Software Engineer, Automotive – Industrial Architecture

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Europe.

📋 Description

• Convert automotive and industrial cybersecurity, quality, and safety standards into practical engineering requirements and conduct gap analyses against existing capabilities.

• Lead the development of structured engineering documents, such as requirements, traceability models, risk assessments, testing strategies, and certification paperwork.

• Work collaboratively with Canonical engineering teams to ensure development practices meet industrial compliance requirements.

• Design, implement, and carry out verification and validation activities necessary to qualify Ubuntu and other components for regulated environments.

• Enhance and refine automation and tools to scale traceability, testing, compliance evidence generation, and reporting.

• Interact with industrial partners to grasp their expectations, align external demands with internal capabilities, and assist with audits and technical evaluations.

• Play a role in the ongoing enhancement of Canonical’s internal processes and standards as the team expands.

⛳️ Requirements

• Solid software engineering background with expertise in developing complex systems on Linux.

• Professional experience in C, C++, and Python within production environments.

• Proven experience working in automotive, industrial, or other regulated fields governed by safety, cybersecurity, or quality standards such as ISO 26262, ISO/SAE 21434, IEC 61508, IEC 62443, SOTIF, or (A)SPICE, and applying these standards in practice.

• Experience in system or software architecture, implementation, or verification and validation of complex embedded systems.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the capability to produce detailed technical documentation.

• Ability to collaborate effectively within a distributed team and engage with industrial partners.

• Contributions to open-source projects, especially in the realm of Software Defined Vehicles.

• Familiarity with Debian packaging.

• Experience with Rust or in developing safety-critical software.

🏝️ Benefits

• Performance-driven annual bonus.

• Distributed work environment with biannual team sprints in person.

• Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year.

• Annual salary review.

• Recognition rewards.

• Annual holiday leave.

• Maternity and paternity leave.

• Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform.

• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues.

• Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events.