Porsche Cars North America · 1 day ago
Vehicle Software Engineer
Palo Alto, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Entry, Mid Level
$169K/yr - $254K/yr
2+ years expPorsche Cars North America is seeking a Vehicle Software Engineer to join their team in Palo Alto, CA, focused on advancing vehicle software technologies. The role involves integrating software into Porsche vehicles and ensuring high-quality deliveries while collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance the digital experience for customers.
Automotive
Hiring Manager
Tiana Penn, MBA
Responsibilities
Support the build of Automotive systems & applications based on (but not limited to) Android Automotive OS
Contribute to vehicle infotainment systems, software defined vehicle platforms, electrical network architecture, Android Automotive OS and ecosystems (Android, Linux/QNX, iOS, CarPlay, Google Automotive Services)
Contribute to architectural technical solutions that meet the functional requirements as well as Security, Safety, and Performance targets
Collaborate with other software & vehicle engineers/teams (local and Germany)
As well as the rest of the cross-functional product team (product, systems, hardware, validation, integration, cloud/backend) to ensure seamless vehicle software integration
Review and iterate on software created by the engineering team, ensuring continuous high quality deliveries
Support the creation of the documentation of design, development processes and technical roadmap
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's and/or Master's degree, preferably in Computer Science, or equivalent experience
2+ years of Software Development – C/C++, Python, Java/Kotlin
1 year of working experience in the field of automotive software
Experience in the field of Automotive Systems HW (ECUs) & SW (Linux, QNX, Android Automotive, etc.)
Embedded and Real-Time System knowledge
Experience with (automotive) software production development and software/application lifecycles
Android development (Java/Kotlin) experience
Familiarity with tools like Jira, Confluence, Git, Bitrise, etc
Experience with agile, cross-functional teams and scrum
You are a proactive and effective communicator, adept at working with various teams and leading initiatives with little direct supervision
Preferred
Android Auto & Apple CarPlay experience
Google Automotive Services knowledge
Experience in the field of backend, cloud services, mobile applications for automotive a plus
Experience with working in a global team-set up and multi team collaboration environment
Experience in Vehicle Architecture, Networks/Protocols (e.g. CAN, Ethernet) and interfaces
Experience in Testing, in particular Unit, Testing Suites, Tools & Frameworks
Company
Porsche Cars North America
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA), based in Atlanta, Georgia, is the exclusive importer of Porsche vehicles for the United States. It is a sub-organization of Porsche AG.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
T
Trevor Arthur
President and Chief Executive Officer
Ayesha Coker
Vice President, Marketing
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