Software Engineering Support AUTOSAR x5

Kforce has a client that is seeking a Software Engineering Support AUTOSAR x5 in Blacksburg, VA. Summary: We are looking for an experienced Software Engineering Support to lead the development, integration, validation, and automation of embedded software for advanced automotive and safety-critical platforms. This individual will provide technical leadership across software, systems, hardware, and safety teams while driving scalable, maintainable, and efficient development processes. Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the architecture, development, integration, and delivery of embedded software across multiple programs and platforms
• Own technical delivery of major software features, ECU programs, and platform capabilities
• Drive software design, implementation, integration, build, release, and deployment activities
• Define technical direction for software architecture, test automation, deployment, and engineering efficiency
• Lead embedded software configuration and integration activities
• Diagnose and resolve complex software, integration, and system-level issues
• Develop automation solutions and tools to improve software generation, builds, testing, validation, releases, and engineering productivity
• Identify manual workflows and implement automation to improve quality, consistency, and development velocity
• Expand automated testing across simulation, hardware-in-the-loop, and vehicle-level environments
• Drive CI/CD adoption and automated validation workflows
• Support software bring-up, debugging, integration, and validation on target hardware and test environments
• Ensure alignment with applicable functional safety, quality, and compliance requirements
• Lead technical reviews and mentor engineers on software development and engineering best practices
• Partner with cross-functional teams to align technical execution with program objectives and long-term platform scalability
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
• 7+ years of embedded software development experience
• Strong experience with embedded software architecture, integration, and configuration
• Experience working with automotive or other complex embedded systems
• Experience developing engineering automation tools, test frameworks, or CI/CD solutions
• Experience working within functional safety or other regulated development environments
• Strong understanding of communication protocols, diagnostics, and system integration
• Strong proficiency in C/C++ and Python
• Strong communication, collaboration, and mentoring skills
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical initiatives and solve complex software and system integration challenges

• Experience supporting advanced driver assistance, autonomous, or other safety-critical systems
• Experience with modern embedded software architectures and frameworks
• Experience with automotive development and testing tools
• Experience with software bring-up, integration, and debugging on embedded targets, hardware-in-the-loop environments, and vehicle-level test systems
• Experience working within structured automotive software development processes
• Experience developing automated test frameworks, infrastructure, and CI/CD pipelines
• Experience supporting safety-rated software development and technical audits
• Experience leading cross-functional technical initiatives or major software releases