Automotive Product Validation Engineer

Location: Rochester Hills MI
Employment Type: Direct Hire Full-Time 100% Onsite
Compensation: $90000$130000 annually
Benefits: Full Benefits
Relocation Assistance: Not Available
Work Authorization: U.S. Citizen or Green Card Holder Required

We are seeking an experienced Automotive Product Validation Engineer to support the development and validation of diagnostic solutions across embedded PC and mobile platforms within the heavy-duty vehicle diagnostics industry.

This role requires strong hands-on experience with embedded software vehicle communications automotive diagnostics and system integration along with the ability to provide technical leadership across cross-functional engineering teams.

Candidates must have professional experience working as an Electrical Engineer and/or Embedded Software Engineer within the automotive industry.

The successful candidate will help define system architecture solve complex hardware and software integration challenges and deliver secure high-quality diagnostic products used by dealerships automotive service professionals and other customers supporting heavy-duty vehicles.

This position is 100% onsite in Rochester Hills Michigan.

• Lead development of driver firmware and application software for vehicle communication devices.
• Support heavy-duty diagnostic protocols including CAN/J1939 ISO 15765-2 J1708/J1587 UDS and ISO 22900.
• Define technical requirements system architecture and integration strategies across software and hardware platforms.
• Develop and enhance API drivers aligned with industry standards such as RP1210 RP1227 and J2534.
• Support development and integration of embedded PC and mobile diagnostic solutions.
• Troubleshoot complex software firmware vehicle communication and system integration issues.
• Ensure products meet applicable cybersecurity safety and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with OEMs fleets suppliers customers and internal engineering teams.
• Provide technical leadership during development testing integration and customer deployments.
• Drive issue resolution and ensure integration readiness.
• Contribute to product certification and compliance documentation.

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering Computer Science or a related technical field.
• 5 years of experience in embedded systems diagnostics or automotive/heavy-duty software development.
• Professional experience as an Electrical Engineer and/or Embedded Software Engineer in the automotive industry.
• Strong object-oriented software development experience preferably using C.
• Experience with C#/.NET development.
• Experience with multithreaded software design and development.
• Experience developing API drivers and communication layers on PC platforms using C C .
• Strong understanding of vehicle communication protocols such as CAN CAN FD ISO 15765-2 UDS J1939 and DoIP.
• Working knowledge of TCP/IP networking and secure communications technologies such as TLS VPN and IPsec.
• Experience using diagnostic or network-analysis tools such as Wireshark.
• Experience with low-level PC drivers such as USB or NDIS and integration of third-party SDKs.
• Experience with modern software development environments preferably Visual Studio 2022.
• Familiarity with Agile development CI/CD and Git version control.
• Must be able to work 100% onsite in Rochester Hills MI.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen or Green Card holder.

• Experience with automotive or heavy-duty vehicle diagnostic software.
• Firmware development experience for vehicle communication interface devices.
• Experience with microcontrollers CAN transceivers UARTs and USB peripherals.
• Experience with NXP-based embedded platforms.
• Experience debugging firmware on embedded or connected IoT devices.
• Familiarity with Android or iOS application development involving third-party APIs and device communication layers.
• Embedded or device-oriented Linux experience.
• Hands-on embedded cybersecurity experience.
• Experience with Wi-Fi Bluetooth Classic SPP or Bluetooth Low Energy.
• Experience with containerized applications on embedded systems including Docker or Podman.
• Exposure to AI-assisted software development or large language model-based development tools.

This position offers the opportunity to solve complex engineering challenges across embedded devices vehicle communications diagnostic software and system integration within the heavy-duty automotive environment.

You will have meaningful technical ownership while working with cross-functional engineering teams OEMs suppliers fleets and other industry partners to develop and deliver diagnostic solutions used in demanding real-world vehicle service applications.

$90K$130K Full Benefits