Staff Engineer - Vehicle Data & OBD Systems

CalAmp; Carlsbad (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

CalAmp seeks a Staff Engineer to lead OBD-focused initiatives in Carlsbad, CA. You will design and optimize vehicle parameter data, build models and simulations, and collaborate across teams to validate changes in real-world vehicle systems.

You will work with CAN data, reverse-engineer ECUs, and develop automation tooling to streamline data processing, while maintaining scalable databases for engineering records.

Qualifications

• Must have a degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Computer Engineering or related field.
• 5–10+ years of automotive engineering, embedded systems, or related domains.
• Strong experience with vehicle communication protocols (CAN, LIN, ISO-Kline, J1850).

Responsibilities

• Analyze and optimize vehicle parameters across subsystems (powertrain, chassis, gateways).
• Develop models and simulations to evaluate device performance and behavior.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to validate parameter changes and system integration.
• Interpret CAN data to support end customers.
• Reverse engineer vehicle systems, ECUs, and communication protocols.
• Develop tools/methodologies for decoding OEM vehicle data.
• Document findings and translate into engineering improvements.
• Design and maintain scalable databases for vehicle data and records.
• Develop automation scripts and pipelines for data ingestion, transformation, and analysis.
• Integrate automation into testing, validation, and reporting processes.
• Identify opportunities to reduce manual effort and improve efficiency.

Skills

Python

C/C++

C#

CAN/LIN/ISO-Kline/J1850

Analytical thinking

Independent work

Education

Bachelors or Masters in Electrical/Mechanical/Computer Engineering or related field

Tools

Vector Canalyzer/Canoe/Candela

Job description

CalAmp seeks a Staff Engineer to lead OBD-focused initiatives in Carlsbad, CA. You will design and optimize vehicle parameter data, build models and simulations, and collaborate across teams to validate changes in real-world vehicle systems.

You will work with CAN data, reverse-engineer ECUs, and develop automation tooling to streamline data processing, while maintaining scalable databases for engineering records.