Motional
Senior Onboard Vehicle Network Engineer
$149K–$198K
Boston, Massachusetts, United States +2 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 14, 2026
- Location
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
About the job
Designs, implements, and maintains onboard vehicle network architecture and software for current and next-generation autonomous vehicles.
What you'll do
- Design network topologies, protocol stacks, messaging layers, and performance policies for onboard systems.
- Develop network routing, monitoring, diagnostics, and failover tools; troubleshoot system-level networking issues.
- Collaborate on network hardware selection and define provisioning, maintenance, and OTA firmware update strategies.
What they ask for
- Demonstrated ability to write, debug, and maintain production software.
- Deep understanding of embedded network architectures, topology design, and system-level communication flows.
- Hands-on experience with networking protocols and standards such as Ethernet, TCP/IP, UDP, or CAN/CAN-FD.
- Experience with network security policies, traffic shaping/prioritization, QoS, and logical network isolation.
Nice to have
- Modern C++ experience in embedded Linux or automotive software environments.
- Experience with automotive network architectures/protocols, switch hardware, HIL testing, Linux networking, automotive cybersecurity, or Bazel.
Pay
$149,000 — $198,500 USD (base salary)
Tools
Ethernet, TCP/IP, UDP, CAN/CAN-FD, C++, AUTOSAR Classic/Adaptive, DDS, ROS/ROS2
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