System Engineer - Automotive

Akkodis; Chennai; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Akkodis is seeking a seasoned Automotive Systems Engineer in Chennai to own end-to-end requirements for connected vehicle services and to define interfaces across TCUs, IVI, ECUs, and cloud platforms.

You will design vehicle-to-cloud telemetry, remote services, and OTA update flows, mapping signals across CAN-FD, Automotive Ethernet, and SOME/IP. Experience with DOORS/Polarion, CANoe, CANalyzer, and Wireshark is essential, and agile/ASPICE practices are valued.

Qualifications

• 6-9 years of experience in Automotive Systems Engineering, Connected Vehicles, Telematics & Infotainment.
• Experience in requirements engineering, system specification, interface management, and feature integration.
• Strong understanding of Hybrid Vehicle architectures and data domains.
• Experience with automotive comms: CAN, CAN-FD, Automotive Ethernet, SOME/IP, Diagnostics (UDS).

Responsibilities

• Define and manage end-to-end requirements for connected vehicle services.
• Develop interface specifications across TCU, IVI, vehicle ECUs, and cloud platforms.
• Design and validate vehicle-to-cloud communication flows for telemetry, remote services, and OTA updates.
• Define signal mapping and communication architecture across CAN-FD, Automotive Ethernet, and SOME/IP networks.
• Manage requirements traceability using DOORS/Polarion.
• Support OTA/FOTA deployment strategy and validation.
• Perform integration, debugging, and root-cause analysis using CANoe, CANalyzer, and Wireshark.
• Collaborate with software, cloud, validation, and powertrain teams throughout the development lifecycle.

Skills

Requirements engineering

Interface management

Connected vehicle systems

CAN/CAN-FD

Automotive Ethernet

SOME/IP

DOORS

Polarion

CANoe

CANalyzer

Wireshark

Agile

ASPICE

Tools

CANoe

CANalyzer

Wireshark

DOORS

Polarion

Codebeamer

Job description

Responsible for system engineering, requirements management, integration, and validation of Connected Car Services for Full Hybrid Vehicle programs. The role involves defining connected vehicle features, managing interfaces between vehicle ECUs, telematics, infotainment, and cloud platforms, and supporting the delivery of telemetry, remote services, diagnostics, and OTA update capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and manage end-to-end requirements for connected vehicle services.
• Develop interface specifications across TCU, IVI, vehicle ECUs, and cloud platforms.
• Design and validate vehicle-to-cloud communication flows for telemetry, remote services, and OTA updates.
• Define signal mapping and communication architecture across CAN-FD, Automotive Ethernet, and SOME/IP networks.
• Manage requirements traceability using DOORS/Polarion.
• Support OTA/FOTA deployment strategy and validation.
• Perform integration, debugging, and root-cause analysis using CANoe, CANalyzer, and Wireshark.
• Collaborate with software, cloud, validation, and powertrain teams throughout the development lifecycle.

Must Have

• 6-9 years of experience in Automotive Systems Engineering, Connected Vehicles, Telematics & Infotainment.
• Strong experience in requirements engineering, system specification, interface management, and feature integration.
• Good understanding of Connected Vehicle architecture, including TCU, IVI, vehicle-to-cloud communication, telemetry, remote services, and OTA updates.
• Experience with automotive communication technologies such as CAN, CAN-FD, Automotive Ethernet, SOME/IP, and Diagnostics (UDS).
• Hands‑on experience with CANoe, CANalyzer, Wireshark, or similar integration/debug tools.
• Experience with DOORS, Codebeamer, Polarion, or equivalent requirements management tools.
• Strong understanding of Hybrid Vehicle architectures and vehicle data domains such as battery management, SOC/SOH, regenerative braking, and energy management.
• Experience working in Agile environments and ASPICE-based development processes.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and stakeholder communication skills.