Embedded Software Architect

Cummins • Troy, MI

13d • Onsite

About The Position

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.

Requirements

• Experience in designing and architecting embedded software for Electronic Braking Systems and Steering Systems.
• Experience with scalable, real-time, safety-compliant, and cybersecurity-ready software architectures.
• Experience supporting performance, reliability, and compliance with global automotive standards.
• Experience leading software architecture strategy for braking and steering platforms across multiple vehicle programs.
• Mentoring engineers.
• Influencing enterprise-wide technology decisions.
• Proficiency in modeling, simulation, and analytical tools.
• Experience in evaluating architectural alternatives and conducting trade-off analyses.
• Experience in applying robust software engineering practices.
• Experience in developing and executing verification and validation strategies.
• Experience in translating stakeholder needs into clear, measurable, and verifiable requirements.
• Experience in maintaining requirements traceability throughout the product lifecycle.
• Experience in assessing the impact of changing requirements.
• Experience in evaluating interactions across systems, subsystems, interfaces, and environments.
• Experience in establishing strong relationships across cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Effective communication with technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience in fostering innovative approaches.
• Experience in making sound decisions in ambiguous and complex situations.
• Experience in optimizing work processes.
• Experience in embracing diverse perspectives.
• Experience in driving initiatives forward to achieve business and engineering objectives.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.
• Apply robust software engineering practices to design, develop, and verify software that enhances product functionality, performance, and quality while supporting long-term maintainability.
• 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.
• 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.
• Evaluate interactions across systems, subsystems, interfaces, and environments to understand behavior, anticipate issues, and develop optimized solutions that deliver desired outcomes.
• 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.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed