Connected Vehicle Platform Engineer

Textron Inc.; Augusta (GA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Textron Specialized Vehicles in Augusta, GA is seeking a Connected Vehicle Platform Engineer to own the cloud and IoT backbone of the autonomous system, ensuring it is scalable, secure, and production-ready.

You will design reliable edge-to-cloud data architectures, build data pipelines using Kinesis, S3 and Lambda for telemetry ingestion, and deploy ML infrastructure with SageMaker, model registry, and retraining workflows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Software or Computer Engineering, IT or related field.
• 2 years of relevant experience.
• Proficiency in Python and C or similar languages.

Responsibilities

• Own the cloud and IoT backbone of the vehicle’s autonomous system, scalable and production ready.
• Design edge-to-cloud data architectures for autonomous development and fleet operations.
• Build data pipelines for Kinesis, S3, Lambda for telemetry ingestion.
• Deploy and manage ML infrastructure: SageMaker pipelines, model registry, retraining workflows.
• Implement CI/CD and infrastructure as code (Terraform).
• Develop fleet-management tools for remote diagnostics, telemetry, and analytics.
• Establish data governance, retention and security policies for connected vehicle systems.
• Support cybersecurity controls for connected vehicle and OTA infrastructure.
• Ensure ML training and deployment pipelines operate efficiently and at scale.
• Deploy OTA updates securely to vehicles and monitor health and observability.

Skills

Python

C

Real-time data

Distributed systems

Terraform

CI/CD

AWS

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SageMaker

Kinesis

S3

Lambda

Docker

Kubernetes/EKS

Job description

Connected Vehicle Platform Engineer

Description

• Own the cloud and IoT backbone of the vehicle’s autonomous system, ensuring it is scalable, cost-efficient, and production ready.

• Design reliable edge-to-cloud data architectures supporting autonomous system development and fleet operations.

• Build data pipelines for Kinesis, S3, Lambda for telemetry ingestion.

• Deploy and manage ML infrastructure: SageMaker pipelines, model registry, retraining workflows.

• Implement CI/CD and infrastructure as code (Terraform). Enable reliable data flow from vehicle to cloud to training pipeline to OTA deployment.

• Develop fleet-management tools supporting remote diagnostics, telemetry, health monitoring, and fleet analytics.

• Establish data governance, retention, and security policies for connected vehicle systems.

• Support implementation of cybersecurity controls for connected vehicle and OTA infrastructure.

• Ensure ML training and deployment pipelines operate efficiently and at scale.

• Deploy OTA updates securely and reliably to vehicles and monitor system health, logging, and observability.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Software or Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field required.

• Years of Experience: 2 years of relevant experience required.

• Software Knowledge: Python, C or similar programming languages required.

Additional Requirements

• Required Skills: Strong understanding of real-time data pipelines and distributed systems. Experience designing scalable, secure cloud infrastructure. Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform). Strong debugging and system reliability mindset.

• Preferred Skills: Experience with autonomous/connected vehicle development. MQTT and IoT-based communication systems. Experience with AWS cloud architecture (IoT Greengrass, IoT Core, S3, Kinesis, Lambda, SageMaker). MLOps pipelines (model training, deployment, monitoring). Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes/EKS). Data engineering workflows (ETL pipelines). Python or Node based Backend API Frameworks.

Travel Requirements

• ~10-15% travel as required to support fleet deployments, vehicle connectivity infrastructure, telemetry systems, cloud integration validation, and customer rollouts. Valid driver’s license required.

Open to considering remote work for this opportunity. Employees who are working in remote roles will work primarily offsite (from home).

AI Readiness

Textron expects employees to use AI-enabled tools responsibly and effectively. Candidates should be comfortable learning and applying these tools, evaluating AI-generated output with sound judgment, and using AI in line with company policy and ethical standards. Prior experience with specific tools is not required — we value curiosity, adaptability, and good judgment.

EEO Statement

Textron is committed to providing Equal Opportunity in Employment, to all applicants and employees regardless of race, color, religion, age, national origin, military status, veteran status, disability, sex (including pregnancy and sexual orientation), genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.

Recruiting Company: Textron Specialized Vehicles
Primary Location: US-Georgia-Augusta
Job Function: Engineering
Schedule: Full-time
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Job Type: Standard
Shift: First Shift
Travel: Yes, 15 % of the Time
Job Posting: 08/26/2026, 8:20:14 AM
Job Number: 344644