Lead Engineer - IID Infotainment Integration
Scout Motors5 months ago
Base Salary
$160k - $193k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead integration of infotainment clusters, driver and center displays, infotainment systems, and telemetry modules in software-defined vehicle architectures.
- Lead integration and verification of Android, Linux, QNX, and other subsystem modules across multi-OS environments.
- Bridge core software development and vehicle hardware integration teams.
- Develop HIL, SIL, and full-vehicle test strategies and automate manual testing with Python and Robot Framework.
- Maintain CI/CD pipelines for immediate verification of code commits against platform standards.
- Perform root-cause analysis on software-hardware interactions, memory bottlenecks, cross-domain issues, and vehicle-network communication problems.
- Debug CAN, LIN, and Automotive Ethernet communications and optimize cold-boot time, suspend-to-RAM current draw, CPU usage, and memory leaks.
- Architect dSPACE- or NI-based HIL test benches for automated regression and advance Python and Robot Framework scripts into CI/CD build verification.
- Manage requirements-to-validation test traceability, system-level regression planning, feature integration synchronization, power-mode management, and wake-up/sleep robustness.
- Support integration war rooms and vehicle development and validation builds while owning system-level release readiness.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field with 12+ years of experience.
- Strong understanding of vehicle E/E architecture, ECU-level software stacks, CAN, LIN, FlexRay, Ethernet, UDS diagnostics, ISO 14229, and diagnostic communication tools.
- Expertise with Jira, GitHub or GitLab, Jenkins, Artifactory, and ALM/PLM tools such as Siemens Polarion, IBM DOORS Next Gen, or PTC Windchill.
- Experience with MATLAB/Simulink plant and control models for hardware-in-the-loop environments, dSPACE ControlDesk, and AutomationDesk.
- Familiarity with embedded systems software, electrical/electronic systems and architecture, A2B, LVDS, CANalyzer, CANoe, and vehicle-network tools.
- Strong problem-solving, data-analysis, technical arbitration, system-thinking, requirements, automotive design, and engineering-process capabilities.
- Ability to lead program milestone ownership and operate in high-pressure vehicle launch environments.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and income protection insurance plans.
- 401(k) program with employer match and immediate vesting.
- 20 days of planned paid time off, 40 hours of unplanned PTO, and 14 company or floating holidays annually.
- Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave and paid leave for bereavement, jury duty, voting time, or military leave.
- Full-time, exempt position based in Charlotte, NC, requiring 4-5 days per week in the office and occasional travel.
About Scout Motors
Scout Motors designs and manufactures electric trucks and rugged SUVs for consumer drivers, reviving the historic Scout off‑road brand. Founded in 2022 and headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, the company is building a manufacturing plant in Blythewood, South Carolina. Its lineup targets work and outdoor use, with both an all‑electric powertrain and a Harvester range‑extender option that integrates a gas generator for extended range.