Senior Systems Engineer, Telematics

Senior Systems Engineer, Telematics

Are you looking to work for a company that provides an innovative work environment, and your voice is heard? We have a position for a Senior Systems Engineer, Telematics to work onsite at our client in Troy, MI.

Who We Are

LER TechForce is an industry leader in embedded controls, software, functional safety, and engineering talent. For over 20 years LER has been working with customers across North America to meet their engineering resource challenges.

What You Will Be Doing

Our Client Electrical Engineering group is seeking a passionate and dynamic Senior Systems Engineer, Telematics with strong experience in connected vehicle systems, automotive communications, diagnostics, and systems engineering. This position will be responsible for defining and integrating vehicle-side telematics and connectivity solutions across the vehicle architecture, enabling secure communication between cloud platforms, mobile interfaces, and automotive ECUs. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with vehicle communication networks, diagnostics, gateway communications, and connected vehicle architectures using CAN FD, UDS, and telematics communication protocols. In this position, the candidate will develop vehicle-side telematics system requirements and support the integration, validation, and deployment of a telematics connected vehicle solution from concept to production.

What you get to do:

• Develop and maintain vehicle-side telematics requirements involving connected vehicle services, diagnostics, OTA updates, remote vehicle functions, and cloud connectivity.
• Define communication requirements and interfaces across telematics ECUs, secure gateways, vehicle domain controllers, and automotive networks including CAN FD, LIN, and Ethernet.
• Develop diagnostic and communication requirements using UDS services, DTC strategies, network management, and secure communication mechanisms.
• Work cross-functionally with cybersecurity, software, cloud, mobile application, and vehicle systems teams to define end-to-end connected vehicle behaviors and interfaces.
• Support implementation and validation of telematics features including remote commands, vehicle status reporting, diagnostics access, OTA / FOTA capabilities, and connected services.
• Collaborate with suppliers to develop interface definitions, communication specifications, DBC files, diagnostics behaviors, and validation plans.
• Support vehicle integration activities including communication debugging, diagnostic troubleshooting, network analysis, and issue resolution using automotive communication tools.
• Develop systems engineering artifacts including requirements decomposition, interface control documents, architecture diagrams, diagnostics specifications, and test strategies.
• Lead technical discussions related to connected vehicle architecture, telematics communication flows, gateway routing, diagnostics access, and future connectivity technologies.
• Test, verify, and validate telematics and connected vehicle systems using industry standard automotive communication and diagnostics tools.

What You'll Need To Be Successful

Essential:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or a related field. Master's degree is preferred.
• 7+ years of experience in automotive telematics, connected vehicle systems, vehicle communications, or systems engineering.
• 5+ years of experience with automotive communication protocols, including CAN FD, CAN, LIN, Ethernet, USB, and UDS diagnostics.
• Strong experience with connected vehicle architectures involving telematics control units (TCUs), secure gateways, cloud connectivity, remote diagnostics, or OTA systems.
• Strong experience with telematics supported communication protocols, such as WIFI, RF connectivity, multi-antenna (MIMO) systems, 5G, and/or Bluetooth.
• Strong troubleshooting and cross-functional integration experience across software, electrical, cloud, and supplier teams.
• Strong understanding of vehicle network architectures, ECU communication strategies, and diagnostics integration.
• Experience with the standards and regulations defining telematics data and communications, such as NMEA 0183 / 2000, IEEE 802.3, SOME / IP.
• Experience using automotive communication and diagnostics tools, such as CANoe, CANalyzer, Vehicle Spy, Wireshark, or ETAS tools.
• Experience with systems engineering activities, including requirements decomposition, interface definition, integration, and validation.
• Experience with requirements and architecture tools such as Polarion, DOORS, or PREEvision.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve common goals.
• Highly adaptable and proactive, excelling in fast-paced start-up and new model launch environments.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Preferred:

• Experience with OTA / FOTA systems, secure boot, cybersecurity integration, and secure vehicle communications.
• Familiarity with telematics backend integration, cloud communication flows, and connected services architecture.
• Experience with DBC, ODX, diagnostics specifications, and network architecture development.
• Understanding of automotive cybersecurity and functional safety considerations impacting connected vehicle systems (ISO / SAE 21434, ISO 24089, ISO 26262).