Automotive Software Integration Engineer

Socket.dev; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSUs (equity)

Annual bonus program

Health coverage

Retirement savings

Time off

Family planning programs

Job summary

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is seeking a Software Integration Engineer to bridge prototype software and production. You will integrate and validate software across ECUs, OTA, and vehicle software stack.

Ideal candidate has 1-3 years in automotive or consumer electronics and strong debugging, CI/CD, and collaboration skills. This role offers full-time employment with comprehensive benefits and equity opportunities.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 1-3 years of relevant experience in automotive, complex sub‑systems, or similar consumer electronics devices.
• Strong understanding of dependencies between various electrical & mechanical systems, with a working knowledge of automotive electrical systems and communication protocols (CAN, LIN, Ethernet).
• Fluency with debugging communications issues involving Ethernet and CAN using industry-standard tools.
• Understanding of continuous integration, continuous deployment (CI/CD) software development models.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced development environment.
• Team player with excellent communication skills.
• Passion to take software from development to a verified product.

Responsibilities

• Perform hands‑on software integration and validation on prototype vehicles, lab cars, and other system assets through all build phases, from early mules to production launch.
• Execute system‑level integration test plans, developing scripts and tools to automate testing and data analysis.
• Triage, debug, and perform root‑cause analysis on complex, system‑level integration issues that span multiple ECUs and software domains.
• Implement and validate enabling features, such as OTA updates and vehicle sleep functions, to accelerate development and testing capabilities across the fleet.
• Provide technical analysis to support the prioritization of low‑level foundational work versus high‑level feature development based on program needs.
• Dive deep into unfamiliar ECU domains and software stacks to resolve integration blockers and ensure system stability.
• Analyze and report on component‑level issues, clearly extrapolating the potential system‑level risks to engineering leadership.
• Collaborate directly with architecture, platform, and application developers to define and resolve software dependencies.

Skills

System integration

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Fast-paced environment

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science

Job description

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is seeking a Software Integration Engineer to bridge prototype software and production. You will integrate and validate software across ECUs, OTA, and vehicle software stack.

Ideal candidate has 1-3 years in automotive or consumer electronics and strong debugging, CI/CD, and collaboration skills. This role offers full-time employment with comprehensive benefits and equity opportunities.