Embedded Systems Engineer

Aptiv; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health care

Life insurance

Paid time off

Relocation assistance

Learning & development

Tuition reimbursement

Discount programs

Job summary

Aptiv is seeking a Senior Embedded Systems, Radar leader to guide an engineering team at the Indiana Technical Center in Carmel, IN. The role focuses on driving roadmaps, resolving escalations, staffing, and advancing competency development while ensuring adherence to Automotive SPICE practices.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years in automotive or consumer electronics, strong leadership, and deep systems engineering expertise, with a passion for safety-focused mobility solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• 5+ years in Automotive or Consumer Electronics.
• Ability to own engineering capabilities and lead teams.
• Proven engineering leadership and collaboration skills.
• Experience with systems engineering and product engineering best practices.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Product Managers and Technical Program Managers on roadmaps.
• Resolve technical product escalations and prevent future issues.
• Staff resources to product teams and resolve conflicts.
• Develop competency roadmaps by tracking industrial trends.
• Lead vehicle systems engineering and checkout activities.
• Plan AGILE iterations with project and product owners.
• Oversee architectures and ensure on-time delivery to quality standards.
• Support pursuit activities and product demos.
• Interface with strategic partners on interface definitions.

Skills

Leadership

Systems engineering

Agile

Team collaboration

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Engineering Master’s or PhD (preferred)

Tools

Polarion

DOORS

CANalyzer

CANape

CAD

Job description

Why join Aptiv?

You’ll have the opportunity to work on cutting edge applications, develop breakthrough technologies, and deliver innovative solutions to some of the world’s leading automotive brands. See your work come to life on the road—helping make mobility safer, greener, and more connected. Ready to shape the future of mobility with us?

Your role

As a Embedded Systems, Radar– for an Embedded Systems, Radar to lead an Engineering team in our adjacent markets organization, located at our Indiana Technical Center in Carmel, IN. "Must be legally able to work in the U.S. without requirement of any type of visa sponsorship or transfer, now, or at any time in the future".

• Collaborate with and support Product Managers and Technical Program Managers on product roadmap development
• Resolve all technical product escalations (including issues); roll up sleeves to work with product teams to resolve technical roadblocks and when relevant, proactively identify and put processes in place to prevent escalated issues from happening again
• Support product development resources staffing onto product teams, and resolve staffing conflicts
• Design, develop, and refine competency advancement roadmap by capturing industrial trends, and identifying product technology needs together with Technical Program Managers & Product Manager
• Maintain strong knowledge of and stay up-to-date on latest relevant technical trends of owned competency, and ensure they are adopted by engineers in product development
• Manage vehicle systems engineering team, including technicians, reviewing performance with inputs from Technical Program Managers and Leads
• Develop competency engineering team through mentorship, and upskilling programs
• Drive process, procedure, quality, and methodology improvements to optimize work efficiency
• Lead internal and external Advanced Development Engineering vehicle builds and checkout
• Lead vehicle-level testing activities for advanced engineering projects, including feature benchmarking, test scheduling, planning, test procedure generation, test execution, data analysis, and results and issue reporting
• Interface closely with other competencies to ensure requirements are properly provided and that the vehicle level requirements developed are properly implemented
• Coordinate with others to ensure Systems deliverables are completed on time per project schedules, have proper content and meet both internal and customer quality standards
• Plan and prioritize program deliverables with Project and Product Owners in AGILE program Iterations
• Oversee the development/maintenance and adherence of project family common architectures
• Support pursuit activities and product demos
• Ensure team complies with the Automotive SPICE development requirements leveraging internal development processes and assist with definition of Interface with Aptiv's strategic partners

Your background

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or comparable qualification
• 5+ years of professional experience in Automotive Industry or Consumer Electronics
• Ability to drive full ownership of engineering capabilities for an engineering competency
• Proven experience managing engineering team
• Collaborative leader who can easily cultivate trust in order to promote teamwork and cooperation
• Deep technical expertise of the systems engineering competency and knowledge of product engineering best practices within and beyond the Automotive industry
• Embodiment of company values & adherence to highest professional standards; ability to create & maintain a positive & engaging employee culture "Must be legally able to work in the U.S. without requirement of any type of visa sponsorship or transfer, now, or at any time in the future".

Nice to Haves (Preferred Qualifications)

• Engineering Master’s or PhD Degree
• Experience designing and developing embedded hardware and software solutions in compliance with applicable UL safety standards and certification requirements.
• Experience integrating and testing ADAS systems involving Radar, Vision, and/or Lidar
• Comfortable leading meetings with internal/external customer teams to plan activities, communicate test results and describe data in technical depth
• Proficient with CAD (Component Modeling, ASM Management and DRWG creation)
• Experience in data analysis and/or vehicle integration
• Experience working with remote Engineers, Technicians and Operators/Drivers
• Experience working in an AGILE environment using Scrum or AutoScrum methodologies
• Strong analytic and problem-solving skills
• Self-motivated, well organized, flexible, works well with complex issues
• Ability to multi-task and work in team environment
• Excellent Leadership skills
• Passionate about creating innovation cutting-edge automotive safety products
• Experience with requirements management and tools ( e.g., Polarion, DOORS )
• Robotics Design Experience
• Experience with hardware / software interfaces and communication protocols such as CAN, CAN-FD, Flexray, Ethernet
• Experience with CANalyzer/CANape
• Installation and configuration of Linux PCs
• Understanding of Windows networking (interface configuration)
• Installation and configuration of Windows PCs including OS and applications

Why join us?

You can grow at Aptiv. Aptiv provides an inclusive work environment where all individuals can grow and develop, regardless of gender, ethnicity or beliefs. You can have an impact. Safety is a core Aptiv value; we want a safer world for us and our children, one with: Zero fatalities, Zero injuries, Zero accidents. You have support. We ensure you have the resources and support you need to take care of your family and your physical and mental health with a competitive health insurance package.

Your benefits at Aptiv

• Private health care effective day 1 of employment
• Life and accident insurance
• Paid Time Off (Holidays, Vacation and Parental leave)
• Relocation assistance may be available
• Learning and development opportunities
• Discount programs with various manufacturers and retailers
• Recognition for innovation and excellence
• Opportunities to give back to the community
• Tuition Reimbursement

Aptiv is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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