Lead Base Software SoC Engineer (m/f/d)

KPIT; Piemonte; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

KPIT in Piemonte, Italy, seeks an specialist in embedded software debugging and system integration to support bench, HIL/Vil, vehicle and program-validation activities. You will reproduce issues, perform initial root cause analysis and triage.

You'll integrate software components from internal teams and vendors, reflash builds, support FOTA investigations, and document findings for technical and non-technical stakeholders while maintaining validation setups.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Embedded Systems, Automotive Engineering or a comparable field.
• Proven experience in embedded software debugging, platform integration, system validation or root cause analysis.
• Strong understanding of automotive E&E architecture, vehicle subsystem interactions & HPC architecture.

Responsibilities

• Reproduce and debug software issues raised during bench, HIL/ViL, vehicle and program-validation activities; perform initial root cause analysis and triage.
• Integrate software components delivered by internal teams and external vendors; run sanity and smoke tests to confirm builds are stable.
• Reflash builds, execute updates and support FOTA investigations; make small, targeted configuration changes to test hypotheses and verify fixes.
• Determine issue ownership with specialist and domain teams and drive agreement on corrective actions and release paths.
• Document root causes, workarounds and next steps; report findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Maintain & adapt validation setups, including minor bench wiring or HW changes needed to isolate an issue.

Skills

Embedded debugging

Platform integration

System validation

Root cause analysis

Hypervisor platforms

QNX

Linux/Android

Bootloaders

Debugging tools

Software flashing

FOTA concepts

Diagnostics protocols

CAN/CAN-FD

Trace analysis

Technical reporting

HIL/VHIL testing

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer/Electrical/Electronic/Embedded Automotive Engineering

Tools

JTAG

Lauterbach

GDB

Trace tools

U-Boot

ABL

Job description

• Reproduce and debug software issues raised during bench, HIL/ViL, vehicle and program-validation activities; perform initial root cause analysis and triage.
• Integrate software components delivered by internal teams and external vendors; run sanity and smoke tests to confirm builds are stable.
• Reflash builds, execute updates and support FOTA investigations; make small, targeted configuration changes to test hypotheses and verify fixes.
• Determine issue ownership with specialist and domain teams and drive agreement on corrective actions and release paths.
• Document root causes, workarounds and next steps; report findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Maintain & adapt validation setups, including minor bench wiring or HW changes needed to isolate an issue.

Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer engineering, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Embedded Systems, Automotive Engineering or a comparable field.
• Embedded software debugging, platform integration, system validation or root cause analysis.
• Strong understanding of automotive E&E architecture, vehicle subsystem interactions & HPC architecture.
• Hands-on exp with system-level debugging, issue reproduction, root cause analysis and technical triage.
• Practical experience with hypervisor-based platforms and working knowledge of QNX and Linux/ Android; familiarity with bootloaders (U-Boot, ABL) and debugging tools (JTAG, Lauterbach, GDB, trace tools).
• Working knowledge of software flashing, updates and FOTA concepts — project-specific workflows can be learned on the job, but the underlying concepts are required.
• Diagnostics and communication protocols (UDS, DoIP, SOME/IP, OBD-II, CAN, CAN-FD, Automotive Ethernet) and log/trace analysis tools (Logcat, DLT, Wireshark).
• Ability to communicate technical findings clearly, coordinate cross-functional investigations and prepare concise technical reports and presentations.
• Hands-on experience with benches, HIL/VHIL environments and/or vehicle testing.

Preferred Skills

• Qualcomm 7255/8255 or equivalent HPC-class SoCs (NVIDIA, Intel, Renesas, NXP).
• Prior work in cross-functional issue-resolution teams or vehicle-integration programs.
<
• Depth in one or more infotainment-adjacent domains (displays, cameras, audio, connectivity, driver monitoring, vehicle networking).
• Issue-tracking, software-release and quality-management processes; production-plant and EOL (End-of-Line) testing exposure.
• Understanding of AUTOSAR BSW / Adaptive AUTOSAR and ASPICE-compliant workflows.