Field Integration Engineer – On‑Site Vehicle Software & Systems

OpenKrill; United States; Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Intuition, Inc. in Chicago area seeks Field Integration Engineer to drive full-stack integration of software on customer hardware and vehicle platforms.

You will deploy, troubleshoot, and validate software across CAN, Ethernet, and vehicle networks, with substantial on-site collaboration and travel. The role requires hands-on experience with embedded software on target hardware, and close coordination with customer teams to deliver production-ready autonomous vehicle solutions.

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• 2+ years of hands-on experience integrating, testing, and debugging software applications on physical target platforms or embedded hardware.
• Practical understanding of automotive or industrial network topologies, protocol analysis (CAN, Ethernet, J1939), and diagnostic standards (UDS, DoIP, OBD-II).

Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, and integrate vehicle software stack, middleware, and application-level code on customer target hardware, HIL simulators, and vehicle platforms.
• Serve as the primary technical escalation point on-site. Collect logs/telemetry, bisect software pipelines, debug system crashes, and isolate root causes across software-hardware boundaries.
• Debug and validate communication interfaces (CAN, LIN, Automotive Ethernet, J1939) and verify end-to-end data flow between sensors, ECUs, and application software.
• Partner closely with internal core software/firmware engineering teams to reproduce complex field issues, validate fixes, and push continuous system improvements.
• Write Python scripts, Bash automation, and internal tooling to streamline deployment, automated diagnostics, and log collection in field environments.
• Work directly with customer engineering leadership to define target integration use-cases, articulate system constraints, and establish clear integration milestones.

Skills

Embedded C/C++

Linux development

Command-line tools

Education

BS/MS in Computer/Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, CS or related field

Tools

CANoe/CANape

Wireshark

PEAK-System

Job description

Applied Intuition, Inc. in Chicago area seeks Field Integration Engineer to drive full-stack integration of software on customer hardware and vehicle platforms.

You will deploy, troubleshoot, and validate software across CAN, Ethernet, and vehicle networks, with substantial on-site collaboration and travel. The role requires hands-on experience with embedded software on target hardware, and close coordination with customer teams to deliver production-ready autonomous vehicle solutions.