Senior Staff Engineer - Automotive

•    Master's Degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science or related field. 

•    12+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience. 

•    1+ year of work experience with Git, Perforce, or Source Code Management System.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

•    Leverages advanced Software knowledge and experience to design, develop, create, modify, and validate critical embedded and cloud edge software, applications, and/or specialized utility programs.

•    Analyzes user needs, software requirements, and time and cost constraints to design and customize sophisticated software for optimal operational efficiency.

•    Designs and implements software sub-systems for complex, large-scale products and systems.

•    Leads design, coding, and testing efforts to ensure that projects are completed to specifications and schedules.

•    Performs highly complex code reviews and regression tests as well as triages and fixes issues to ensure the quality of code. 

•    Collaborates with individuals outside the software function (e.g., Hardware, Systems, and Test engineers) to increase leverage and design solutions that work with other components of a specific project.

•    Writes detailed technical documentation for highly complex Software projects; reviews technical documentation for junior engineers.

Level of Responsibility:

•    Works independently with minimal supervision.  

•    Provides supervision/guidance to other team members. 

•    Decision-making is critical in nature and highly impacts program, product, or project success.

•    Requires verbal and written communication skills to convey complex information. May require negotiation, influence, tact, etc. 

•    Has a moderate amount of influence over key organizational decisions (e.g., is consulted by senior leadership to make key decisions).

•    Tasks often require multiple steps which can be performed in various orders; extensive planning, problem-solving, and prioritization must occur to complete the tasks effectively.