Volkswagen of America, Inc
Senior Integration Engineer - ECU (Unable to consider OPT or CPT Candidates)
Volkswagen of America, Inc, Belmont, California, United States, 94002
Senior Integration Engineer - ECU
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Senior Integration Engineer - ECU
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Volkswagen of America, Inc
(Unable to consider OPT or CPT Candidates).
Role Summary The Secondary ECU Integration Senior Engineer will lead the end‑to‑end system integration of secondary ECUs across the vehicle — Driver Information Systems (cluster/IC), passenger displays, antenna/telematics subsystems, and audio amplifiers — ensuring network, power state, diagnostic, RF, and HMI behaviors meet production quality at fleet scale. You own interface control, networking/diagnostics, software flashing/coding, RF performance, audio/video path integrity, and compliance (functional safety, cybersecurity, EMC/EMI, environmental). You will partner closely with domain/zonal controllers, gateways, suppliers, manufacturing, service, and OTA platform teams to launch robust, maintainable systems.
Role Responsibilities
Ownership of Secondary ECU Integration topics in NAR markets.
Own the relationship with network operator, contract manufacturer, platform provider and lead strategic discussions and technical negotiations.
Serve as technical authority with Tier‑1/2 suppliers for cluster/display, RF/TCU, and amplifiers: negotiate interfaces, review FMEAs, manage 8D for field issues.
Partner with manufacturing on secure provisioning, line‑side EOL flashing and coding, and with service on workshop reflashing parity and tooling.
Mentor engineers, run design reviews, ensure requirements traceability (Polarion/Jama/DOORS), and drive issue burndown to SOP. Identify and mitigate project technology risks and execution risks.
Systems Architecture & ICD Ownership
Define and maintain Interface Control Documents (ICDs) and signal maps across CAN/CAN‑FD, LIN, and Automotive Ethernet (100/1000BASE‑T1); curate DBC/LDF/ARXML.
Architect integration for domain/zonal gateways including routing, VLAN segmentation, QoS, and TSN profiles (802.1AS gPTP, 802.1Qav/Qbv/Qbu, Credit‑Based Shaper) for AV streams.
Own power mode orchestration: KL15/KL30/KL31 state machine, sleep/wake (LIN wake patterns, CAN Partial Networking), Ethernet Wake‑on‑LAN, and boot sequencing across cluster, displays, RF front‑ends, and amplifiers.
Driver Information System (Cluster) & Passenger Display Integration
Bring up and validate video links between SoCs and display ECUs: FPD‑Link III/IV, GMSL2/3, MIPI DSI/eDP; manage link training, equalization, spread‑spectrum, EMI margin.
Verify timing closure (pixel clocks, porch/sync), panel EDID/DDC, backlight control (PWM/LED drivers), and touch controllers (I²C) including firmware updates and palm/reject tuning.
For AV‑over‑Ethernet paths, configure SOME/IP Audio/Video, IEEE 1722/1733, and gPTP domains; enforce latency/jitter budgets and sync between cluster chimes and UI visuals.
Integrate safety telltales and legal IMU/ADAS overlays with deterministic timing; align with ASIL decomposition where applicable.
Antennas & Telematics (RF) Integration
Integrate shark‑fin antenna modules and TCUs supporting LTE/5G NR, GNSS (GPS/GLONASS/Galileo/BeiDou), Wi‑Fi/BLE, AM/FM/DAB/SDARS, and V2X (C‑V2X/DSRC) where applicable.
Engineer RF harnessing (FAKRA/HSD, 50‑Ω controlled impedance), phantom power/bias‑tee for active antennas, and ensure VSWR, noise figure, isolation, and MIMO/diversity targets.
Validate telematics bring‑up with call boxes (e.g., R&S CMW/CMX, Keysight UXM), GNSS record/replay (Spirent), V2X testers, OTA/anechoic measurements, and eCall performance.
Implement and verify eUICC/eSIM lifecycle, SCMS certs for V2X, time sync (GNSS → gPTP) for system coherence; align RF FW updates with vehicle SUMS/OTA policies.
Audio Amplifier (“Booster”) Integration
Integrate external amplifiers via A²B, MOST (legacy), I²S/TDM, or SOME/IP Audio; define clocking topologies, endpoint configuration, stream routing, and diagnostics.
Calibrate/tune gain staging, EQ/filters, delay, and channel mapping; verify pop/click mitigation, safe mute/unmute, load diagnostics (open/short), thermal derating, and EMC emissions.
Align AV sync (audio chimes vs. HMI events) via gPTP; enforce QoS isolation to protect audio from bus storms.
