Embedded Systems Engineer, Automotive Occupant Sensing

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group; Carmel (IN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology services company is seeking a System Engineer in Carmel, Indiana, with 5-7 years of experience as an Embedded Systems engineer. The role requires expertise in requirements engineering and strong technical skills in automotive product development. The ideal candidate will have a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and be familiar with automotive Occupant Sensing features. Candidates should possess good communication skills and be motivated to work in a cross-cultural environment.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of experience as an Embedded Systems engineer.
• Technical owner of automotive features, ensuring clarity across teams.
• Experience with vehicle network topology and debugging skills.

Skills

Requirements engineering expertise

Automotive Occupant Sensing features

Model architectures and data flows analysis

Design decision review and gap identification

Requirements management tools like DOORS

Communication and network layers knowledge

Hands-on experience with oscilloscopes

Structured problem-solving tools

Vehicle network topology understanding

Automotive product development process knowledge

Functional safety and cybersecurity knowledge

Education

B.S. Electrical Engineering or other Engineering discipline

Tools

DOORS

Polarion

Enterprise Architect

Rhapsody

CAN, CAN-FD, LIN, SENT protocols

Job description

Preference: OPT / OPT STEM candidates only

Job Description

Job Description – System Platform Engineer

Job Title: System Engineer

Experience: 5-7 years as Embedded Systems engineer

Qualification: B.S. Electrical Engineering or other Engineering discipline

Mandatory Technical Skills:

1. Expertise in requirements engineering, including functional decomposition of feature

level requirements into algorithmic and system level specifications

2. Ability to act as a technical owner of automotive Occupant Sensing features, driving

clarity and system coherence across algorithm, software, hardware, and testing teams.

3. Ability to analyze, understand, explain, and communicate model architectures, data

flows, state machines, and fault strategies

5. Capability to review and challenge design decisions, identify gaps, and ensure technical

robustness at system level

6. Experience with requirements Management tools like DOORS, Polarion, Architecture

management tools like Enterprise Architect/Rhapsody

7. Communication, Diagnostic (UDS ISO14229) and network layers of various serial

communication protocols(CAN, CAN-FD, LIN, SENT)

8. Hands on experience with tools such as oscilloscopes, Vector CAN Analyzer/CANoe etc

9. Structured problem solving tools (5Y, Fish Bone)

10. Vehicle network topology, Over the Air(OTA), HW schematics understanding and

debugging skills.

11. Automotive Product Development Process knowledge (ASPICE)

12. Knowledge and understanding of Functional Safety and automotive CyberSecurity.

Soft Skills

1. Good Communication Skills

2. Good Team player and motivated to work in cross cultural environment

Optional Skills:

1. Working Experience in Occupant sensing domain or Airbag domain will be an added