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4d ago

Electrical Validation Engineer

PACCAR Mount Vernon, WA

Mount Vernon, WA

4d ago

$90k - $142k/yr Full time Electrical Engineering Automotive Electronics Design Engineering

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Job Description

As an Electrical Validation Engineer at PACCAR, you will lead and support validation efforts for vehicle electrical components and systems. This onsite role in Mount Vernon, WA involves planning and executing test projects, building lab test setups, analyzing results, and communicating outcomes to internal stakeholders.

Project Planning and Test Execution

Plans, coordinates, and conducts projects of moderate scope with minimal supervision.
Analyzes project requests, discusses project requirements with requestors, and formulates preliminary project plans, budgets, and schedules.
Participates in setting up tests, verifying that test equipment and instrumentation meet specified requirements, and performing preliminary data checks.
Coordinates resource needs for testing and works to resolve resource conflicts.
Participates in data collection and analysis.
Undertakes tasks on projects of significant scope, with the potential to manage major program activities with appropriate supervision.

Test Methodology and Lab Setup Design

Designs test fixtures and specifies instrumentation, equipment, and data requirements.
Develops and improves test methodologies to support validation objectives.

Reporting and Stakeholder Communication

Writes reports, as appropriate, incorporating results, conclusions, and recommendations.
Shares results of test or investigative projects with divisions or management personnel.
Communicates work progress, support needs, problems, scheduling conflicts, and opportunities with managers, peers, and division personnel.
Fosters good communications and maintains cooperative, productive relationships with other departments.

Required Travel

Travel up to 10%.

Required Qualifications

Minimum 5 years of experience validating electrical and embedded control systems or similar applicable experience.
BS degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
Knowledge of electrical circuit analysis fundamentals.
Experience using typical electrical lab equipment, including digital voltmeters, oscilloscopes, and signal generators.
Familiarity with Controller Area Network (CAN) operation, especially J1939 protocol.
Ability to work well in a team environment.
Ability to summarize technical issues and communicate effectively.
Ability to manage personal workload, with willingness, flexibility, and initiative to respond to shifting time and project demands.
Self-directed approach, with excellent analysis and technical judgment.
Strong presentation skills.

Tools and Technologies

Controller Area Network (CAN)
J1939 protocol
Digital voltmeters
Oscilloscopes
Signal generators

Compensation and Benefits

Salary: USD 90,400 - 141,800 per year.
401k with up to 5% company match.
Fully funded pension plan providing monthly benefits after retirement.
Paid time off: minimum 10 paid vacation days, 12 paid holidays, and sick leave.
Tuition reimbursement for continued education.
Medical, dental, and vision plans for you and your family.
FSA and HSA options.
Paid short-term and long-term disability program.
Life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
EAP services including wellness plans, estate planning, financial counseling, and more.
Global Fortune 500 company with growth and development opportunities.
Work alongside experienced, goal-oriented colleagues recognized as experts in their field.

Job Segment

Electrical Engineering, Instrumentation, Developer, Electrical, Engineer, Engineering, Technology

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22d ago

Senior Software Engineer

General Motors Milford, MI

Milford, MI

22d ago

Full time Senior Automotive Electronics Automotive Ethernet

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Job Description

General Motors is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design and lead embedded programming and bootloader software for microcontroller-based automotive ECU platforms. The role focuses on turning infrastructure and security requirements into detailed designs and integration plans, followed by hands-on integration, configuration, and debugging across complex hardware and communication stacks.

Role Overview

You will build and guide embedded and bootloader development for automotive ECUs supporting software defined vehicle platforms. Responsibilities include integrating vendor bootloader components into GM infrastructure builds, configuring secure boot and update mechanisms, and diagnosing complex boot or programming issues that span microcontroller hardware, security modules, and communication interfaces.

