Software Engineer - Vehicle Software

Harley-Davidson•Milwaukee, WI

40d•Onsite

About The Position

In this position, you will contribute to the development, integration, and validation of Harley-Davidson motorcycle software. You will work as part of a cross functional software team to deliver best-in-class software for Harley-Davidson customers.

Requirements

2+ years of hands-on embedded software development experience, with automotive exposure or safety-critical context preferred.
Proficiency in C and/or C++ for embedded systems, and in Linux user-space/kernel development.
Familiarity with RTOS and/or bare-metal development and real-time design methodologies.
Familiarity with debugging tools (JTAG/SWD debuggers, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers).
Understanding of microcontroller/microprocessor peripherals (GPIO, UART/SPI/I2C, timers, ADC/DAC, PWM) and display-related peripherals
Experience with standard software version control (git) and build systems (Make, CMake)
Strong problem-solving skills and written/verbal communication.

Nice To Haves

Experience with automotive infotainment or instrument cluster software stacks; strong understanding of display pipelines, graphics, and multimedia integration is highly desirable.
Experience with vehicle networking (CAN, Ethernet).
Working knowledge of vehicle cybersecurity principles, regulations, and best practices
Experience with wireless communication mediums (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, UWB)
Experience with embedded graphical frameworks (Qt, Altia)
Familiarity with bootloaders, memory management, secure firmware practices, and secure boot concepts.
Experience with software testing, simulation, hardware-in-the-loop workflows, and automated testing in Linux environments.
Experience with automotive safety processes and standards (e.g., ISO 26262) or automotive-grade validation practices.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, test, and debug firmware and software for automotive-grade microcontrollers/processors in real-time and Linux-based systems.
Translate product requirements and hardware constraints into robust, maintainable code across bare-metal, RTOS, and Linux environments; optimize for performance, memory, and boot times.
Work with suppliers to design and develop communication stacks and drivers for automotive serial protocols.
Support design, development, maintenance, and release of vehicle communication specifications & databases (DBC, CDD, Diagnostics & DTC etc.).
Support vehicle cybersecurity activities including UN R155 compliance, cybersecurity management system execution, risk assessments, preassessments, post incident investigations, design improvements, etc.
Participate in code reviews, unit tests, integration tests, and hardware-in-the-loop testing to ensure safety, quality, and reliability in-vehicle.
Troubleshoot software/hardware/system integration issues; provide timely root-cause analysis and corrective actions; author clear defect reports and corrective action plans.
Maintain and improve software development processes, documentation, and version control practices; contribute to automotive release notes and documentation for infotainment and instrument cluster platforms.