Telematics Coverage Architect

Motive; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401k contributions

Paid time off

Short term and long term disability

Job summary

Motive is seeking a Telematics Coverage Engineer to expand telemetry data capture across diverse vehicle architectures. You will research OEM telematics offerings, analyze vehicle network traffic, and develop practical approaches to capture and interpret data powering new product capabilities.

You will drive coverage initiatives from research through validation, using live vehicle debugging, log analysis, data scraping, and reverse-engineering techniques.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience analyzing automotive vehicle network traffic or telematics systems.
• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, software engineering, automotive engineering, or a related field.
• Hands-on experience interfacing with vehicles and vehicle communication networks.
• Proficiency in C, C++, Python, or equivalent programming language.
• Experience using physical debugging tools such as multimeters, oscilloscopes, or scan tools.
• Familiarity with reverse-engineering tools and hardware such as Vehicle Spy, PCAN, or SavvyCAN.
• Working knowledge of SAE J1979, J1939, ISO 15765, WWH-OBD, OBD-II, UDS, J1708, J1587.

Responsibilities

• Research vehicle network signals, OEM data, and field logs to identify telemetry parameters.
• Analyze wiring diagrams and OEM docs to determine connection and data-access strategies.
• Connect to vehicle networks, capture and analyze logs, and document findings for teams.
• Use live vehicle debugging, data scraping, reverse engineering, and scripts to expand coverage.
• Provide technical insights informing new telematics features and data interpretation.
• Travel to customer locations to interface with vehicles and validate coverage.
• Drive vehicle coverage projects in partnership with global cross-functional teams.

Skills

Vehicle network analysis

Programming in C/C++/Python

Vehicle debugging

Reverse engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Software/Automotive Engineering or related field

Tools

Vehicle Spy

PCAN

SavvyCAN

Job description

Motive is seeking a Telematics Coverage Engineer to expand telemetry data capture across diverse vehicle architectures. You will research OEM telematics offerings, analyze vehicle network traffic, and develop practical approaches to capture and interpret data powering new product capabilities.

You will drive coverage initiatives from research through validation, using live vehicle debugging, log analysis, data scraping, and reverse-engineering techniques.