Key Responsibilities

Design and lead embedded programming and bootloader software for microcontroller based automotive ECUs supporting software defined vehicle platforms.
Convert system level infrastructure and security requirements into detailed programming and bootloader designs, along with integration plans.
Integrate and configure vendor bootloader and basic software components into GM infrastructure builds, including flash programming flows, secure boot, and update and rollback mechanisms.
Analyze and debug complex boot and programming issues across microcontroller hardware, security modules, and communication stacks using embedded debug tools and logs.
Be able to report to the local office.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Electronic Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field of study.
Five (5) years of experience as a Software Engineer, Product Engineer, or related occupation.
Five (5) years of experience with embedded C and C++ development for microcontroller based systems.
Experience with automotive communication protocols including CAN and Automotive Ethernet.
Experience with diagnostic and programming protocols including UDS and XCP.
Three (3) years of experience with bootloader and ECU programming software, including flash erase/write flows, memory layout, and software update and recovery.
Experience using version control and CI/CD tools, including Git and Jenkins, for build, integration, and release of embedded software.
Experience debugging embedded software using hardware debuggers, emulators, and logic or trace tools.

Work Location and Hybrid Schedule

Location: Milford, MI (hybrid). Hybrid work policy requires 3 days in-office and 2 days remote.

Technical Skills

Embedded C, Embedded C++
CAN, Automotive Ethernet
UDS, XCP
Git, Jenkins

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22d ago

Senior Semiconductor Development Research Engineer I

Honda Dev. and Mfg. of Am.,LLC Raymond, OH

Raymond, OH

22d ago

$81k - $102k/yr Full time Electrical Engineering Senior Automotive Electronics

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Job Description

Join Honda’s Center of Excellence as a semiconductor technology intelligence professional focused on what matters for automotive and intelligent mobility. This onsite role blends semiconductor expertise with on-the-ground engagement and rigorous analysis of patents, technical literature, and market signals. You will help leadership make defensible decisions by translating incomplete information into clear, evidence-backed recommendations.

What you’ll do

Identify and assess emerging technologies, companies, supply-chain developments, and industry shifts relevant to automotive and intelligent mobility.
Own assigned sensing domains within leadership-defined priorities and decision boundaries, challenging narratives with evidence, surfacing risks and opportunities early, and shaping recommendations when information is incomplete.
Support or lead approved feasibility studies, experiments, prototypes, or proofs of concept using internal and external experts when technical verification is needed.
Continuously scan semiconductor technology and the ecosystem, including suppliers, startups, patents, manufacturing, packaging, EDA, geopolitics, and supply chains. Flag weak signals and propose initiatives.
Conduct approved research through visits, interviews, conferences, demonstrations, and outreach to companies, universities, consortia, and experts to close evidence gaps.
Triangulate information across patents, papers, standards, product data, disclosures, experts, and market evidence, separating facts, judgments, assumptions, and uncertainty.
For approved studies and workstreams, document results and recommend next steps or closure, including experiments, simulations, prototypes, and proofs of concept.
Create briefings, technical analyses, early warnings, opportunity assessments, and recommendations for R&D, strategy, procurement, and leadership. Defend conclusions with evidence.

Key technologies

EDA
IP
Simulations

What you bring

A college-level Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, preferably with a Major/Concentration in a related STEM field.
3+ years in semiconductors, technology intelligence, market research, supplier evaluation, research, strategy, or a related field.
Demonstrable industry knowledge of devices, architectures, EDA/IP, foundries, packaging, test, supply chains, and automotive applications.
Strong capability to investigate new topics, evaluate sources and conflicting claims, and state uncertainty appropriately.
Credible engagement with vendors, startups, researchers, and experts, with the ability to identify gaps and detect unsupported claims.
Self-directed and collaborative approach, with the ability to own recommendations, align with leadership, escalate risks, and support decisions.
Ability to conduct studies, simulations, prototypes, or proofs of concept and recommend next steps.
Strong research, writing, data visualization, and presentation skills, with external engagement preferred.
Willingness to travel as required and build an industry network.

Role clarity

This position is not IC chip design. The work centers on semiconductor technology intelligence, evidence synthesis, and field-informed analysis tied to product and strategy decisions.

Work location and schedule

Onsite: Raymond, OH 43067. Remote: One remote workday per week may be possible with prior departmental approval.

Compensation

Salary: USD 81,200 - 101,500 per year.

