Lead System & Electronics Engineer - Wearable Airbag ECU

Autoliv China; Göteborgs kommun; Hybrid; SEK 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Autoliv China in Göteborg is seeking a System Lead for a wearable airbag vest ECU, owning from architecture definition through industrialization and manufacturing release.

You will lead system & electronics design, drive safety-critical architecture, own the technical roadmap, and collaborate with hardware, software, validation, and industrialization teams across France, Sweden, and beyond. Travel several times a year is expected.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree in electronics or related field required.
• 4-6 years' experience in embedded real-time systems.
• Proven background in system architecture, electronics leadership, and safety-critical products.

Responsibilities

• Define, maintain, and evolve the ECU system architecture across generations (sensing, processing, power, safety interfaces, connectivity, updates)
• Lead and approve key electronics design choices (MCU/SoC, sensors, power architecture, connectivity modules, safety-critical circuits)
• Apply systems engineering methods and ensure alignment with safety and quality processes
• Lead or contribute to risk and safety analyses (DFMEA, PFMEA, hazard analysis)
• Ensure traceability from requirements to verification and validation
• Coordinate the system and electronics design team and interface with PM, hardware, software, manufacturing, and suppliers

Skills

Embedded electronics

ECU design

Functional safety

Connectivity & FOTA

Education

Engineering degree (Electronics / Embedded Systems / Mechatronics)

Job description

MISSION: Own the system and electronics engineering of a wearable airbag vest ECU, from architecture definition through industrialization and manufacturing release. The role combines system engineering ownership and electronics design leadership for an existing product platform that will evolve across multiple generations, with increased functionality, connectivity, and performance. The objective is to deliver safe, robust, manufacturable, and evolvable ECU solutions that meet functional, safety, cost, quality, and planning requirements for a critical safety application. The role acts as the technical reference, working closely with the Project Manager, hardware and software teams, industrialization, suppliers, and validation teams. In addition, the System lead will be the main technical contact for the Product teams and will work on the integration with them. The team is located in France & Sweden mainly. Travel to France, China, US & other countries is expected regularly (Several times a year).

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

System & Product Architecture

• Define, maintain, and evolve the ECU system architecture across generations (sensing, processing, power, safety interfaces, connectivity, updates)
• Perform functional analysis including safety and cybersecurity
• Define system modularity, interfaces, constraints, and services
• Ensure architectural consistency across hardware, embedded software, and connectivity (mobile gateway & cloud interfaces)
• Own the technical roadmap for future product generations

Electronics Design Leadership

• Lead and approve key electronics design choices (MCU/SoC, sensors, power architecture, connectivity modules, safety-critical circuits)
• Identify technical risks and design hard points and define mitigation actions
• Validate design results with hardware and software leads
• Ensure compliance with cost, power consumption, robustness, and environmental constraints specific to wearable products

Development Process, Safety & Compliance

• Apply suitable systems engineering methods, e.g., following the V-cycle
• Ensure alignment with functional safety and quality processes
• Lead or contribute to risk and safety analyses (DFMEA, PFMEA, hazard analysis)
• Ensure full traceability from requirements to verification and validation

Requirements & Documentation

• Define and approve system requirements, product specifications, and interface specifications
• Ensure consistency of system documentation (item definition, architecture, interfaces)
• Manage change impact analysis across variants and generations
• Maintain the design definition file for prototype and series production

Connectivity, FOTA & Lifecycle (ECU Scope)

• Define ECU-side architecture for secure connectivity and cloud interaction
• Own the FOTA strategy (architecture, safety, rollback, validation)
• Ensure long-term maintainability and field robustness (Mobile app and cloud development are out of scope; ECU interfaces are in scope.)

Prototyping & Industrialization

• Define prototype needs and lead technical validation
• Support or lead Design for Manufacturing and Test (DFM/DFT)
• Define system-level test and production test strategies
• Ensure readiness for industrialization and manufacturing release

Technical Leadership

• Coordinate the system and electronics design team
• Organize technical and architecture reviews
• Interface with project management, development teams, manufacturing, and suppliers
• Provide technical support and training when required

PROFILE

Education & Experience

• Engineering degree (Electronics, Embedded Systems, Mechatronics or equivalent)
• 4-6 years' experience in embedded real-time systems
• Proven background in system architecture, electronics leadership, and safety-critical products

Skills

• Strong expertise in embedded electronics and ECU design
• Solid knowledge of embedded development, low-power systems, functional safety, connectivity, and FOTA
• Experience with prototyping and industrialization

Soft Skills

• Strong technical leadership and communication
• Autonomous, structured, and solution-oriented
• Excellent professional English

Start: ASAP | Duration: Long term
Scope: System & Electronics ownership for current and next-generation wearable airbag ECUs

Function Engineering, Development & Research Locations Autoliv Research - Göteborg Remote status Hybrid