Gatik
Embedded Software Engineer, Drive-By-Wire
$160K–$260K
Santa Clara, CA +1 · Full-time · Posted Aug 26, 2026
- Location
- Santa Clara, CA
Santa Clara, California, United States - Experience
- 2+ years in embedded automotive systems in ADAS/AD or vehicle chassis controls.
- Education
- M.S. or Ph.D. in automotive engineering, computer engineering, electronics/electrical engineering, or a related field.
About the job
Develop and integrate functionally safe embedded chassis-control software for autonomous vehicles, including ECU integration, testing, calibration, and vehicle bring-up.
What you'll do
- Build chassis-control software and design toolchains for integrating model-based applications with ECU firmware.
- Plan and conduct software release testing, including simulation and on-vehicle validation; troubleshoot and verify vehicle builds.
- Integrate vehicle software and hardware, evaluate component performance, and collaborate across engineering teams.
What they ask for
- M.S. or Ph.D. in automotive, computer, electronics/electrical engineering, or a related field.
- 2+ years of experience in embedded automotive systems in ADAS/AD or vehicle chassis controls.
- Experience with safety-critical systems and standards or practices such as ISO26262, MISRA-C, or AUTOSAR.
- Experience with C, MATLAB/Simulink, automated software-generation toolchains, testing/calibration tools, and automotive networks including CAN, J1939, CAN FD, or automotive Ethernet.
Nice to have
- Experience in steering and brake controls.
- Familiarity with dSPACE, vehicle-dynamics modeling, SiL/HiL, or simulation tools such as TruckMaker.
Pay
$160,000- $260,000 USD base salary
Tools
ISO26262, MISRA-C, AUTOSAR, C, Simulink, MATLAB, Vector CANalyzer, CANape
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