitions (sequence diagrams and associated requirements) that capture the essential parts of the flows
Updates to any interfaces/new interfaces required to satisfy requirements
Requirements authored in Jama, following specified practices for requirement format/content
Test outlines defined and/or SpeQTr specifications autho
