We are seeking an experienced Embedded Software Architect to lead the design and architecture of embedded software for Electronic Braking Systems and Steering Systems in next-generation commercial vehicles to join our team specializing in Engineering for our location in Troy, MI.
This role will define scalable, real-time, safety-compliant, and cybersecurity-ready software architectures for braking control units, supporting performance, reliability, and compliance with global automotive standards. Lead software architecture strategy for braking and steering platforms across multiple vehicle programs while mentoring engineers and influencing enterprise-wide technology decisions.
In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways:
- Driving Data-Driven Product Decisions: You will leverage modeling, simulation, and analytical tools to predict system and component performance, enabling informed design decisions that improve product capability, reliability, and compliance with requirements.
- Shaping Future Product Architectures: You will contribute to the development of scalable and innovative product platforms by evaluating architectural alternatives, conducting trade-off analyses, and aligning technical solutions with future market and customer needs.
- Delivering High-Quality Software Solutions: You will apply robust software engineering practices to design, develop, and verify software that enhances product functionality, performance, and quality while supporting long-term maintainability.
- Strengthening Product Validation & Risk Management: You will develop and execute comprehensive verification and validation strategies, analyze test and simulation results, identify risks and failure modes, and provide recommendations that ensure products meet performance and reliability goals.
- Ensuring Requirements Traceability & Alignment: You will translate stakeholder needs into clear, measurable, and verifiable requirements, maintain traceability throughout the product lifecycle, and assess the impact of changing requirements on scope, schedule, and resources.
- Applying Systems Thinking to Complex Challenges: You will evaluate interactions across systems, subsystems, interfaces, and environments to understand behavior, anticipate issues, and develop optimized solutions that deliver desired outcomes.
- Building Collaboration & Driving Innovation: You will establish strong relationships across cross-functional teams and stakeholders, communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences, and foster innovative approaches that improve products and processes.
- Delivering Results Through Agility & Continuous Improvement: You will make sound decisions in ambiguous and complex situations, optimize work processes, embrace diverse perspectives, and consistently drive initiatives forward to achieve business and engineering objectives.
Responsibilities
To be successful in this role you will need the following:
- Embedded Braking Software Architecture Expertise: Strong experience architecting Electronic Braking Systems (ABS, ESC, EBS, and brake-by-wire), with the ability to design scalable, real-time software solutions that address functional safety, cybersecurity, diagnostics, and fault management requirements.
- Systems Integration & Cross-Functional Leadership: The ability to collaborate effectively with systems, controls, vehicle dynamics, hardware, safety, validation, cybersecurity, and supplier teams while leading architecture reviews, interface definitions, software partitioning, and technical decision-making.
- Standards Compliance & Technical Governance: Deep understanding of ASPICE, ISO 26262, ISO/SAE 21434, FMVSS, and ECE R13 requirements, ensuring software architectures, ECU specifications, and development processes meet regulatory, safety, and quality expectations.
- Software Quality, Validation & Innovation Focus: Proven capability to guide teams in developing modular, maintainable, and reusable software while supporting integration, calibration, troubleshooting, and validation across HIL, bench, lab, and vehicle environments, and evaluating emerging braking technologies and ECU platforms to drive continuous improvement.
Education, Licenses, Certifications:
College, university, or equivalent Bachelor's degree in Engineering or appropriate STEM field is required.
Post-graduate (Master's) degree relevant to this discipline area may be required for select roles.
This position may require licensing for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations.
Experience:
Prior Technical Specialist/Specialist Engineering equivalent work experience in a relevant discipline area is required with a demonstrated track record of technical problem solving, quality decision making and providing technical direction and leadership to a project team(s). Knowledge of MS Office tools is preferred
Additional Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
- 10+ years of embedded software development experience, preferably in automotive or commercial vehicles.
- 3+ years of experience in software architecture or technical leadership.
- Strong knowledge of embedded systems, real-time software, microcontrollers, diagnostics, and safety-critical controls.
- Proficiency with C/C++ and communication protocols such as CAN, CAN FD, LIN, J1939, UDS, Ethernet, or FlexRay.
- Experience with ISO 26262, ISO/SAE 21434, ASPICE, and AUTOSAR Classic and/or Adaptive.
- Experience defining ECU and embedded hardware specifications, including processor, memory, I/O, communication, diagnostic, and power requirements.
- Experience with hardware/software co-design, ECU platforms, hardware abstraction layers, device drivers, board bring-up, and production ECU validation.
- Hands-on experience with tools such as Vector CANoe and ETAS INCA.
- Familiarity with MATLAB/Simulink, TargetLink, DOORS, Jama, Polarion, Git, Jira, or Azure DevOps.
- Knowledge of braking standards and regulations such as FMVSS and ECE R13.
- Strong analytical, communication, problem-solving, and leadership skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with ABS, ESC, EBS, brake-by-wire, pneumatic braking, hydraulic braking, or chassis control systems.
- Experience with HIL testing, vehicle validation, model-based development, and production software release processes.
- It’s an Onsite position
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or STEM field
- Master's degree in EE/CE/CS or related field
- 10+ years of embedded software development experience (automotive/commercial vehicles preferred)
- 3+ years of software architecture or technical leadership experience
- Strong knowledge of embedded systems, real-time software, microcontrollers, diagnostics, and safety-critical controls
- Proficiency with C/C++
- Experience with communication protocols: CAN, CAN FD, LIN, J1939, UDS, Ethernet, FlexRay
- Experience with ISO 26262, ISO/SAE 21434, ASPICE
- Experience with AUTOSAR Classic and/or Adaptive
- Experience defining ECU and embedded hardware specifications (processor, memory, I/O, communication, diagnostics, power)
- Experience with hardware/software co-design, hardware abstraction layers, device drivers, board bring-up, and production ECU validation
- Hands-on experience with Vector CANoe and ETAS INCA
- Familiarity with MATLAB/Simulink and TargetLink
- Familiarity with requirements and ALM tools: DOORS, Jama, Polarion
- Familiarity with version control and issue tracking: Git, Jira, Azure DevOps
- Knowledge of braking standards and regulations such as FMVSS and ECE R13
- Experience with HIL testing, vehicle validation, model-based development, integration and calibration
- Strong analytical, communication, problem-solving, and leadership skills
- Onsite work in Troy, MI
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company contribution/match and both defined contribution and defined benefit pension plans are offered, alongside profit sharing and an employee stock purchase plan. This mix supports long-term savings and financial security.
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Healthcare Strength — Multiple medical plan options (HSA, HSA Plus, PPO) with dental, vision, life and long-term disability coverage are provided, along with telehealth, mental-health support, and wellness tools. In-network protections and HSA/HSA Plus structures are described to help manage costs.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid maternity and paternity leave, family medical leave, and adoption assistance are offered. Reduced or flexible hours and unpaid extended leave options further support caregiving needs.
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