Sr.Manager - Cross Cutting Integration

Scout Motors•Charlotte, NC

1d•$190,000 - $230,000•Onsite

About The Position

Scout Motors is reviving an iconic American vehicle brand, electrifying and digitizing it with American innovation. The company emphasizes respect for the past, present, and future, focusing on community, work-life balance, and customer needs. Scout Motors fosters an environment for talented, inclusive, and entrepreneurial teams to innovate, seeking individuals who are visionary leaders, knowledgeable doers, and passionate go-getters. This role is an opportunity to shape the future of transportation and make history with an iconic brand.

Requirements

Master’s degree in electrical engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field with 12+ yrs. Of experience.
Strong understanding of vehicle E/E architecture and ECU-level software stacks.
Knowledge of automotive communication protocols (CAN, LIN, FlexRay, Ethernet).
Understanding of UDS diagnostics (ISO 14229) and diagnostic communication tools.
Expert knowledge of Jira, GitHub/GitLab, Jenkins, and Artifactory.
ALM/PLM Proficiency in Siemens Polarion, IBM DOORS Next Gen, or PTC Windchill.
Strong understanding, development and verification of plant and control models in MATLAB/Simulink for execution in hardware in the loop test environment, dSpace control desk and automation desk.
Strong understanding of 1st principles in Engineering, result/solution oriented.
Familiarity with SW for embedded systems, EE systems and architecture.
Familiarity with A2B, CAN, Automotive Ethernet, LIN, LVDS communication protocols and Vehicle Network tools, such as CANalyzer, CANoe, etc.
Expertise with complex problem solving, data analysis, access/interpret/drive results with extended teams.
Knowledge of Automotive design and development process, system requirements, and general engineering best practices.
Integrity, curiosity, resourcefulness, positive attitude, and a growth mindset.
Comfortable with change and flexible in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
Collaborative approach to achieve ambitious goals.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with A2B, CAN, Automotive Ethernet, LIN, LVDS communication protocols and Vehicle Network tools, such as CANalyzer, CANoe, etc.

Responsibilities

Lead cross-functional teams responsible for Diagnostics, OTA (Over-the-Air updates), Vehicle Cybersecurity integration, testing, and release across EV platforms.
Own end-to-end system integration, validation, and production readiness for vehicle software in diagnostics, OTA, and cybersecurity domains.
Lead teams building and validating diagnostic systems, OTA pipelines, secure software delivery, and CI/CD infrastructure.
Ensure all components work cohesively across ECUs and vehicle networks.
Be accountable for technical strategy, execution, and sign-off readiness.
Drive scalable engineering practices in a fast-paced, startup-like environment.
Ensure vehicle software is secure, updateable, diagnosable, and production ready.
Own cross-cutting domains of diagnostics, OTA and security readiness per vehicle software maturity, performance and release gates to approve vehicle integration builds.
Lead multiple engineering teams across diagnostics integration & validation, OTA integration, testing & vehicle deployment, vehicle cybersecurity (secure boot, flashing, communication).
Ensure seamless integration across ECU diagnostics (UDS, DoIP), OTA update systems (multi-ECU orchestration, rollback, recovery), security layers (authentication, encryption, secure boot).
Own validation strategy across SIL / HIL / vehicle-level testing.
Ensure comprehensive coverage for OTA update workflows and failure handling, diagnostic functionality and fault management, security validation (penetration scenarios, secure update flows).
Establish and enforce release quality gates and sign-off criteria.
Oversee vehicle-side OTA integration and testing update orchestration across ECUs, failure recovery and no-brick guarantees.
Align with backend/cloud OTA teams for end-to-end delivery.
Lead implementation of vehicle security features: secure boot, secure diagnostics and flashing, encryption and authentication protocols.
Ensure compliance with standards such as ISO 21434.
Own software release readiness across diagnostics, OTA, and security domains.
Ensure alignment with vehicle integration milestones, manufacturing (EOL diagnostics, flashing) and service and field support.
Partner with embedded software and ECU, EE architecture and network integration, cloud/backend OTA, vehicle integration, validation, and manufacturing teams.
Own system-level regression test planning, drive root cause analysis of cross-domain issues and help support integration war-room activities during DV/PV builds.
Release and validate functional KPIs such as defect leakage rate, integration maturity index, build stability metrics, bus load margins, SW flash success rate etc.
Validate wake-up/sleep strategies across ECUs, ensure no unintended current draw or parasitic drain and correct power state transitions during vehicle power cycles, start/stop/sleep, OTA updates/events.
Demonstrate strong system-level thinking and technical arbitration capability.
Utilize structured problem solving.
Take ownership of program milestones and operate in high-pressure launch environments.
Build and mentor new engineers & teams from ground-up.

Benefits

Competitive insurance including: Medical, dental, vision and income protection plans
401(k) program with: An employer match and immediate vesting
Generous Paid Time Off including: 20 days planned PTO, as accrued
40 hours of unplanned PTO and 14 company or floating holidays, annually
Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave for biological and adoptive parents of all genders
Paid leave for circumstances related to bereavement, jury duty, voting time, or military leave
Corporate Vehicle Program with: Eligibility for 1 assigned vehicle
A mobility stipend
Pay Transparency
Eligible to receive a base salary and to participate in an annual performance bonus program.