Networking, Diagnostics & Flashing
Lead integration on CAN/CAN‑FD, LIN, Automotive Ethernet, (FlexRay where legacy).
Own UDS (ISO 14229) and DoIP (ISO 13400): sessions, security, DIDs, routines, fault memory, and UDS flashing.
Manage ISO‑TP, SOME/IP/SOME‑IP‑SD service discovery, SecOC (AUTOSAR), E2E protection for safety‑relevant signals.
Author/maintain ODX/OTX artifacts and service scripts; define variant coding/parameterization and COTA/FOTA alignment with OTA platform.
Verification, HIL/SIL & Fault Campaigns
Build restbus simulations and plant models (Vector CANoe + CAPL; Ethernet SOME/IP stubs), and HIL setups (dSPACE/NI) to cover cluster, display, RF, and audio scenarios.
Execute fault injection and robustness tests: open/short to GND/BATT, ISO 7637‑2 transients, brown‑out, load dump, bus saturation, frame manipulations, RF desense/co‑existence (LTE↔GNSS/Wi‑Fi).
Define and track KPIs/SLOs: bus utilization, frame latency/jitter, wake reliability, flash success/rollback rates, DTC coverage, RF KPIs (RSRP/RSRQ/SINR, TTFF), audio latency/SNR/THD+N.
Skills Requirements
Excellent strategically thinking and communication skills.
Analytical and conceptual thinking.
Experience in developing strategies for R&D.
Communication skills — interpersonal, presentation and written.
Integration — joining people, processes, or systems.
Influencing and negotiation skills.
Strategic/visionary minded.
Resource management.
Interest in designing systems.
Required Specialized Skills
Knowledge of communication HW & SW architecture and hardware development processes.
Excellent communication; proven cross‑functional leadership across hardware, software, cloud, manufacturing, compliance, and program management.
Deep understanding of typical vehicle EE architectures and automotive development processes.
Deep expertise in UDS/DoIP, SOME/IP/SOME‑IP‑SD, CAN/CAN‑FD/LIN, Automotive Ethernet/TSN, and display/audio links (FPD‑Link/GMSL, A²B/MOST/I²S).
Proven ownership of flashing/coding/parameterization at manufacturing EOL and service, including ODX/OTX and security/seed‑key flows.
Hands‑on with HIL/SIL, restbus simulation, fault injection, and EMC/RF debug; comfortable with Audio Precision, spectrum analyzers, VNAs, and TSN analyzers.
Working knowledge of ISO 26262, ISO/SAE 21434, UNECE R155/R156, ISO 24089, CISPR 25, ISO 16750, ISO 7637‑2.
Toolchain Experience
Networks & Middleware: CAN/CAN‑FD, LIN, Automotive Ethernet (100/1000BASE‑T1), FlexRay (legacy).
UDS (ISO 14229), DoIP (ISO 13400), ISO‑TP (ISO 15765).
SOME/IP & SOME/IP‑SD, SecOC, E2E, NM (CAN/LIN/Ethernet).
AV/TSN: gPTP, Qav/Qbv/Qbu shaping, IEEE 1722/1733.
Display / HMI: FPD‑Link III/IV, GMSL2/3, MIPI DSI, eDP, LVDS.
Peripherals: I²C/SPI touch, PWM/LED backlight, EDID/DDC, HDCP.
Debug: pattern generators, link margin tools, oscilloscopes, high‑speed eye diagrams.
Audio: Transports A²B, I²S/TDM, SOME/IP Audio; Sync/Tuning gPTP domains, EQ/XO tuning, delay alignment, pop/click mitigation; Measurement: Audio Precision APx, CLIO, REW; SPL mics, amp load emulators.
RF & Telematics: Air Interfaces LTE/5G NR, GNSS, Wi‑Fi/BLE, AM/FM/IBOC/SDARS, C‑V2X/DSRC; HW/Measurement spectrum analyzer, VNA, OTA chambers, R&S CMW/CMX, Keysight UXM, Spirent GNSS; Harness/Connectors FAKRA/HSD, bias‑tee/phantom power, surge protection, ESD; Control MIPI RFFE; eUICC/eSIM mgmt.
