Vehicle Software Engineer – ECU Reverse Engineering & Tuning

Gerrell & Hard Ltd.; Letchworth; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Gerrell & Hard Ltd. in the United Kingdom is looking for a curious, technically driven Vehicle Software Engineer to join a specialist automotive engineering team working across ECU reverse engineering, calibration research, embedded tooling and tuning development.

This is an exciting opportunity for a hands-on engineer who enjoys complex technical challenges, working at a low level with vehicle software, and turning analysis into practical solutions.

Qualifications

• 4+ years’ experience in software reverse engineering, embedded systems or automotive electronics.
• Strong assembly language and embedded systems knowledge.
• Hands-on experience with IDA Pro and/or Ghidra.
• Strong C/C++, C# and Python programming skills.
• Experience with automotive communications, diagnostics and ECU tooling.

Responsibilities

• Reverse engineer automotive binary files and analyse firmware using IDA Pro and/or Ghidra.
• Investigate ECM/TCM/PCM behaviour, calibration tables and map-switching logic.
• Work with TriCore, PowerPC and multicore automotive architectures.
• Develop tools, scripts and automation using C/C++, C# and Python.
• Work with CAN, UDS, CCP/XCP and KWP2000.
• Use automotive programming, flashing, diagnostics, data logging and calibration tools.
• Research and develop software/hardware access methods for modern vehicle control modules.
• Contribute to engineering projects, document findings and support junior engineers where required.

Skills

Assembly language

Embedded systems

C/C++

C#

Python

Automotive diagnostics

Vehicle ECU knowledge

Tools

IDA Pro

Ghidra

Job description

Gerrell & Hard Ltd. in the United Kingdom is looking for a curious, technically driven Vehicle Software Engineer to join a specialist automotive engineering team working across ECU reverse engineering, calibration research, embedded tooling and tuning development.

This is an exciting opportunity for a hands-on engineer who enjoys complex technical challenges, working at a low level with vehicle software, and turning analysis into practical solutions.