Electronic Architecture Engineer

PACCAR Electronics is seeking a motivated and experienced Electronic Architecture Engineer
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Location:

Kirkland, WA

PACCAR, Inc. is a Fortune 500 company established in 1905 and is recognized as a global leader in the commercial vehicle, financial, and customer service fields. PACCAR is a global technology leader in the design, manufacture, and customer support of high-quality light-, medium- and heavy-duty trucks under its internationally recognized brands Kenworth, Peterbilt and DAF nameplates. PACCAR designs and manufactures advanced diesel engines and provides customized financial services, information technology and truck parts related to its principal business.

The Global PACCAR Electronics organization supports Kenworth, Peterbilt, and DAF by transforming how control systems and vehicle software are developed for commercial vehicle applications. GPE designs next generation vehicle controls, display systems, and autonomous technologies that raise the bar for customer productivity and safety.

Whether on highways, construction sites, urban centers, or forest roads, PACCAR trucks are recognized for exceptional quality and performance. PACCAR Electronics is central to these product identities-delivering innovations from advanced PTO functionality to intuitive, highvalue digital displays. Join us as we grow and deliver PACCAR's future in connectivity, cybersecurity, electrification, and autonomous systems.

Our Electronic Architecture team operates at the system level, translating high-level functional requirements into architecture designs, integrating ECUs into cohesive vehicle systems, and ensuring robust communication across our modular truck platforms. The work we do sets up downstream teams for success.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives on systems thinking and wants to own the architecture endtoend
-analyzing complex requirements, making high impact design decisions, and collaborating across disciplines to deliver architectures that scale across multiple truck models and customer applications. You'll help shape the communication backbone that supports vehicles ranging from rugged vocational trucks in the Pacific Northwest to longhaul tractors running crosscountry.

• Architect next generation vehicle network communication systems for heavyduty trucks, with a focus on modular, scalable electronic architectures.
• Translate highlevel functional specifications into network implementations, defining SPNs, hardwired I/O, and communication interfaces.
• Integrate ECUs across powertrain, chassis, cab, ADAS, battery electric systems, and other emerging technologies.
• Develop and manage system-level requirements using model based design principles, ensuring full traceability from customer needs through implementation.
• Serve as the team's subject matter expert for SAE J1939 while staying current on emerging protocols and industry standards.
• Review engineering change requests to ensure architectural integrity and avoid unintended cross system impacts.
• Partner with software, controls, powertrain, calibration, validation, and functional design teams to ensure cohesive system delivery.
• Estimate, prioritize, and track architectural work across multiple vehicle programs.
• Collaborate globally with our DAF architecture team in Eindhoven on shared systems and platform elements.
• Perform rootcause analysis on field issues and work closely with verification teams to develop solutions.
• Drive improvements to architecture tools, processes, and methodologies.

• B.S. in Engineering (Electrical, Computer, Systems) or related field.
• 3+ years of product development, systems engineering, or automotive/commercial vehicle experience.
• Strong systems mindset with a passion for architecture rather than component only-design.
• Excellent cross-functional communication skills and ability to explain technical concepts to diverse stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to navigate ambiguity, evaluate tradeoffs, and make sound engineering decisions.

• Experience with automotive communication protocols (SAE J1939, CAN, LIN).
• Knowledge of commercial vehicle systems, customer applications, and industry operating environments.
• Familiarity with requirements management tools (IBM DOORS, Jama, etc.) and model-based systems engineering approaches.
• Experience with MATLAB/Simulink, SysML, or similar modeling tools.
• Understanding of functional safety (ISO 26262), ASPICE, or similar automotive…