Sr. Vehicle Application Software Engineer

ABOUT SYLUX

SYLUX is an innovative company specializing in infrared sensing and AI-driven perception technologies for automotive safety. The company is committed to improving vehicle awareness and recognition capabilities in darkness, fog, glare, and other low-visibility environments. By combining infrared cameras, AI algorithms, and advanced perception platforms, SYLUX helps next-generation ADAS and intelligent vehicles go beyond the limits of conventional sensors, enabling more consistent and reliable detection of pedestrians, cyclists, and other vulnerable road users, while setting a higher benchmark for future road safety. This infrared heritage also serves as the foundation for SYLUX’s expansion into broader ADAS perception and intelligent sensing solutions.

As a brand powered by COMPAL, SYLUX benefits from Compal’s world-class manufacturing excellence, and global supply chain capabilities. Backed by Compal’s extensive experience in technology innovation and cross-industry integration, SYLUX is able to accelerate the commercialization of advanced sensing technologies and deliver practical solutions for the future of intelligent mobility and automotive safety.

OUR CULTURE

At SYLUX, we believe innovation happens when passionate people collaborate to solve meaningful challenges. Our culture encourages creativity, continuous learning, and global teamwork across engineering, product, and technical marketing disciplines.

We are building technologies that help save lives and improve mobility safety, while creating an environment where employees can grow, contribute ideas, and work on cutting-edge automotive innovations.

Senior Vehicle Application Software Engineer

Location: Farmington Hills, Michigan Reports To: Global Director of Technical Marketing

Position Overview

SYLUX is seeking a highly motivated Senior Vehicle Application Software Engineer to join our team in Farmington Hills, Michigan. This position will focus on the development, integration, and validation of advanced software features for SYLUX automotive infrared perception and safety systems.

The Vehicle Application Software Engineer will bridge software development, vehicle integration, ADAS feature development, and real-world validation. The role will transform SYLUX infrared camera and CDAT™ AI perception capabilities into functional vehicle features, including Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB), Forward Collision Warning (FCW), Rear AEB, Safe Door Opening, Adaptive Cruise Control, and other next-generation safety applications. This is a hands-on engineering position that requires software development and direct interaction with vehicles, sensors, CAN networks, test equipment, and demonstration platforms.

Key Responsibilities

Software Development

· Design, develop, integrate, and validate software features utilizing SYLUX infrared cameras and CDAT™ AI perception software.

· Develop, maintain and optimize a globally shared vehicle application used across the engineering teams.

· Translate system and customer requirements into functional software features and vehicle-level behaviors.

· Support feature development from proof-of-concept to customer-ready vehicle demonstration, validation, and customer evaluation.

· Develop algorithms that convert perception output (object classification, distance, tracking, vehicle speed) into vehicle warnings, decisions, and control actions.

· Perform driver and kernel-level hardware bring-up, diagnosing and resolving low-level driver and kernel module installation issues.

· Extend perception-based feature logic to support new and evolving ADAS applications, including:

o Forward Collision Warning (FCW)

o Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB)

o Rear Automatic Braking (RAB)

o Safe Door Opening (SDO)

o Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM)

o Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)

o Parking and Low-Speed Safety Features

o Additional infrared-enabled ADAS and automated driving applications

Vehicle Integration & Controls

· Communicate with vehicles using CAN bus and DBC databases, including signal encoding/decoding and real-time processing of vehicle-state data.

· Design and maintain vehicle interface, communication and database structures supporting multiple vehicle types and platforms.

· Integrate external hardware devices into the application via low-level signal and serial communication.

· Troubleshoot ROS2 framework issues, including node communication, topic/message flow, and publisher/subscriber configuration.

· Support reverse engineering and characterization of vehicle interfaces when required for prototype and demonstration development.

· Design vehicle architecture diagrams showing all in-vehicle connections and data flow between components.

· Support hardware installation, system calibration, troubleshooting, and vehicle builds.

· Optimize communication between perception systems and vehicle controllers to provide reliable real-time operation.

· Support road/proving-ground testing and data collection for AI model development/validation.

· Work closely with AI, embedded software, systems, hardware, vehicle integration, and Technical Marketing teams.

· Collaborate with SYLUX global engineering teams to integrate new cameras, perception, and software capabilities.

Demonstration & Customer Support

· Support customer vehicle evaluations, technical workshops, ride-and-drive events, and engineering demonstrations.

· Provide technical explanations and demonstrations to OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, technology partners, and other customers.

Qualifications

· Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Robotics, Mechatronics, or a related technical discipline.

· 5+ years of software development experience, preferably within automotive, ADAS, robotics, autonomous driving, embedded systems, or perception technologies.

· Experience with automotive infrared, camera, radar, LiDAR, or other perception sensors.

· Experience developing real-time or multi-threaded software applications.

· Experience with automotive vehicle networks, CAN bus interfacing tools (CANalyzer / kvaser)

· Experience with DBC database structures and CAN signal encoding/decoding.

· Familiarity with ROS2 framework

· Experience with low-level hardware interfaces RS232, SPI, GPIO, Ethernet/UDP, and USB.

· Experience working in Linux or NVIDIA development environments.

· Experience with Git or similar version-control systems.

· Strong programming skills in Python and/or C++.

· Ability to produce clear technical documentation, such as system / vehicle architecture diagrams.

· Strong written and verbal communication skills.

· Ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary and international engineering teams.

Preferred Qualifications

· Experience developing ADAS or automated driving features.

· Experience with electrical wiring, connector/harness integration, or vehicle build support.

· Knowledge of AI-based object detection, classification, tracking, and sensor perception.

· Familiarity with infrared thermal cameras and sensors.

· Familiarity with automotive functional testing and validation processes.

· Familiarity with FMVSS 127, Euro NCAP, or related vehicle safety requirements.

· Experience developing customer demonstration or engineering prototype vehicles.

Travel

Approximately 15–25% travel, including customer demonstrations, vehicle testing, proving-ground activities, data collection, trade shows, and support of SYLUX programs in the United States and internationally.

Why Join SYLUX

At SYLUX, the Vehicle Application Software Engineer will have the opportunity to take technology from perception to vehicle action. You will work directly with infrared sensing, AI perception, vehicle networks, and real-time software to develop safety features that can be demonstrated and validated on actual vehicles.

This is an opportunity to develop software that does more than run on a computer; it detects real-world hazards, supports vehicle decision-making, and helps advance the next generation of automotive safety.

Pay: $120,000.00 - $140,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k) 6% Match
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• Are you a U.S. Citizen?

Work Location: In person