Technical Program Manager, Vehicle EE/SW Integration Lead

Socket.dev; Novi (MI); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company matching

Health/Dental/Vision insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Training and Development

Paid Holidays

Employee Assistance Program

Employee Discount

Referral program

Job summary

IAV Group in Novi, Michigan is seeking a Technical Program Manager (TPM) with deep EE and embedded software integration expertise for modern vehicle platforms. You will drive vehicle-level system integration, coordinate embedded software releases, and ensure readiness across prototype, validation, and production milestones.

The ideal candidate has 7–10 years of automotive OEM/Tier 1 experience, strong knowledge of EE architecture, network protocols, diagnostics, and HIL tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 7–10 years of OEM or Tier 1 automotive industry experience.
• Strong knowledge of vehicle EE architecture and ECU software stacks.
• Expertise in automotive communication protocols: CAN, LIN, FlexRay, Automotive Ethernet, A2B, LVDS.
• Proficiency in diagnostics (UDS, ISO 14229) and diagnostic tools.
• Experience with MATLAB/Simulink for plant and control model development.
• Hands-on experience with HIL systems (dSPACE ControlDesk, AutomationDesk).
• Familiar with tools and systems: Vehicle network tools - Vector CANoe/CANalyzer; Test platforms: ETAS LABCAR, NI VeriStand; Version control and lifecycle tools: Git, SVN, PTC, ALM, JIRA.
• Knowledge of ISO 26262 (ASIL compliance).
• Understanding of Embedded software development lifecycle, Automotive design and development processes, Requirements engineering and traceability.
• Willingness to travel, as needed.

Responsibilities

• Lead EE/SW integration across prototype, pre-production, and production builds.
• Align integration and testing deliverables with key milestones (e.g., VFF, PVS, vehicle launch gates).
• Ensure all deliverables are completed, reviewed, and approved at each development milestone.
• Communicate integration readiness metrics to stakeholders and leadership.
• Manage integration of ECUs, networks, and embedded software stacks.
• Review ECU software releases for feature completeness and backward compatibility.
• Oversee bootloader, flashing, and software update processes (OTA/UDS).
• Coordinate change management and version control (e.g., Git, SVN, PTC tools).
• Lead network bring-up and issue resolution across CAN, LIN, FlexRay, Automotive Ethernet.
• Ensure alignment of ICDs and network description files (DBC, LDF, FIBEX, ARXML).
• Oversee diagnostics validation, DTC testing, and UDS implementation.
• Monitor network load, power consumption, timing, sleep/wake behavior.
• Coordinate integration testing across SIL, HIL, Lab cars, mules, and full vehicle systems.
• Drive test automation and regression testing using dSPACE, Vector CANoe/CANalyzer, ETAS LABCAR, NI VeriStand.
• Ensure traceability of test results to system and software requirements.
• Own issue tracking tools (JIRA, ALM, etc.) and drive root cause resolution.
• Lead FMEA/DFMEA activities for integration-related risks.
• Prepare and present gate review documentation including risk assessments and maturity status.
• Partner with Software engineers, Systems engineers, Calibration teams, Validation teams, Suppliers.
• Coordinate dependencies across ~500 vehicle functions and zonal ECUs.
• Support testing across various platforms (HILs, SILs, lab cars, vehicles).

Skills

EE/Embedded systems

Vehicle networks CAN/LIN/FlexRay

Diagnostics UDS ISO14229

MATLAB/Simulink

HIL testing

Version control (Git/SVN)

ISO 26262 knowledge

Travel willingness

German language

Education

Bachelors in EE/Mech/Systems

Tools

dSPACE ControlDesk

AutomationDesk

Vector CANoe/CANalyzer

ETAS LABCAR

NI VeriStand

Git

SVN

PTC tools

ALM

JIRA

Job description

IAV Group in Novi, Michigan is seeking a Technical Program Manager (TPM) with deep EE and embedded software integration expertise for modern vehicle platforms. You will drive vehicle-level system integration, coordinate embedded software releases, and ensure readiness across prototype, validation, and production milestones.

The ideal candidate has 7–10 years of automotive OEM/Tier 1 experience, strong knowledge of EE architecture, network protocols, diagnostics, and HIL tools.