Diagnostics, Flashing & Test Automation: ODX/OTX authoring, DIDs, routines, DTCs; seed‑key plugins; Bootloaders UDS on CAN/DoIP, A/B or recovery slot strategies; anti‑rollback; Tools Vector CANoe/CANalyzer/CANape, vTESTstudio; Wireshark DoIP/SOME‑IP dissectors; SavvyCAN; HIL/SIL dSPACE, NI PXI/VeriStand, Speedgoat; restbus (CAPL/Python); Automation Python, Robot Framework; CI Jenkins/GitLab; Software Platforms OS/Stacks AUTOSAR Classic/Adaptive, Linux (Yocto), QNX; Build Yocto/BitBake, CMake/Bazel; Languages C/C++, Python/Bash, Rust/Go; Requirements/PLM Polarion, Codebeamer, Jira/Confluence; Standards & Compliance Safety ISO 26262, Cybersecurity ISO/SAE 21434, UNECE R155/R156, ISO 24089; EMC/Env/Electrical CISPR 25, ISO 11452, ISO 16750, LV 124, ISO 7637‑2.
Desired
Experience with zonal E/E architectures, gateway firewall/QoS policies, and TSN scheduling for AV paths.
Display SoC integration (timing closure, cable/link margining) and audio tuning workflows with Tier‑1 suppliers.
SecOC/E2E deployments, secure bootloaders, and PKI touchpoints for secondary ECUs.
RF system integration across 5G + GNSS + Wi‑Fi/BLE + V2X with co‑existence and desense mitigation; eUICC lifecycle.
SBOM/supplier software governance and alignment to SUMS processes with OTA platform teams.
Programming experience with languages C, C++, Java, Python, and script languages.
Years Of Required Experience
7+ years of hardware or software development experience for connectivity functions in an automotive manufacturer or supplier.
5+ years of working in automotive projects including communication technology, ADAS, or automation.
Education Requirements
BS in Engineering.
Desired Education
MS and/or PhD in Engineering.
Work Flexibility
Accommodation for working time zone differences between international locations as needed.
Travel is estimated to be 10%.
Role requires flexibility in daily schedule, including early morning meetings with Europe, afternoons/evenings for the US West Coast or Asia.
Travel is expected regularly to local development teams and partners within 20 miles from work location.
Benefits
Eligibility for annual performance bonus.
Healthcare benefits.
401(k), with company match.
Defined contribution retirement program.
Tuition reimbursement.
Company lease car program.
Paid time off.
Salary is determined by geographical location and adjusted accordingly. In Silicon Valley, the expected base salary range is between $160,000 - $175,000.
Volkswagen Group of America is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome and encourage applicants from all backgrounds, and do not discriminate based on race, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, color, gender identity/expression, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by applicable laws.
Primary Location United States-California-Belmont
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Senior Integration Engineer - ECU
role at
Volkswagen of America, Inc
(Unable to consider OPT or CPT Candidates).
Role Summary The Secondary ECU Integration Senior Engineer will lead the end‑to‑end system integration of secondary ECUs across the vehicle — Driver Information Systems (cluster/IC), passenger displays, antenna/telematics subsystems, and audio amplifiers — ensuring network, power state, diagnostic, RF, and HMI behaviors meet production quality at fleet scale. You own interface control, networking/diagnostics, software flashing/coding, RF performance, audio/video path integrity, and compliance (functional safety, cybersecurity, EMC/EMI, environmental). You will partner closely with domain/zonal controllers, gateways, suppliers, manufacturing, service, and OTA platform teams to launch robust, maintainable systems.
Role Responsibilities
Ownership of Secondary ECU Integration topics in NAR markets.
Own the relationship with network operator, contract manufacturer, platform provider and lead strategic discussions and technical negotiations.
Serve as technical authority with Tier‑1/2 suppliers for cluster/display, RF/TCU, and amplifiers: negotiate interfaces, review FMEAs, manage 8D for field issues.
Partner with manufacturing on secure provisioning, line‑side EOL flashing and coding, and with service on workshop reflashing parity and tooling.
Mentor engineers, run design reviews, ensure requirements traceability (Polarion/Jama/DOORS), and drive issue burndown to SOP. Identify and mitigate project technology risks and execution risks.
Systems Architecture & ICD Ownership
Define and maintain Interface Control Documents (ICDs) and signal maps across CAN/CAN‑FD, LIN, and Automotive Ethernet (100/1000BASE‑T1); curate DBC/LDF/ARXML.
Architect integration for domain/zonal gateways including routing, VLAN segmentation, QoS, and TSN profiles (802.1AS gPTP, 802.1Qav/Qbv/Qbu, Credit‑Based Shaper) for AV streams.
Own power mode orchestration: KL15/KL30/KL31 state machine, sleep/wake (LIN wake patterns, CAN Partial Networking), Ethernet Wake‑on‑LAN, and boot sequencing across cluster, displays, RF front‑ends, and amplifiers.
Driver Information System (Cluster) & Passenger Display Integration
Bring up and validate video links between SoCs and display ECUs: FPD‑Link III/IV, GMSL2/3, MIPI DSI/eDP; manage link training, equalization, spread‑spectrum, EMI margin.
Verify timing closure (pixel clocks, porch/sync), panel EDID/DDC, backlight control (PWM/LED drivers), and touch controllers (I²C) including firmware updates and palm/reject tuning.
For AV‑over‑Ethernet paths, configure SOME/IP Audio/Video, IEEE 1722/1733, and gPTP domains; enforce latency/jitter budgets and sync between cluster chimes and UI visuals.
Integrate safety telltales and legal IMU/ADAS overlays with deterministic timing; align with ASIL decomposition where applicable.
Antennas & Telematics (RF) Integration
Integrate shark‑fin antenna modules and TCUs supporting LTE/5G NR, GNSS (GPS/GLONASS/Galileo/BeiDou), Wi‑Fi/BLE, AM/FM/DAB/SDARS, and V2X (C‑V2X/DSRC) where applicable.
Engineer RF harnessing (FAKRA/HSD, 50‑Ω controlled impedance), phantom power/bias‑tee for active antennas, and ensure VSWR, noise figure, isolation, and MIMO/diversity targets.
Validate telematics bring‑up with call boxes (e.g., R&S CMW/CMX, Keysight UXM), GNSS record/replay (Spirent), V2X testers, OTA/anechoic measurements, and eCall performance.
Implement and verify eUICC/eSIM lifecycle, SCMS certs for V2X, time sync (GNSS → gPTP) for system coherence; align RF FW updates with vehicle SUMS/OTA policies.
Audio Amplifier (“Booster”) Integration
Integrate external amplifiers via A²B, MOST (legacy), I²S/TDM, or SOME/IP Audio; define clocking topologies, endpoint configuration, stream routing, and diagnostics.
Calibrate/tune gain staging, EQ/filters, delay, and channel mapping; verify pop/click mitigation, safe mute/unmute, load diagnostics (open/short), thermal derating, and EMC emissions.
Align AV sync (audio chimes vs. HMI events) via gPTP; enforce QoS isolation to protect audio from bus storms.
Networking, Diagnostics & Flashing
Lead integration on CAN/CAN‑FD, LIN, Automotive Ethernet, (FlexRay where legacy).
Own UDS (ISO 14229) and DoIP (ISO 13400): sessions, security, DIDs, routines, fault memory, and UDS flashing.
Manage ISO‑TP, SOME/IP/SOME‑IP‑SD service discovery, SecOC (AUTOSAR), E2E protection for safety‑relevant signals.
Author/maintain ODX/OTX artifacts and service scripts; define variant coding/parameterization and COTA/FOTA alignment with OTA platform.
Verification, HIL/SIL & Fault Campaigns
Build restbus simulations and plant models (Vector CANoe + CAPL; Ethernet SOME/IP stubs), and HIL setups (dSPACE/NI) to cover cluster, display, RF, and audio scenarios.
Execute fault injection and robustness tests: open/short to GND/BATT, ISO 7637‑2 transients, brown‑out, load dump, bus saturation, frame manipulations, RF desense/co‑existence (LTE↔GNSS/Wi‑Fi).
Define and track KPIs/SLOs: bus utilization, frame latency/jitter, wake reliability, flash success/rollback rates, DTC coverage, RF KPIs (RSRP/RSRQ/SINR, TTFF), audio latency/SNR/THD+N.
Skills Requirements
Excellent strategically thinking and communication skills.
Analytical and conceptual thinking.
Experience in developing strategies for R&D.
Communication skills — interpersonal, presentation and written.
Integration — joining people, processes, or systems.
Influencing and negotiation skills.
Strategic/visionary minded.
Resource management.
Interest in designing systems.
Required Specialized Skills
Knowledge of communication HW & SW architecture and hardware development processes.
Excellent communication; proven cross‑functional leadership across hardware, software, cloud, manufacturing, compliance, and program management.
Deep understanding of typical vehicle EE architectures and automotive development processes.
Deep expertise in UDS/DoIP, SOME/IP/SOME‑IP‑SD, CAN/CAN‑FD/LIN, Automotive Ethernet/TSN, and display/audio links (FPD‑Link/GMSL, A²B/MOST/I²S).
Proven ownership of flashing/coding/parameterization at manufacturing EOL and service, including ODX/OTX and security/seed‑key flows.
Hands‑on with HIL/SIL, restbus simulation, fault injection, and EMC/RF debug; comfortable with Audio Precision, spectrum analyzers, VNAs, and TSN analyzers.
