Autonomous Vehicle Lead, Firmware Engineering
- Own firmware integration for the autonomous vehicle program, serving as the primary point of contact for vehicle-level firmware issues.
- Lead definition, bring-up, and maturation of a new high-compute VCU architecture that does not exist on other vehicle platforms.
- Partner closely with firmware engineers in platform pods to align development priorities, integration targets, and delivery timing.
- Drive sprint-level and milestone-level integration planning, including feature readiness, merge strategy, release coordination, and communication to stakeholders.
- Lead end-to-end system integration across distributed ECUs, including interface definition, handshaking, startup sequencing, power states, diagnostics, and fault handling.
- Contribute hands-on to firmware and interface development where needed, especially in areas that unblock system integration and vehicle readiness.
- Work cross-functionally with Electrical, Mechanical, Systems, Test, Validation, Autonomy, and Program teams to define interfaces, debug issues, and close gaps quickly.
- Develop and oversee test and validation plans for firmware functionality, stability, and performance across bench, HIL, and vehicle environments.
- Own the quality of integrated software drops by improving CI/CD, regression coverage, and release discipline for embedded systems.
- Support prototype bring-up, pre-production builds, vehicle testing, fleet issue triage, and launch readiness.
- Significant experience in embedded software or firmware development, including strong ownership of vehicle-level or system-level integration.
- Proven success leading firmware delivery across multiple teams, ECUs, or subsystems in a complex hardware-software product.
- Deep expertise in C/C++ and debugging distributed embedded systems.
- Strong experience with vehicle communication and integration protocols such as CAN, CAN-FD, LIN, Ethernet, SPI, and I2C.
- Experience bringing up new control units, central compute modules, or other complex embedded platforms from early development through integration.
- Strong understanding of both low-level firmware and system architecture, including tradeoffs across performance, cost, reliability, safety, and serviceability.
- Experience working across RTOS and/or embedded Linux environments.
- Experience building and maintaining CI/CD, automated test infrastructure, and release processes for embedded products.
- Excellent communication and execution skills, with the ability to operate as a technical lead across platform pods and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Ability to work independently, drive decisions, and unblock teams without needing detailed direction.
- Experience with autonomous vehicle platforms, robotics, or delivery vehicles.
- Familiarity with functional safety and safety-critical system integration.
- Experience with HIL/SIL/VIL workflows, fleet telemetry, or field issue investigation.
- Advanced degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- Robust health coverage. Excellent health, dental and vision insurance covered up to 100% by ALSO with FSA & HSA options.
- One Medical membership and dedicated insurance advocates.
- Rich fertility and family building benefits with Progyny.
- Flexible time off.
- 401(k) match.
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