Senior Automotive Embedded Key & Access Software Engineer

Eagle Technology Competence, LLC.

Mountain View, Northern (CA, KY)

Hybrid

USD 180,000 - 240,000

Full time

16 hours ago

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Job summary

Eagle Technology Competence, LLC is seeking an Automotive Embedded Software Engineer / Technical Lead for Digital Key and Vehicle Access in Mountain View, CA. You will design, develop, integrate, and validate secure solutions across BLE, NFC, UWB, and ECUs, with AUTOSAR and FreeRTOS foundations.

The role requires hands-on carrier-grade automotive experience, CCC Digital Key knowledge, and collaboration with cybersecurity, validation, and hardware teams to ensure ASIL-compliant, production-ready

Qualifications

Bachelor's or Master's in electrical engineering, computer science, embedded systems.
5–12+ years of experience in automotive embedded software development.
Proven experience in automotive ECU development and integration.

Responsibilities

Design and develop Automotive Digital Key and Vehicle Access software for next-generation connected vehicles.
Develop and integrate BLE and NFC ECU software supporting vehicle locking, unlocking, passive entry, and vehicle start/access functions.
Work with CCC Digital Key specifications and contribute to implementation, integration, and certification activities.
Develop and integrate BLE/NFC middleware adapters between connectivity stacks, application software, and vehicle access controllers.
Develop embedded software components running on FreeRTOS and Classic AUTOSAR platforms.
Design software architecture for secure and safety-critical vehicle access controllers.
Implement communication interfaces between Digital Key middleware and vehicle ECUs using automotive communication protocols.
Integrate BLE, NFC, and UWB technology stacks with vehicle access applications and ECU software.
Develop software for secure device discovery, authentication, key exchange, ranging, and vehicle access workflows.
Ensure implementation meets applicable ASIL requirements and functional-safety processes.
Perform ECU-level troubleshooting using logs, traces, debuggers, protocol analyzers, and automotive diagnostic tools.
Collaborate with system, cybersecurity, functional-safety, hardware, validation, and vehicle integration teams.
Support HIL/SIL testing, vehicle-level integration, and production readiness activities.