Senior BEV Vehicle Software Engineer

Peterbilt Motors Company; Denton (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k with company match

Pension plan

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Medical/dental/vision

Job summary

Peterbilt Motors Company, part of PACCAR, seeks a Vehicle Software Engineer to own end-to-end BEV software readiness across all ECUs, coordinating content and release activities.

You will work with ECU owners, software release, testing, production and field teams to improve quality, drive ECU-level integration, and expand expertise in vehicle software flashing. Travel up to 10% may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in EE/CE/CS or related field.
• 7+ years of automotive engineering experience.
• Understanding of vehicle electrical architecture and ECUs.
• Experience with software development, validation, and defect management.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Own vehicle-level software readiness across all ECUs and ensure alignment with expectations.
• Maintain software release milestones and integration schedules.
• Coordinate features, dependencies, and interactions across ECUs for vehicle integration.
• Lead vehicle-level Go/NoGo reviews and ensure evidence for releases.
• Monitor risks, defects, and blocking issues; escalate as needed.
• Develop expertise in vehicle software flashing.
• Drive continuous improvement of release quality and customer experience.
• Travel up to 10%.

Skills

Automotive software

CAN/CAN-FD

Project management

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or System Engineering

Tools

Vector CANoe/CANalyzer

ETAS

Job description

Peterbilt Motors Company, part of PACCAR, seeks a Vehicle Software Engineer to own end-to-end BEV software readiness across all ECUs, coordinating content and release activities.

You will work with ECU owners, software release, testing, production and field teams to improve quality, drive ECU-level integration, and expand expertise in vehicle software flashing. Travel up to 10% may be required.