Benefits

Competitive Base Salary
Paid Overtime
Regional Bonus (when applicable)
Industry-leading Benefit Plans (Medical, Dental, Vision, Rx)
Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, shutdown
Company Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
401K Plan with company match + additional contribution
Relocation assistance (if eligible)
Advancement Opportunities and Career Mobility
Education Reimbursement for Continued Learning
Training and Development programs
Tuition Assistance & Student Loan Repayment
Lifestyle Account
Childcare Reimbursement Account
Elder Care Support
Wellbeing Program
Community Service and Engagement Programs
Product Programs

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26d ago

Senior Platform Software Engineer

General Motors Austin, TX

Austin, TX

26d ago

Full time Senior Automotive Electronics Device Drivers

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Job Description

General Motors is hiring a Senior Platform Software Engineer to build embedded software and device drivers for automotive display solutions on Linux-based SoC platforms in Austin, TX.

Responsibilities

Develop embedded software and device drivers for automotive display systems.
Implement Linux software features to manage powering, configuration, and activation of display devices and related processes.
Own work across the software development lifecycle: requirements analysis, design, implementation, testing, and integration.
Partner with cross-functional teams, including hardware engineers and system architects, to ensure display software integrates cleanly with hardware.
Collaborate with engineers to improve performance, memory usage, startup time, and power efficiency for high-performance embedded systems.
Deliver production-quality embedded software by applying best practices in automotive and other safety-critical domains.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in embedded software development.
Experience with Linux-based embedded operating systems.
Experience developing or integrating display software, device drivers, or display hardware.
Strong proficiency in C/C++ for embedded systems.
Solid understanding of embedded hardware architecture, including processors, memory management, and peripherals.
Knowledge of communication protocols: Ethernet, I2C, SPI, and UART.
Solid understanding of Linux kernel frameworks: DRM/KMS, DMA, V4L2, and device trees.
Experience deploying commercial embedded systems.
Familiarity with ARM architectures.
Experience with bring-up, validation, and system-level testing of SoCs and display hardware.
Preferred: Experience with display interfaces such as DisplayPort, HDMI, or MIPI DSI.
Preferred: Experience with automotive or safety-critical software development.

Tech Stack

C/C++, Linux, DRM/KMS, DMA, V4L2, device trees
Ethernet, I2C, SPI, UART
DisplayPort, HDMI, MIPI DSI
ARM

Team and Role Scope

Compute Systems Software team builds and maintains the foundational embedded platform for SDV solutions, including drivers, operating systems, BSPs, and software stacks.
Display Software team focuses on display solutions for high-compute System-on-Chip (SoC) platforms.
Work across software services, hardware teams, and SoC vendors to build and manage a shared vehicle compute platform.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, or equivalent.

Benefits

Relocation benefits available for candidates who qualify under company policy.
Well-being support from day one for well-being at work and at home.

Accommodations

General Motors offers opportunities to job seekers including individuals with disabilities.
For reasonable accommodations, email or call 1-800-865-7580.
Include the specific accommodation requested, along with the job title and requisition number.

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1mo ago

Embedded Software Engineer

Compunnel Inc. Palo Alto, CA

Palo Alto, CA

1mo ago Closed

$55 - $60/hr Full time Electrical Engineering Automotive Electronics CAN

This position is no longer accepting applications (closed Oct 20, 2026).

Job Description

Embedded Software Engineer role focused on body controls software architecture, integration, validation, and functional safety.

Location: Palo Alto, CA (onsite)
Pay: USD 55 - 60 per hour
Schedule: 40.0 hours/week
Experience: 10+ years

Responsibilities

Evolve body controls software architecture, creating solutions and defining hardware/software interfaces
Lead early-stage hardware and software integration, validating system performance against requirements
Convert high-level vehicle objectives into software specifications for body control systems
Use field data to refine and optimize body control system performance
Partner with validation teams to design test strategies for body control functionality
Diagnose and resolve complex hardware/software interactions across the product lifecycle
Evaluate design changes and determine impacts across hardware and software components
Support functional safety using DFMEA and HARA for body control systems
Advise cross-functional teams and guide technical decisions across electrical, software, manufacturing, and mechanical areas
Enable cross-domain alignment by clarifying system interdependencies to support seamless vehicle integration

