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Sr. Engineer, Software


Job Location:

Southfield, MI - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 10 August 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 12 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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What we offer:
At Magna you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry-leading automotive technologies. We invest in our employees providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team you can expect exciting varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are.
Group Summary:
Transforming mobility. Making automotive technology that is smarter cleaner safer and lighter. Thats what were passionate about at Magna Electronics and we do it by creating world-class Electronic systems. We are a premier supplier for the global automotive industry with full capabilities in design development testing and manufacturing of complex Electronic systems. Our name stands for quality environmental consciousness and safety. Innovation is what drives us and we drive innovation. Dream big and create the future of mobility at Magna Electronics.

Job Responsibilities:

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Candidates must have current and ongoing authorization to work in the United States.

About the Role

The Software Lead is responsible for the successful development and maintenance of the automotive embedded software products (ADAS ECU) from concept to production within project and company mandated targets. The Software Lead is the key technical interface for all software engineering topics.

This role involves hands-on ADAS ECU SW development and the SW project management. The role requires independent operation leadership of the software team and effective communication of project status and deliverables.

Your Responsibilities

  • Development (design implement test and debug) of core and/or application specific software requirements for complex automotive embedded electronic module serial production projects
  • Create/Maintain SW Timeplan per internal and external milestones including effort estimates expected work products and product deliveries. Also responsible for managing the day-to-day activities of the project SW team per the production engineering schedule providing high level guidance and direction on project work.
  • Responsible for the releasing the software deliverables with all needed work products to the Engineering project team and the manufacturing team (Release Notes Software Test Reports First Article)

Additional Responsibilities:

  • Provide leadership to software team members supporting their development and ensuring project success.
  • Define communicate and document software architecture making technical trade-offs when needed.
  • Support system requirements negotiations and review/approve engineering work products.
  • Facilitate continuous improvement by implementing enhancements to products processes and programs.
  • Manage SW risks. Report status prepare contingency and mitigation plans and execute corrective actions

Who we are looking for

Education

  • Masters degree in software engineering

Experience

  • Minimum of 8 years relevant experience in serial development for automotive software
  • Minimum of 3 years of demonstrated experience in a software leadership role is desired
  • Comprehensive knowledge working with operating systems on MCU or ARM
  • Strong technical background; comprehensive working knowledge in embedded C/C Development
  • Comprehensive knowledge of configuration management project planning and tracking techniques

Your preferred qualifications

  • Prior experience leading a global team is a plus
  • Involvement in successful launches of automotive software products is a plus
  • Deep and comprehensive working knowledge of structured problem solving and engineering methodologies
Awareness Unity Empowerment:

At Magna we believe that a diverse workforce is critical to our success. Thats why we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire on the basis of experience and qualifications and in consideration of job requirements regardless of in particular color ancestry religion gender origin sexual orientation age citizenship marital status disability or gender identity. Magna takes the privacy of your personal information seriously. We discourage you from sending applications via email or traditional mail to comply with GDPR requirements and your local Data Privacy Law.



AI-Assisted Screening Disclosure

As part of our commitment to a fair consistent and efficient recruitment process we may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in the initial screening of applications submitted through our Workday system. These tools help identify qualifications and experience that align with the role requirements. Please note that AI is used solely to support our recruiters. Final decisions are always made by the hiring manager and the hiring team. Importantly no applicant data is shared externally through these AI tools. All information remains securely within our systems and is handled in accordance with our privacy and data protection policies.


Under conditions defined by applicable law you may have the right to request an explanation of how AI is used to support decision-making.

If you have any questions or concerns about this process feel free to contact our Talent Attraction team.

Worker Type:

Regular / Permanent

Group:

Magna Electronics

Required Experience:

Senior IC


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