Bootloader Developer

Role & responsibilities

Bootloader Development

• Lead the end-to-end development and integration of Flash Bootloader (FBL) software.
• Develop and configure bootloader solutions using ETAS RTA-FBL or similar AUTOSAR-compliant stacks.
• Support ECU flashing, programming, and bootloader-related functionality.

Security Integration

• Implement and integrate ECU security mechanisms such as Secure Boot and Secure Flashing.
• Configure and integrate Hardware Security Modules (HSM).
• Ensure protection of ECU software and firmware against unauthorized access and tampering.

Diagnostics & Communication

• Design and implement UDS (ISO 14229-1) diagnostic services.
• Work with AUTOSAR diagnostic stacks and application-layer diagnostic functionality.
• Support communication over CAN-FD and Automotive Ethernet.
• Troubleshoot diagnostic and communication issues.

AUTOSAR & Platform Integration

• Configure and integrate MCAL layers for microcontrollers such as NXP S32K3xx and Renesas RH850.
• Develop and integrate low-level drivers and interfaces.
• Work with transceivers such as TCAN1145 and SBCs through SPI.
• Perform AUTOSAR ECU configuration and integration activities.
• Work with COM stack, Memory stack, and Diagnostic Communication Manager (DCM).

Technical Leadership

• Lead technical discussions and mentor junior engineers.
• Collaborate with Architecture, Testing, Hardware, and System teams.
• Support project execution and delivery of ASPICE-compliant software.
• Participate in requirement clarification and technical reviews.

Validation & Debugging

• Perform system-level debugging and issue analysis using Lauterbach TRACE32, GHS, Renesas E1/E2, and GDB.
• Use Vector CANoe/CANalyzer for ECU communication and protocol validation.
• Perform root-cause analysis of software and field issues.
• Support T32 scripting and debugging automation.

Customer & Stakeholder Management

• Interact with project teams and OEM customers for requirement clarification.
• Support field issue investigation, troubleshooting, and resolution.
• Communicate technical status, risks, and solutions to stakeholders.

Mandatory Skills

• Strong experience in Automotive Embedded Software Development.
• Strong proficiency in C programming with MISRA compliance.
• Hands-on experience in Bootloader / Flash Bootloader (FBL) development.
• Strong knowledge of UDS / ISO 14229-1.
• Good knowledge of AUTOSAR Classic and BSW.
• Good understanding of COM Stack, Memory Stack, and DCM.
• Experience with MCAL and ECU configuration.
• Good understanding of microcontroller architecture.
• Strong embedded fundamentals and low-level software development knowledge.
• Hands-on knowledge of CAN / CAN-FD, I2C, SPI, UART.
• Knowledge of microcontroller peripherals such as ADC, PWM, DAC, and DIO.
• Hands-on debugging experience with Lauterbach TRACE32/T32, GDB, Renesas E1/E2, or similar tools.
• Experience with CANoe/CANalyzer.
• Knowledge of AUTOSAR modeling and ECU configuration.