Senior System Designer / Solution Architect - Automotive & Connectivity

Consat AB; Göteborgs kommun; Hybrid; SEK 750,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Consat AB seeks a Senior System Designer / Solution Architect for automotive system design, software function development, connectivity, and digital services. You will craft system-level solutions, define requirements, and shape architectures for complex vehicle systems.

Role involves collaboration with Product Owners, Software Engineers, and suppliers, with a focus on safety, integration, and cross-functional delivery in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience as a System Designer, Solution Architect, or similar role in automotive.
• Strong design, systemization, modelling, and software function development skills.
• Understanding of vehicle-level architecture, signals, interfaces.
• Requirements engineering, decomposition, traceability expertise.
• Experience with safety-critical systems and ISO 26262 knowledge.
• Experience with telematics, connectivity, digital services, or connected vehicle solutions.
• Knowledge of microservices, cloud technologies, Java, Spring Boot, Linux, networks is a plus.
• Fluency in English, both spoken and written.

Responsibilities

• Define, develop, and document system-level solutions for automotive functions.
• Work with systemization, interfaces, architecture, and function behaviours.
• Support software function development from concept to validation.
• Contribute to safety- and security-related system design per ISO 26262.
• Support integration, verification, and validation activities.
• Communicate system and architecture decisions clearly to developers and stakeholders.

Skills

System design

Solution architecture

Requirements engineering

ISO 26262 knowledge

Agile / SAFe experience

Telematics & connectivity

Cloud, Java, Spring Boot

English fluency

Education

Relevant university degree

Tools

CarWeaver/SystemWeaver

Electra

Job description

Assignment Description

We are looking for an experienced Senior System Designer / Solution Architect for consultant assignments within automotive system design, software function development, connectivity, and digital services.

The role involves developing system‑level solutions, requirements, architecture, and function behaviours for complex vehicle systems. Typical areas may include tailgate, alarm, locking, lids, seats, external load, glass roof, connectivity, telematics, and digital services.

You will work closely with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Solution Architects, Software Engineers, Enterprise Architects, suppliers, and cross‑functional engineering teams.

Main Responsibilities

• Define, develop, and document system‑level solutions for automotive functions and digital services.
• Work with systemization, requirements, interfaces, architecture, and function behaviours.
• Support software function development from concept through implementation and validation.
• Contribute to safety‑ and security‑related system design, including ISO 26262 where applicable.
• Support integration, troubleshooting, verification, and validation activities.
• Communicate system and architecture solutions clearly to developers and stakeholders.

Required Competence & Experience

• Experience as a System Designer, Solution Architect, or similar role within automotive.
• Strong knowledge of function and system design, systemization, modelling, and software function development.
• Good understanding of automotive system architecture, signals, interfaces, and vehicle‑level functionality.
• Strong experience in requirements engineering, decomposition, and traceability.
• Experience with safety‑critical systems and knowledge of ISO 26262.
• Experience with tools such as CarWeaver/ SystemWeaver, Electra, or similar.
• Experience from Agile, SAFe, DevSecOps, or similar development environments.
• Experience with telematics, connectivity, digital services, or connected vehicle solutions.
• Knowledge of microservices, cloud technologies, Java, Spring Boot, Linux, databases, or computer networks is meriting.
• Relevant university degree or equivalent experience.
• B driving license.
• Fluency in English, spoken and written.

Personal Skills

The consultant should be structured, analytical, communicative, and self‑driven. The role requires strong collaboration skills, the ability to align different stakeholders, and the capacity to manage complexity in a fast‑paced development environment.

About the Opportunity

This is a consultant opportunity, not a fixed open position. We are continuously looking for experienced candidates who can match current and upcoming customer requests. The exact assignment scope, customer, and project setup may vary depending on the specific customer need.

Application

We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible. Please note that during the holiday period, our response time may be slightly longer than usual. However, we review applications on an ongoing basis and will get back to you as soon as we can.

Contact

Ulrika Lin, [e-mail]

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