Field Integration Engineer - Vehicle Software & Field Ops

Devconnectplatform; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Intuition, Inc. seeks a Field Integration Engineer to drive full‑stack integration of our software across customer hardware, vehicles, and test benches.

You will bring up target hardware, SIL/HIL setups, and troubleshoot across software, firmware, and vehicle networks in the Chicago area. You will collaborate with customer teams and internal engineers to reproduce issues, validate fixes, and deploy production‑ready autonomous and intelligent vehicle software while traveling 30%–50% to

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Strong programming skills in embedded C and/or C++, with solid software engineering practices in Linux development and command-line environments.
• 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).
• Strong analytical skills to isolate faults across multi-component software pipelines and hardware interfaces.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the confidence to represent the engineering team in fast-paced customer environments.
• Ability and willingness to travel 30%–50%+ to domestic and international customer locations and testing sites.

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 with internal software/firmware teams to reproduce field issues, validate fixes, and push improvements.
• Write Python scripts, Bash automation, and internal tooling to streamline deployment, diagnostics, and log collection in field environments.
• Work with customer engineering leadership to define integration use-cases, constraints, and milestones.

Skills

Embedded C/C++

Python

Linux

CAN

J1939

Automotive Ethernet

Bash

Log analysis

Education

BS in Computer/Electrical/Mechatronics or CS

MS in relevant field

Tools

Vector CANoe/CANape

Wireshark

Oscilloscopes

Job description

Applied Intuition, Inc. seeks a Field Integration Engineer to drive full‑stack integration of our software across customer hardware, vehicles, and test benches.

You will bring up target hardware, SIL/HIL setups, and troubleshoot across software, firmware, and vehicle networks in the Chicago area. You will collaborate with customer teams and internal engineers to reproduce issues, validate fixes, and deploy production‑ready autonomous and intelligent vehicle software while traveling 30%–50% to