Senior Embedded Maintenance and Troubleshooting Engineer

Luxoft; Göteborgs kommun; On-site; SEK 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Luxoft’s Automotive practice in Sweden is seeking a senior Test Automation Engineer to join a growing team focused on maintenance and verification of embedded vehicle networks. You will investigate faults in ECUs, work with CAN/CAN-FD, LIN, and UDS, and support release readiness while collaborating with OEM and Tier-1 partners.

The role emphasizes rigorous problem diagnosis, log analysis, and creating reusable troubleshooting knowledge; experience with automotive testing environments and CI/CD

Qualifications

• Senior-level expertise in maintaining, troubleshooting, and analyzing faults in embedded software.
• Strong knowledge of automotive networks, diagnostic protocols, and ECU communication systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead investigations of embedded software faults and vehicle-communication issues; perform triage and verify fixes; collaborate with OEM and Tier-1 teams.

Skills

Embedded software troubleshooting

Automotive networks

UDS

ECU diagnostics

Vehicle testing environments

CI/CD

Tools

UDS diagnostic tools

Job description

Project description

Luxoft is a leading global software services company, delivering professional services across multiple business verticals such as finance, automotive, and digital transformation.The Automotive practice inside DXC Luxoft delivers SW projects to a majority of the world's car manufacturers and suppliers for both personal and commercial vehicles. We are known for our Automotive SW expertise and for helping our customers with high quality services and deliveries.Currently we are growing for our Swedish customers and are looking for Test Automation Engineers to join our team. You will be part of our growing organization in Sweden and will be part of developing next gen systems for the Automotive industry for the age of connected, autonomous, electric vehicles.We are building a specialized engineering team to support the long-term maintenance and operational stability of the vehicle-network gateway that manages communication between the Vehicle Computation Unit and mechatronic ECUs across Automotive Ethernet, CAN/CAN-FD, and LIN networks. The assignment focuses on product maintenance, issue investigation, verification, release support, and continuous improvement rather than major new-feature development.

Responsibilities

• - Lead technical investigations of embedded software, diagnostic, and vehicle-communication issues related to VIU.- Focus on systematic fault isolation and resolution instead of new feature development.- Perform technical triage and fault tracing for embedded software and communication problems.- Reproduce issues and analyze logs and diagnostic data.- Develop technical hypotheses and conduct root-cause analyses.- Coordinate corrective actions with OEM stakeholders and Tier-1 engineering teams.- Support software maintenance corrections, technical reviews, and release readiness.- Verify defect resolutions and prevent regressions.- Document reusable troubleshooting knowledge and investigation methodologies.

SKILLS

Must have

• The role requires senior-level expertise in maintaining, troubleshooting, and analyzing faults in embedded software. The candidate will apply this knowledge to effectively resolve complex issues and ensure system reliability.Hard skills include:- In-depth understanding of automotive networks and diagnostic protocols.- Experience in diagnosing problems related to distributed electronic control units (ECUs) and communication systems.- Proficiency with Unified Diagnostic Services (UDS), diagnostic gateways, software update processes, and vehicle testing environments.- Familiarity with embedded software development, with an emphasis on troubleshooting and problem resolution.Soft skills involve:- Analytical thinking to systematically identify and resolve embedded software issues.- Effective communication to collaborate with cross-functional teams during diagnosis and repair processes.

Nice to have

• - Experience with Automotive Ethernet, CAN/CAN-FD, and LIN: Understanding of these automotive communication protocols and their application in vehicle networks.
• - Knowledge of UDS/OBD diagnostics: Familiarity with diagnostic protocols used for vehicle communication and fault detection.
• - Experience in ECU/gateway troubleshooting and root-cause analysis: Ability to identify and resolve issues within electronic control units and gateway modules.
• - Familiarity with communication traces, logs, and diagnostic data analysis: Competence in interpreting vehicle communication data to support troubleshooting efforts.
• - Experience with software download/update flows: Understanding of processes for updating ECU software reliably.
• - Exposure to vehicle-level, integration-rig, or HIL testing: Practical experience with various testing environments to validate automotive systems.
• - Knowledge of embedded C/C++ for analyzing or implementing maintenance fixes: Basic skills in embedded programming for supporting software maintenance.
• - Experience working with OEM and Tier-1 engineering teams: Collaborative experience with automotive manufacturers and suppliers.
• - Familiarity with CI/CD and software release/verification processes: Awareness of continuous integration and deployment methodologies relevant to software quality assurance.