Systems Engineer - Mobile Apps

LER TechForce; Troy (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K match

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Employee discounts

Professional development

Job summary

LER TechForce is seeking a Vehicle Connectivity Engineer to work onsite in Troy, MI. The role bridges vehicle communications to external interfaces via mobile apps, coordinating cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality connectivity solutions.

The successful candidate will design and develop vehicle-side system requirements, implement secure connectivity features, and collaborate with suppliers to deliver robust mobile application interfaces for automotive ECUs and cloud services.

Qualifications

• Experience building mobile apps with a large user base interfacing cloud/server applications.
• Experience in development of Android and iOS subsystems involving audio/video playback on a local device interfacing with USB and audio streaming technologies (Bluetooth, Android Auto or CarPlay).
• Experience designing intuitive and well-modeled application interface endpoints for both internal and user-facing device accessibility.
• Experience or strong knowledge of RESTful concepts using OpenAPI specification to architect and document endpoints.
• Experience as a Kotlin developer for Android apps and Swift Experience for iOS apps.
• Experience in decomposing vehicle level functions and architectural elements for mobile apps, connectivity systems, and cloud offerings.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop vehicle-side system component requirements that interact with a commercial-grade mobile application as a conduit to control vehicle features or view vehicle contents.
• Develop phone connectivity security requirements and features that interact with other application plug-ins and vehicle modules such as secure gateway module, diagnostics ECUs, OTA, and status information.
• Collaborate to develop vehicle architecture requirements that enable mobile apps connectivity to automotive ECUs, UI/UX backend, framework, and frontend features in Android or iOS.
• Implement security features in mobile applications interfacing vehicle network from illegal access and unauthorized access to safety critical modules.
• Collaborate with 3rd party hardware/software suppliers for requirements elicitation and test criteria to establish internal test environment and test setup.
• Document development plans, processes, and overall mobile applications.
• Perform benchmarking/market research on vehicle attributes and trends for mobile apps and infotainment features.
• Lead the technology roadmap by working with industry partners to define new and innovative technology for vehicle connectivity and accessibility experiences.
• Test, verify and validate mobile application software using industry standard tools.

Skills

Mobile app development

Android development

iOS development

RESTful APIs/OpenAPI

Kotlin

Swift

Vehicle connectivity

Security concepts

Education

Master of Science in Engineering (Computer/Info Science)

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

OpenAPI

Postman

Android Studio

Xcode

Job description

Are you looking to work for a company that provides an innovative work environment, and your voice is heard? We have a position for a Vehicle Connectivity Engineer to work onsite at our client in Troy, MI

Who we are:

LER TechForce is an industry leader in embedded controls, software, functional safety, and engineering talent. For over 20 years LER has been working with customers across North America to meet their engineering resource challenges. Learn more about us (3) LER TechForce: Life | LinkedIn

What you will be doing:

Our Client is a new US company that is exploring opportunities in the electric vehicle space.

Who we are looking for:

A Passionate and dynamic systems engineer that will bridge the gap between vehicle communications to external interfaces via different communication protocols. This position will be responsible for working cross functionally to ensure the mobile apps and connectivity plans for the company have a high-quality execution.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

In this position the candidate will develop mobile application requirements and manage the development, sourcing, and engineering of these solutions.

• Design and develop vehicle side system component requirements that interact with a commercial-grade mobile application as a conduit to control vehicle features or view vehicle contents.
• Develop phone connectivity security requirements and features that interact with other application plug-ins and vehicle modules such as secure gateway module, safety vehicle ECUs for diagnostics, flash-over-the-air and status information.
• Work cross functionally to develop vehicle architecture requirements that allows mobile applications connectivity to automotive ECUs, implementation of UI/UX backend, framework, and frontend features in android or iOS environment.
• Implement security features in mobile applications interfacing vehicle network from illegal access and unauthorized access to safety critical modules.
• Collaborate and work with 3rd party hardware or software suppliers to engage in requirements elicitation and test criteria to establish internal test environment and test setup.
• Document development plans, processes, and overall mobile applications.
• Perform benchmarking / market research on vehicle attributes (features and market trends for mobile apps, vehicle content and other vehicle systems).
• Lead the technology roadmap by working with industry partners to define new and innovative technology to support vehicle connectivity, Wi-Fi and Online Infotainment features that give our customers intuitive and accessibility comfort experiences.
• Test, verify and validate mobile application software using industry standard tools.

What you'll need to be successful:

Basic:

• Experience building mobile apps with a large user base interfacing cloud/server application.
• Experience in development of Android and iOS-based subsystem involving technologies of audio and video playback on a local device interfacing with USB and audio streaming technologies (Bluetooth, Android-auto or Car-play).
• Experience in designing intuitive and well-modeled application interface endpoints for both internal and user-facing device accessibility.
• Experience or strong knowledge of RESTful concepts using OpenAPI specification to architect and document endpoints.
• Experience as a Kotlin developer for Android apps and Swift Experience for iOS apps.
• Experience in decomposing vehicle level functions and architectural elements for mobile apps, connectivity systems, and cloud offerings.

Preferred:

• Master of science degree in engineering in Computer engineering, Computer or Information Science.
• Experience in developing mobile application services on one or more cloud offerings.
• Familiarity with DevOps and DevSec tools.
• Strong knowledge of postman for testing APIs.
• Platform development experience using Open-Source experience and effective thinking through on build versus buy.
• Strong knowledge in Bootloader integration, Flash Bootloader, E2E, XCP, Cyber security and FOTA (Flash over the air).
• Knowledge of automotive standardized instrumentation and test tools such as CANalyzer, Intrepid Veh-Spy, ETAS-INCA.

What you'll get:

• 401 K with a match and immediate vesting
• Short-term & Long-term disability, life insurance and other optional benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Discounts
• Ongoing professional development opportunities including Technical Training and Leadership Development
• The opportunity to work on industry leading projects