Infotainment & Connectivity System Architect

Responsibilities

• Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to develop the end-to-end system high-level design based on conceptual and high-level functionality guidelines, with a special focus on E2E connectivity aspects.
• “End to End” includes the interaction with the touchpoints (HU HMI, smartphones, web portal), the delivery of configuration/retrieval of data from the car ECUs (HU, Telematic boxes, …) via dedicated channels, and the implementation of the features on the ECU themselves.
• Designing the architecture on the selected tools (enterprise architect or equivalent), in terms of Component models.
• Use case identification, sequence, and activity diagrams design.
• Writing of development failure modes and effects analysis (DFMEA) documentation.
• High-level requirements elicitation and analysis.
• Writing of system-level functional requirements.
• Evaluating the KPI adherence throughout the entire process, with special attention on the already existing platform constraints.
• Acting as a central source of information for component / development teams.
• Taking lead on issue resolution at the system level, by supporting integration and development teams to identify, root causes, and correct issues.

• Electrical & electronics systems.
• Electrical & electronics connectivity & infotainment.
• Connectivity & infotainment design & architecture.
• Experience in automotive connected systems engineering designer role.
• Background in enterprise systems design, development, and operation.
• Experience in vehicle communication networks design: CAN, Ethernet.
• Experience with mobile app development in Android, IOS, or both.
• Experience with networking protocols and API definitions such as REST, SOAP, JSON, XML, protocol buffer, etc.
• Ability to work in a cross-functional team with designers, integrators, and business teams.
• Demonstrable knowledge of software development along the whole lifecycle.
• Ability to review designs and ensure they meet best practices.
• Experience in developing high-fidelity proof of concepts.
• Enterprise Architect knowledge.
• Doors usage for requirement management.
• Ability to work under agile guidelines and processes.

• BE/MS in computer, electrical, information engineering, or equivalent.
• 5 to 8 years of experience in automotive infotainment, telematics, or cluster architecture.
• Basic experience with automotive connectivity systems and vehicle networks (CAN bus).
• Understanding of the engineering designer’s role in embedded systems.
• Experience capturing and managing design requirements including writing requirements specifications in writing technical specifications including use cases, system diagrams, and activity diagrams based on UML rules.
• Basic understanding of cloud networks and system design.
• Ability to work in a cross-functional team with designers, coders, integrators, and business teams.
• Strong leadership and relationship-building skills including the ability to relate.
• Constructively to all levels of an organization.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize projects and tasks effectively.