Senior Vehicle Cybersecurity Test Engineer

Stellantis NV; Auburn (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & wellbeing

Paid time off

401k match

Insurance options

Company vehicle lease

Family building

Tuition reimbursement

Volunteer hours

Job summary

Stellantis NV seeks an experienced Vehicle System Integration Engineer focused on Software Cybersecurity Testing. You will validate cybersecurity features across HPC and Zonal ECUs using hardware benches and HIL environments, flashing ECU software and executing security test scenarios.

You will develop CAPL and Python scripts, review requirements, and ensure traceability from requirements to tests. The role demands hands-on debugging with Lauterbach, CANoe, VT System, and dSPACE HIL, shaping

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, electronics, or related field.
• 8+ years in automotive embedded software, system integration, ECU testing, or vehicle network development; 3+ years in cybersecurity verification or embedded software security testing.
• Strong understanding of automotive E/E architecture, distributed ECU systems, and embedded software integration.
• Experience testing cybersecurity mechanisms such as secure boot, secure flashing/updates, ECU authentication, key management, HSM, and diagnostic security.
• Hands-on experience with Lauterbach Debugger, Vector CANoe/CAPL, Vector VT System, and dSPACE HIL systems.
• Strong programming and scripting in CAPL and Python; knowledge of C/C++ is a plus.
• Understanding of CAN, LIN, Automotive Ethernet; SOME/IP and UDS familiarity.
• Experience with requirements-driven testing, DOORS Next Generation, IBM RTC, Jira.
• Knowledge of software development, system integration, and validation processes in automotive.

Responsibilities

• Perform system integration and cybersecurity verification of multidomain HPC and Zonal ECU platforms.
• Integrate ECU software, flash/configure, and execute cybersecurity test scenarios on benches and HIL environments.
• Develop and execute requirements-based test cases for cybersecurity features (secure boot, secure updates, ECU authentication, key management, HSM, diagnostic security, data protection).
• Validate cybersecurity across ECU boundaries including HPC and zonal controllers.
• Use Lauterbach Debugger, Vector CANoe/CAPL, Vector VT System, and dSPACE HIL systems for test execution, debugging, and analysis.
• Develop CAPL and Python scripts to automate cybersecurity tests and improve coverage.
• Validate communication and diagnostic interfaces over Automotive Ethernet, CAN, and LIN.
• Review requirements, identify coverage gaps, ensure traceability between requirements, test cases, and results.
• Support automated test execution and CI pipeline integration.
• Participate in design and architecture reviews to provide feedback on cybersecurity implementation and testability.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity, embedded software, system architecture and domain teams throughout lifecycle.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Computer Engineering / Electrical Engineering / Electronics

Tools

Lauterbach Debugger

Vector CANoe/CAPL

Vector VT System

dSPACE HIL systems

DOORS Next Generation

IBM RTC

Jira

Job description

Stellantis NV seeks an experienced Vehicle System Integration Engineer focused on Software Cybersecurity Testing. You will validate cybersecurity features across HPC and Zonal ECUs using hardware benches and HIL environments, flashing ECU software and executing security test scenarios.

You will develop CAPL and Python scripts, review requirements, and ensure traceability from requirements to tests. The role demands hands-on debugging with Lauterbach, CANoe, VT System, and dSPACE HIL, shaping