Senior vECU Engineer - Virtual Validation & SiL Lead

ZF Group; Łódź; Hybrid; PLN 220,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Private healthcare

Life insurance

Job summary

ZF Group seeks a Senior Software Development Engineer with Virtual ECU (vECU) specialization to drive virtual development and validation across automotive software projects.

You will act as the technical authority for vECU topics, define standards, design and maintain vECU environments, and mentor engineers while collaborating with AUTOSAR and DevOps teams. Fluent English and hybrid work are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electronics engineering, computer science, physics, mathematics, or related technical field.
• Several years of embedded software development, automotive software integration, or ECU development.
• Strong knowledge of AUTOSAR architecture and virtual ECU development.
• Proficiency in C/C++, scripting and automation technologies.
• Fluent in English.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary technical authority for vECU topics across projects.
• Define standards and processes for Virtual ECU development and SiL environments.
• Design, develop, configure and maintain Virtual ECU environments for integration, testing and validation.
• Drive continuous improvement of virtual validation capabilities and workflows.
• Support SiL activities throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Interface with customers and stakeholders on virtualization strategies.
• Mentor engineers working with virtualization, AUTOSAR, and validation frameworks.

Skills

C/C++

AUTOSAR

Embedded software

Linux

Scripting & automation

English

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electronics / CS

Tools

Virtual ECU

SiL

AUTOSAR toolchain

Version control

Job description

ZF Group seeks a Senior Software Development Engineer with Virtual ECU (vECU) specialization to drive virtual development and validation across automotive software projects.

You will act as the technical authority for vECU topics, define standards, design and maintain vECU environments, and mentor engineers while collaborating with AUTOSAR and DevOps teams. Fluent English and hybrid work are required.