Engineer, Telematics Accessories

About Slate

At Slate, we’re building safe, reliable vehicles that people can afford, personalize and love—and doing it here in the USA as part of our commitment to reindustrialization. The spirit of DIY and customization runs throughout every element of a Slate, because people should have control over how their trucks look, feel, and represent them.

A passionate and dynamic systems engineer who will bridge the gap between vehicle communications and external interfaces via different communication protocols. This position will work cross‑functionally to ensure the mobile apps and connectivity plans for the company have high‑quality execution.

In this position the candidate will develop mobile application requirements and manage the development, sourcing, and engineering of these solutions.

• Design and develop vehicle side system component requirements that interact with a commercial‑grade mobile application as a conduit to control vehicle features or view vehicle contents.
• Develop phone connectivity security requirements and features that interact with other application plug‑ins and vehicle modules such as secure gateway module, safety vehicle ECUs for diagnostics, flash‑over‑the‑air and status information.
• Work cross‑functionally to develop vehicle architecture requirements that allow mobile applications connectivity to automotive ECUs, implementation of UI/UX backend, framework, and frontend features in Android or iOS environments.
• Implement security features in mobile applications interfacing vehicle network from illegal access and unauthorized access to safety critical modules.
• Collaborate and work with 3rd‑party hardware or software suppliers to engage in requirements elicitation and test criteria to establish internal test environment and test setup.
• Document development plans, processes, and overall mobile applications.
• Perform benchmarking / market research on vehicle attributes (features and market trends for mobile apps, vehicle content and other vehicle systems).
• Lead the technology roadmap by working with industry partners to define new and innovative technology to support vehicle connectivity, Wi‑Fi and Online Infotainment features that give our customers intuitive and accessibility comfort experiences.
• Test, verify and validate mobile application software using industry standard tools.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Computer engineering, Computer or Information Science.
• Five years or more experience building mobile apps with a large user base interfacing cloud/server application.
• Experience in development of Android and iOS‑based subsystems involving technologies of audio and video playback on a local device interfacing with USB and audio streaming technologies (Bluetooth, Android‑auto or Car‑play).
• Experience in designing intuitive and well‑modeled application interface endpoints for both internal and user‑facing device accessibility.
• Experience or strong knowledge of RESTful concepts using OpenAPI specification to architect and document endpoints.
• Experience as a Kotlin developer for Android apps and Swift experience for iOS apps.
• Experience in decomposing vehicle level functions and architectural elements for mobile apps, connectivity systems, and cloud offerings.

• Master of Science degree in engineering in Computer engineering, Computer or Information Science.
• Experience in developing mobile application services on one or more cloud offerings.
• Familiarity with Dev Ops and Dev Sec tools.
• Strong knowledge of Postman for testing APIs.
• Platform development experience using Open‑Source and effective thinking through on‑build versus buy.
• Strong knowledge in Boot loader integration, Flash Boot loader, E2E, XCP, cybersecurity and FOTA (Flash over the air).
• Knowledge of automotive standardized instrumentation and test tools such as CANalyzer, Intrepid Veh‑Spy, ETAS‑INCA.

At Slate, we’re fueled by grit, determination, and attention to detail. The start‑up spirit of ingenuity and resourcefulness moves our business forward. Team Slate fosters a culture of excellence, innovation, and mutual respect, and…