Software Defined Vehicle (SDV) System Architect

ALTEN Technology USA•Dearborn, MI

About The Position

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Software Defined Vehicle (SDV) System Architect to join our team. The ideal candidate will play a pivotal role in designing and implementing the architecture for our next-generation software-defined vehicles. This role requires a deep understanding of automotive systems, software development, and system integration.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, Mechatronics, Robotics, or a related field.
Minimum of 8 years of experience in software architecture, system design, and integration within the automotive industry.
5 years of experience in Systems Engineering, preferably in the Automotive domain.
5 years of proven working experience in Software Engineering – embedded.
3 years of programming experience in C / C++ / Python.
3 years of work experience in Agile project involvement.
Familiarity with ASPICE, ISO 26262, and SAE standards.
Familiarity with connected vehicle distributed systems, embedded automotive development boards (Qualcomm, Renesas, NXP, etc.).
Knowledge of SysML and modeling language/tools.
Automotive domain experience in component-level system design and integration using automotive network technologies (LIN, CAN, Ethernet)
Knowledge of AUTOSAR software stack, Android software stack, domain controller architecture, and software-defined architecture.
Knowledge of communication protocols like MQTT, gRPC, SOME/IP.
Experience with unit, integration, regression, user testing, and load testing.
Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills.
Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills.
Great collaboration and communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience in hands-on development and troubleshooting of embedded systems.
Experience in functional safety and cybersecurity.
Understanding of SOLID design principles and clean code practices.
Experience with CI/CD tools and developing automation frameworks.
Knowledge of service-oriented architecture concepts, and microservices architecture principles.

Responsibilities

Requirements Analysis: Analyze customer and stakeholder requirements and derive system constraints for finding optimized solutions for software-defined vehicle systems.
Design: Develop and define overall system HLD for software-defined vehicle systems, ensuring key constraints like safety, security, privacy, regulatory compliance along with scalability, reliability, and performance in mind.
Apply a data-driven approach in evaluating design alternatives considering futuristic mindset and document the decisions.
Interface Development: Develop system interfaces for signal oriented or service-oriented Architectures using standard interface definition language (IDL) and create comprehensive API documentation.
System Modeling: Model system components using SysML/UML tools.
DFMEA: Own and craft DFMEAs through the standard development process.
Support product/feature validation and failure root cause analysis.
System Integration: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate software with hardware components.
Verification and validation: Ensure quality and reliability of software and hardware through rigorous testing and validation processes.
Technical Leadership: Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineers, ensuring best practices in software development and system design.
Automation and Quality Measures: Champion automation of software and system quality measures at all stages – requirements, design, development, and integration – leveraging tools and techniques like TDD, Gherkin (BDD), TestRail, and Google Test.