Requirements

Technical degree in a relevant field (e.g., Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering)
C/C++ proficiency and scripting familiarity (e.g., Python)
Strong problem-solving in complex, networked embedded systems
Ability to interpret data to optimize system performance
Knowledge of hardware/software development lifecycles
Proven experience leading collaborative engineering projects
Solid understanding of electrical engineering principles and mechatronic systems
Experience with CAN and/or LIN communication protocols and associated tools
Knowledge of DFMEA, HARA, and fault tree analysis methodologies
State machine diagram creation capability
- Create and draw a state machine diagram based on a provided scenario
- They will do a state machine diagram on Glider and then with KCS
Ability to visually construct a state machine is required

Technologies

C/C++, Python
CAN, LIN
QNX, Android
UART, SPI, I2C
ISO 26262, ASIL-D

Applicable Skills

10+ years embedded software and systems engineering experience with C/C++ and Python across automotive and safety-critical platforms
Automotive background from General Motors; experience supporting QNX and Android vehicle platforms
Hands-on vehicle networking and embedded diagnostics including CAN, LIN, ECU/ECM, UART, SPI, and I2C
Functional safety experience including ISO 26262 and ASIL-D
Experience translating system requirements into test, validation, and observability approaches, including support for OTA software releases and cross-functional teams
Debugging and troubleshooting across hardware/software domains, including root-cause analysis and field-data-driven optimization

Preferred

Broad body control experience (doors, trunk, frunk, windows, seating, lighting, mirrors, wipers, heaters, steering wheel controls, and other actuators and sensors)
Experience with vehicle software organizations and cross-functional collaboration
Experience driving body controls functionality and performance across the product lifecycle
Experience with electric vehicle systems and architectures
Interest in automotive technology and shaping vehicle experiences

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1mo ago

Restraints Electronics Module Development Engineer

Ford Motor Company Dearborn, MI

Dearborn, MI

1mo ago Closed

$100k - $167k/yr Full time Automotive Electronics Design Engineering Engineering

This position is no longer accepting applications (closed Sep 23, 2026).

Job Description

This role is part of Product Development Engineering, supporting current and future Ford vehicle programs within Passive Safety Electronics. You will work on restraints-related hardware and controls, including the Restraints Control Module and crash sensors, focusing on design, release, and program application activities with a strong emphasis on timing, quality, and cross-functional execution.

Responsibilities

Own Design and Release and Program Application activities for the Passive Safety Electronics system.
Stay aligned with program targets for cost, weight, quality, performance, and timing.
Ensure components are correctly packaged for each vehicle application.
Apply the Global Product Development System process to support engineering execution.
Work within Ford engineering tools and processes, including WERS, IVS, FEDE, JFROG, VSEM, and JIRA.
Follow Robustness Engineering disciplines such as Quality History, P-Diagram, and FMEA.
Apply Six-Sigma methods and issue resolution approaches including 3L5W and 8D.
Conduct Design Validation across multiple environments, including breadboard, HIL, bench simulation, and in-vehicle validation.
Sign off on the Compliance Demonstration Plan and Report.
Support the Sourcing Process, including investment, piece price, and tooling cost reviews.
Follow the Technical Design Review process and release parts through the product life cycle.
Support Change Control meetings and remain aware of worldwide engineering changes and required follow-through.
Audit and update the Bill of Material with accurate part levels and usage for all builds and post-Job 1.
Identify requirements for validation, durability, and functional testing.
Define and verify engineering prototype requirements at the part level.
Provide parts implementation and sign-off in the assembly plant, and assist with quality issues across milestones.
Review and manage program direction letter revisions when affected, and support prototype and vehicle launch.
Provide technical assistance to suppliers through the supplier engagement process.
Participate in core activities aligned to skills, knowledge, and interest.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in engineering.
3+ years of experience in the automotive industry.
1+ year of experience with product development.

Relevant Tools and Technologies

WERS, IVS, FEDE, JFROG, VSEM, JIRA
Six-Sigma, 3L5W, 8D, FMEA
CAN networking tools
CAD packaging experience, 3DX, CATIA, Team Center
HIL

Benefits

Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care, and more.
Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more.
Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases.
Tuition assistance.
Established and active employee resource groups.
Paid time off for individual and team community service.
A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day.
Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

Salary and Grade

This position is a salary grade 7 with a range of USD 99,600 - 166,600 per year. Final salary grade determination is based on the candidate’s skills and experience, and base salary is set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility, and competitive market value.

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