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Principal Electrical Engineer (Software)

JTEKT North America

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Oct 28, 2025
Plymouth, MI, US
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The company is looking to solve the problem of developing high-quality, safety-critical embedded software solutions for electromechanical products, including steering and driveline, while ensuring compliance with ASPICE and alignment with organizational goals.

Requirements

  • Deep understanding of embedded software development and testing, strong proficiency in embedded C
  • Expertise in AUTOSAR (Classic and/or Adaptive) architecture, configuration, and integration.
  • Strong familiarity with ASPICE-compliant software development processes.
  • Working knowledge of ISO 26262 functional safety and ISO/SAE 21434 cybersecurity standards.
  • Working knowledge, understanding with design, evaluation and integration of vehicle control systems and/or vehicle sub systems, diagnostics, control modules/software, and electrical systems
  • Must have a good understanding of embedded electronics, automotive communication protocols (CAN, CAN FD, automotive ethernet…)
  • Familiar with CAN tools (i.e. Vector CANape, CANoe…)

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a technical authority in embedded software development, providing guidance and mentorship to engineering teams.
  • Lead software development activities for advanced and safety critical electromechanical products, ensuring robust implementation, integration, and validation
  • Own and drive development processes for both system and software levels, ensuring compliance with ASPICE and alignment with organizational goals.
  • Create CAN interfaces in embedded environment as well as test tools (CANape, CANalyzer…) for tuning, debugging or customer demonstration.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with electrical, mechanical, and systems engineering teams to define software requirements and architecture
  • Support and guide teams in implementing functional safety and cybersecurity requirements.
  • Evaluate and select tools, platforms, and methodologies to improve development efficiency and quality.

Other

  • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent is required. Masters preferred
  • At least 10 years of related automotive experience with chassis electronic components required
  • Travel by automobile and plane required approximately 5-10% of time.
  • Work is mostly performed in a normal office setting with minimal exposure to health or safety hazards, and with substantial time spent working on a computer.
  • The performance of this position may occasionally require exposure to manufacturing areas which require the use of personal protective equipment