Advanced EV Development – Senior Functional Systems Engineer (Vehicle Access Systems Engineering)

Advanced EV Development – Senior Functional Systems Engineer (Vehicle Access Systems Engineering)

Palo Alto CA

Contract and Onsite

What to Expect

The Senior Software Systems Engineer (Vehicle Access) will lead the development of the requirements that define the software involved in vehicle access features like the immobilizer, key cards, key fobs, and digital keys. You will work with cross-functional stakeholders to establish performance requirements, review signal chains, capture interface definitions, document state machines, and coordinate verification and validation to deliver successful implementation of vehicle features via hardware and software.

You will lead bring-up and validation activities as software is delivered, and support overall functionality and performance of vehicle systems throughout the product life cycle. You will conceptualize, design, engineer, develop, and support the launch of next-generation vehicle platform architectures for electric vehicles.

What you’ll be able to do:

Lead the feature and function development of systems related to Vehicle Access, defining requirements, iterating via stakeholder reviews, and enabling software development teams.

Define, test, and validate combined hardware and system requirements for Vehicle Access platform features and functions.

Lead and manage the integration of initial prototype systems, including debugging and engineering tests for prototype bucks, lab cars, and vehicles.

Conduct architecture investigations and execute trade-off studies to optimize design strategies for experience, cost, and performance.

Author and manage interface definitions for the functions you define, including CAN and Ethernet signal definitions

Minimum requirements:

B.S. in Computer Science or Electrical, Computer, or Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent

Strong understanding of systems engineering fundamentals and ability to apply them to automotive concepts

Experience and working knowledge of systems development, electrical architecture, functional architecture, and system integration

Experience with model-based systems engineering (MBSE) tools

Experience defining and driving to implementation complex and cross-functional features and functions

Experience with creating and executing component and system level test procedures

Experience using Git in a collaborative development workflow

Excellent teamwork, problem-solving, communication, and project management skills

Strong written and verbal communication skills

An eagerness to work cross-functionally in a dynamic environment where you are part of a high performing team

A systems approach to design and development with the desire and curiosity to strive for exceptional delivery execution and continuous improvement

Preferred Requirements:

> 5 year’s experience in a systems engineering or similar role

Master’s Degree Computer Science or Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent

Expert in model-based systems engineering (MBSE) tools

Experience with embedded C, Python, MATLAB, Simulink, SPICE, IQ-FMEA, and similar

Experience with cryptography, cybersecurity, certificate/key exchanges, and similar

Experience with near-field communication (NFC), Bluetooth Low-Energy (BLE), and Ultra-Wideband (UWB) technologies

For each of the bulleted items below, scope includes:

Scenario definitions (sequence diagrams and associated requirements) that capture the essential parts of the flows

Updates to any interfaces/new interfaces required to satisfy requirements

Requirements authored in Jama, following specified practices for requirement format/content

Test outlines defined and/or SpeQTr specifications autho