Automotive Embedded Software Lead

FEV Group

Auburn Hills (MI)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 160,000

Full time

2 days ago
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Job summary

FEV Group, Auburn Hills, MI, seeks a Senior Software Engineer to provide technical leadership and hands-on software engineering support for advanced automotive software development programs. The role will lead software development, integration, testing, and release activities while serving as a key technical interface with customers.

The successful candidate will mentor engineering teams, support project planning and technical reviews, and ensure high-quality software solutions across the

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of experience in automotive embedded software development, software integration, or systems engineering.
  • Proven experience leading technical teams and coordinating software development activities.
  • Experience working directly with customers in a technical leadership or customer-facing role.
  • Strong experience with MATLAB/Simulink, Stateflow, Embedded C/C++, software integration, and verification activities.
  • Experience with requirements management, traceability, software testing, and release management.
  • Knowledge of automotive communication protocols such as CAN, CAN FD, LIN, UDS, and Ethernet.
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines, source control systems, and software quality processes.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead technical discussions, drive issue resolution, and support customer programs with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical leadership and guidance to software engineering teams across multiple customer programs.
  • Support customer meetings, technical reviews, workshops, project status discussions, and issue resolution activities.
  • Lead requirements analysis, software design reviews, software architecture discussions, and technical decision-making.
  • Coordinate software development, integration, verification, and release activities throughout the software development lifecycle.
  • Develop and review embedded software using Model-Based Design methodologies and modern software engineering practices.
  • Support software integration, debugging, root cause analysis, and corrective action implementation.
  • Guide software testing activities, including MIL, SIL, HIL, integration, and validation testing.
  • Ensure bidirectional traceability between requirements, software implementation, and verification artifacts.
  • Review and approve engineering deliverables, software releases, test reports, and technical documentation.
  • Collaborate with systems, validation, project management, and customer engineering teams to ensure successful project execution.
  • Identify technical risks and develop mitigation plans to maintain program timing and deliverable quality.
  • Mentor and support junior engineers while driving engineering best practices and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Technical leadership
Embedded software
MATLAB/Simulink
C/C++
Verification
CI/CD pipelines
Requirements traceability
Stateflow
CAN/CAN FD
Ethernet

Tools

Stateflow
CAN/CAN FD
Ethernet

Job description

FEV Group, Auburn Hills, MI, seeks a Senior Software Engineer to provide technical leadership and hands-on software engineering support for advanced automotive software development programs. The role will lead software development, integration, testing, and release activities while serving as a key technical interface with customers.

The successful candidate will mentor engineering teams, support project planning and technical reviews, and ensure high-quality software solutions across the

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