Telematics Coverage Engineer: Vehicle Data & Insights

Motive; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Dental benefits

401k plan

Job summary

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

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.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in electrical, software, automotive engineering, or a related field.
• Hands-on experience interfacing with vehicles and vehicle communication networks.
• Proficiency in C, C++, Python, or equivalent programming languages.
• Experience with debugging tools such as multimeters, oscilloscopes, or scan tools.
• Familiarity with reverse-engineering tools and hardware (Vehicle Spy, PCAN, SavvyCAN).
• Knowledge of SAE J1979, J1939, ISO 15765, OBD-II, UDS, J1708, J1587 standards.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

C

C++

Python

Vehicle networking

Reverse engineering

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, software engineering, automotive engineering, or related field

Tools

Vehicle Spy

PCAN

SavvyCAN

Job description

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

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