Software Defined Vehicle (SDV) Architect

Job description

**About the role** We are looking for an SDV Architect with strong hands-on expertise in at least one core area of the SDV stack, along with a good system-level understanding of vehicle software architecture.You will contribute to designing scalable, service-oriented vehicle platforms and work closely with platform, middleware, and integration teams. **What you will do** - Contribute to end-to-end SDV architecture across compute, network, OS, and middleware - Own and drive design decisions within your area of specialization - Break down system designs into components, interfaces, and APIs - Contribute to service-oriented architecture and vehicle data layer design - Work on virtualization or container-based platforms as relevant - Support integration and validation activities (SIL / HIL / CI/CD) - Follow defined architecture governance and design practices - Collaborate with cross-functional teams (hardware, BSP, middleware, applications) - Participate in design reviews and technical discussions **What we are looking for** - Strong hands-on experience in at least one of the following areas: - Embedded platform development (Linux/Yocto, BSP, RTOS, bring-up) - Middleware / service-oriented architecture (SOME/IP, DDS, APIs, data layer) **Good understanding of:** - SDV concepts (HPC, zonal architectures, software-defined systems) - Networking (CAN, Ethernet, SOME/IP, DoIP) - Embedded Linux (Yocto) including BSP, system bring-up, and middleware integration - C++ coding and understanding of advanced C++ concepts - Containerization (Docker or similar) - CI/CD and DevOps concepts - Exposure to AUTOSAR Adaptive - Architecture tools (Enterprise Architect, Rhapsody) **Good to have** - Experience with virtualization (Xen, QNX, L4Re) - Exposure to middleware stacks (Vector, EB CORBOS) - Prior OEM / Tier-1 project experience