Scout Motors is looking to revolutionize the electric pick-up truck and rugged SUV marketplace by resolving EE/system/software issues during vehicle development.
Requirements
- Strong understanding of vehicle EE systems, CAN/LIN/Ethernet protocols, ECU communication, and system interactions.
- Skilled in diagnostic and logging tools such as CANalyzer, CANoe, INCA, UDS tools, ODIS, or equivalents.
- Must be proficient in using JIRA for issue management, including triage, updates, and resolution tracking.
- Experience with zonal EE architectures, software-defined vehicles, and OTA systems.
- Prior involvement in development programs with Rivian and/or Volkswagen Group is highly desirable.
- Familiarity with vehicle validation environments such as proving grounds, cold/hot climate testing, or EMC testing.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary hands-on engineer in the field, leading the investigation of EE/system/software issues during vehicle development.
- Perform on-vehicle diagnostics, log capture, and signal tracing using tools like CANalyzer, INCA, ODIS, UDS, and Ethernet sniffers.
- Reproduce issues, identify initial root cause hypotheses, and implement or propose temporary workarounds.
- Act as a technical bridge between validation teams, integration teams, and central engineering functions.
- Coordinate with software, systems, and EE domain teams to drive issue resolution and ensure rapid response loops.
- Track and manage all issues in JIRA, ensuring accurate documentation of symptoms, logs, reproduction steps, and status.
- Ensure EE systems are functional across the development fleet to support testing campaigns.
Other
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a closely related field.
- 12+ years of experience in EE/system validation, vehicle integration, or diagnostics.
- Proven hands-on experience working directly on vehicles, preferably during development, testing, or validation phases.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset with attention to detail.
- Excellent communication and documentation skills for cross-functional debugging.
- Full flexibility to travel across the US and Europe to support field testing, vehicle builds, and issue response.
- Passport required.
- Valid driver's license required.
