System Engineer - Automotive Connected Vehicles

About the Role

Based in Chennai, this role requires 6 to 9 years of experience in automotive system engineering with a focus on connected car services for full hybrid vehicle programs. You will be responsible for managing requirements, system integration, and validating connected vehicle features, handling interfaces among vehicle ECUs, telematics, infotainment systems, and cloud platforms. The position supports delivery of telemetry, remote services, diagnostics, and over-the-air (OTA) update functionalities.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and oversee comprehensive requirements for connected vehicle services end-to-end.
• Create interface specifications involving telematic control units (TCU), in-vehicle infotainment (IVI), vehicle ECUs, and cloud systems.
• Design and validate communication flows between vehicle and cloud platforms covering telemetry, remote capabilities, and OTA updates.
• Specify signal mapping and communication architectures across automotive network protocols such as CAN-FD, Automotive Ethernet, and SOME/IP.
• Maintain requirements traceability utilizing tools like DOORS and Polarion.
• Support strategy and validation for OTA and Firmware Over The Air (FOTA) deployments.
• Conduct integration, debugging, root cause analysis using tools such as CANoe, CANalyzer, and Wireshark.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including software, cloud, validation, and powertrain development throughout the lifecycle.

Requirements and Qualifications

• 7 to 9 years in automotive systems engineering particularly in connected vehicles, telematics, and infotainment domains.
• Proficient in requirements engineering, system specification, interface definition, and feature integration.
• Solid knowledge of connected vehicle architectures including TCU, IVI, telemetry, remote services, and OTA mechanisms.
• Experience with automotive communication protocols: CAN, CAN-FD, Automotive Ethernet, SOME/IP, and diagnostics protocols like UDS.
• Hands-on usage of integration and debugging tools such as CANoe, CANalyzer, and Wireshark.
• Familiarity with requirements management platforms like DOORS, Codebeamer, and Polarion.
• Understanding of hybrid vehicle architectures and associated data domains such as battery management, state of charge (SOC), state of health (SOH), regenerative braking, and energy management.
• Experience working in Agile settings and ASPICE process frameworks.
• Strong analytical abilities combined with effective troubleshooting and communication skills to engage with stakeholders.

Eligibility

Open to any graduate meeting the experience requirements.

Additional Information

Location: Chennai, India. The role is full-time and onsite. Experience range is between 6 to 9 years in relevant automotive systems engineering roles focused on connected vehicle domains.