Vehicle Network & Diagnostics Architect

Slate Auto LLC; United States; On-site; USD 108,877 - 163,316; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Life & disability insurance

Vacation

401k

Equity program

Discretionary annual incentive

Job summary

Slate is seeking a Vehicle Network and Diagnostics Engineer to join our USA-based Electrical Engineering team. You will develop vehicle communications requirements and manage CAN/UDS/Ethernet solutions across ECUs, including CAN database creation and diagnostic content.

You will implement AUTOSAR-based configurations, define fault code management, and ensure traceability from development to production, with a focus on cybersecurity interfaces and EOL tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Electronics, Computer Engineering, CS, Systems Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years in vehicle networks, ECU communication, and diagnostics with ISO standards (ISO 14229, ISO 15765, ISO 11898).
• 5+ years automotive embedded software for ECU diagnostics, bootloaders, and cybersecurity (UDS, Secure Boot, Flash Bootloader).
• 3+ years with automotive development, diagnostics, and validation tools (Vector tools, Wireshark, ETAS).
• 3+ years developing diagnostic services, device control, fault management, calibration, and software updates for ECUs.
• 3+ years with DBC authoring, CDD-based content, and vehicle network configuration.
• 2+ years in systems engineering (DOORS, Polarion, JIRA, Bitbucket, RTC).
• Experience ISO 26262 Functional Safety and ASPICE.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration.
• Start-up and fast-paced environment adaptability.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Develop vehicle communications requirements and manage development, sourcing, and engineering of CAN/UDS/Ethernet/LIN solutions.
• Create and maintain CAN databases (.DBC) and diagnostic content (.CDD).
• Design AUTOSAR-based vehicle serial communication protocols and configs for ECUs.
• Define fault code management strategy and implement UDS services across CAN modules.
• Ensure traceability, homologation, and cybersecurity interfaces within vehicle architecture.
• Work with third-party stacks and validate against development and service tools.

Skills

CAN/UDS experience

AUTOSAR

Vehicle network

Diagnostics

C/C++

Python scripting

ISO 26262

ASPICE

DOORS/JIRA

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Vector CANoe

Vector CANalyzer

Vehicle Spy

ETAS tools

Wireshark

EOL testing platforms

DBC/CDD

DOORS

Polarion

Job description

Slate is seeking a Vehicle Network and Diagnostics Engineer to join our USA-based Electrical Engineering team. You will develop vehicle communications requirements and manage CAN/UDS/Ethernet solutions across ECUs, including CAN database creation and diagnostic content.

You will implement AUTOSAR-based configurations, define fault code management, and ensure traceability from development to production, with a focus on cybersecurity interfaces and EOL tools.