Automotive Embedded Systems

Job Title: Automotive Embedded Systems

Location: Southfield, Michigan

Duration: Long Term

Client : marelli

Job Summary We are looking for a hands-on Software Architect / Senior Software Engineer to lead the technical direction and deliver high-quality embedded software for an Automotive Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC) ECU . This role will drive architecture decisions, improve platform stability and software quality, and actively contribute to design, implementation, integration, and issue resolution across the full product lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the software architecture for the IPC ECU platform, including module boundaries, interfaces, and integration strategy.
• Design, develop, and maintain production embedded software in C (and supporting tools/scripts in Python as needed).
• Lead technical decision-making for new features, defect fixes, and platform improvements with focus on quality, performance, and maintainability.
• Perform system-level debugging and root-cause analysis of complex issues (timing, memory, startup, watchdog, communication, NVM, diagnostics, etc.).
• Drive best practices for coding standards, design reviews, code reviews, and integration readiness to reduce defect injection.
• Collaborate with Systems, Validation, Manufacturing, and Program teams to align requirements, delivery scope, and risk mitigation.
• Support integration and releases across product variants; help stabilize builds and resolve high-priority issues quickly.
• Mentor engineers and uplift team capability through hands-on guidance and technical leadership.
• Produce clear technical documentation (architecture notes, design decisions, runbooks) to improve continuity and reduce dependency on tribal knowledge.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / Electronics (or equivalent experience).
• 10+ years of embedded software development experience, including technical leadership/ownership of complex components.
• Strong proficiency in Embedded C, debugging, and software design for real-time systems.
• Experience delivering software for automotive ECUs (instrument cluster experience is a plus).
• Strong problem-solving skills with ability to lead investigations end-to-end and drive closure.

Preferred Skills

• AUTOSAR Classic exposure and configuration workflows (Vector DaVinci or similar).
• MCU/platform experience: Infineon Traveo II and/or Renesas families.
• Diagnostics (UDS, DTC handling), NVM strategy (NvM/FEE/FLS concepts), flashing/reflash flows, bootloader/security concepts.
• Experience with CI/build systems, integration branching strategies, and release discipline.

Soft Skills Ownership mindset, clear communication, strong technical judgment, ability to balance architecture with delivery, and comfortable working in fast-paced, issue-driven environments.