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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # SW Engineer ( Diagnostic/CAN ) - **Company:** Faurecia - **Location:** Northville, MI, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $54,600.0 - $62,400.0 - **Contract:** Contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Unit Testing, AUTomotive Open System Architecture (AUTOSAR), C++ (Programming Language), Code Generation, Code Review, Computer Programming, Embedded Software, Ethernet, Software Engineering - **Published:** August 21, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/us0c8b39ba5bfd2b0a2ffd1289c0069b92/eaa ## About the Role Minimum education level: * Bachelor's degree in software engineering discipline (Master's degree is preferred) Consistent participation in on-going career development education, either through advanced degree programs or certification programs, * +3 years of experience in the automotive industry, preferably in electronics/software. * +3 years' experience programming with C or C++ or * Minimum of 3 years of experience as Software Engineer * Decomposition of business requirements into functional specifications, design documentation, and use cases, creation of support documentation. * Experience with AI assisted development and code generation (Codex, Claude Code, etc) * Familiar with state-of-the-art techniques for the development of embedded systems * Familiarity with automotive safety and cybersecurity requirements (ISO 26262, ISO 21434, etc.) * Familiarity with the development and integration of In-Vehicle communication bus protocols (AUTOSAR, CAN, Ethernet, LVDS, etc.), software, and related tools (CANalyzer, CANoe, CANdela, etc) Skills and competencies: * Able to decompose business requirements into engineered solutions. * Able to add in appropriate non-functional requirements to guarantee proper maintainability, persistence, scalability, security, and performance. * Able to maintain architectural consistency with other software products and technical design patterns currently in use by the team. * Ability to design solutions to enterprise class persistence, scalability, performance, security and maintainability models * Understanding of embedded device programming * Ability to work in a multicultural and fast-paced environment building software products * Ability to propose and support inspect-and-adapt processes for improving team performance, reducing cost of ownership for products, or shortening time-to-value for priority Forvia- Faurecia Clarion Electronics initiatives * Ability to travel nationally and internationally to work with global product, sales, and engineering teams * Excellent written and oral communication skills. * Manage complexity, drive results, and collaborate with others. ## Description The Software Engineer brings strong technical development expertise and software engineering skills to Forvia Electronics (FCE). In addition to the skills expected of a software developer, the Software Engineer is expected to contribute experience in designing, developing, and delivering enterprise-class engineering solutionsThe main missions of the role are: * Develop, prove, and document embedded software products and solutions and support to design them. * Review and provide effort estimates on accomplishing team tasks * Decompose team tasks into specific work items to be accomplished in development period * Assess risk and priority, and balance tasks in a development period to ensure maximum team success * Enable all team members for successful completion of tasks with clear and constant communication; availability to peer review or brainstorm; and willingness to cover in times of absence or unforeseen interruptions to team progress * Occasionally mentor software developers, engineers, and interns * Review code and unit tests of other software developers and engineers on the team * Provide product definition and high-level design support for team software products and efforts * Decompose high level business requirements into component business requirements for inclusion in development efforts * Foster teamwork among engineering disciplines of software, hardware, mechanical, and quality assurance groups * Travel to customer engineering centers and minimal travel overseas for collaboration and training. * Commitment to the highest ethical standards and willingness to adhere to Faurecia's Code of Ethics and Code of Conduct ## Related Videos - [Car's are Technology on Wheels - Impact of Software and IT Competence in Automotive](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/780-car-s-are-technology-on-wheels-impact-of-software-and-it-competence-in-automotive) - [Are you still programming unit tests or already generating?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/722-are-you-still-programming-unit-tests-or-already-generating) - [Are Code Reviews Worth It? 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