Working knowledge of ISO 26262, ISO/SAE 21434, UNECE R155/R156, ISO 24089, CISPR 25, ISO 16750, ISO 7637‑2.
Toolchain Experience
Networks & Middleware: CAN/CAN‑FD, LIN, Automotive Ethernet (100/1000BASE‑T1), FlexRay (legacy).
UDS (ISO 14229), DoIP (ISO 13400), ISO‑TP (ISO 15765).
SOME/IP & SOME/IP‑SD, SecOC, E2E, NM (CAN/LIN/Ethernet).
AV/TSN: gPTP, Qav/Qbv/Qbu shaping, IEEE 1722/1733.
Display / HMI: FPD‑Link III/IV, GMSL2/3, MIPI DSI, eDP, LVDS.
Peripherals: I²C/SPI touch, PWM/LED backlight, EDID/DDC, HDCP.
Debug: pattern generators, link margin tools, oscilloscopes, high‑speed eye diagrams.
Audio: Transports A²B, I²S/TDM, SOME/IP Audio; Sync/Tuning gPTP domains, EQ/XO tuning, delay alignment, pop/click mitigation; Measurement: Audio Precision APx, CLIO, REW; SPL mics, amp load emulators.
RF & Telematics: Air Interfaces LTE/5G NR, GNSS, Wi‑Fi/BLE, AM/FM/IBOC/SDARS, C‑V2X/DSRC; HW/Measurement spectrum analyzer, VNA, OTA chambers, R&S CMW/CMX, Keysight UXM, Spirent GNSS; Harness/Connectors FAKRA/HSD, bias‑tee/phantom power, surge protection, ESD; Control MIPI RFFE; eUICC/eSIM mgmt.
Diagnostics, Flashing & Test Automation: ODX/OTX authoring, DIDs, routines, DTCs; seed‑key plugins; Bootloaders UDS on CAN/DoIP, A/B or recovery slot strategies; anti‑rollback; Tools Vector CANoe/CANalyzer/CANape, vTESTstudio; Wireshark DoIP/SOME‑IP dissectors; SavvyCAN; HIL/SIL dSPACE, NI PXI/VeriStand, Speedgoat; restbus (CAPL/Python); Automation Python, Robot Framework; CI Jenkins/GitLab; Software Platforms OS/Stacks AUTOSAR Classic/Adaptive, Linux (Yocto), QNX; Build Yocto/BitBake, CMake/Bazel; Languages C/C++, Python/Bash, Rust/Go; Requirements/PLM Polarion, Codebeamer, Jira/Confluence; Standards & Compliance Safety ISO 26262, Cybersecurity ISO/SAE 21434, UNECE R155/R156, ISO 24089; EMC/Env/Electrical CISPR 25, ISO 11452, ISO 16750, LV 124, ISO 7637‑2.
Desired
Experience with zonal E/E architectures, gateway firewall/QoS policies, and TSN scheduling for AV paths.
Display SoC integration (timing closure, cable/link margining) and audio tuning workflows with Tier‑1 suppliers.
SecOC/E2E deployments, secure bootloaders, and PKI touchpoints for secondary ECUs.
RF system integration across 5G + GNSS + Wi‑Fi/BLE + V2X with co‑existence and desense mitigation; eUICC lifecycle.
SBOM/supplier software governance and alignment to SUMS processes with OTA platform teams.
Programming experience with languages C, C++, Java, Python, and script languages.
Years Of Required Experience
7+ years of hardware or software development experience for connectivity functions in an automotive manufacturer or supplier.
5+ years of working in automotive projects including communication technology, ADAS, or automation.
Education Requirements
BS in Engineering.
Desired Education
MS and/or PhD in Engineering.
Work Flexibility
Accommodation for working time zone differences between international locations as needed.
Travel is estimated to be 10%.
Role requires flexibility in daily schedule, including early morning meetings with Europe, afternoons/evenings for the US West Coast or Asia.
Travel is expected regularly to local development teams and partners within 20 miles from work location.
Benefits
Eligibility for annual performance bonus.
Healthcare benefits.
401(k), with company match.
Defined contribution retirement program.
Tuition reimbursement.
Company lease car program.
Paid time off.
Salary is determined by geographical location and adjusted accordingly. In Silicon Valley, the expected base salary range is between $160,000 - $175,000.
Volkswagen Group of America is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome and encourage applicants from all backgrounds, and do not discriminate based on race, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, color, gender identity/expression, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by applicable laws.
Primary Location United States-California-Belmont
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