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# Senior Software System Engineer

- **Company:** AUO Corporation America
- **Location:** Farmington Hills, MI, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** AUTomotive Open System Architecture (AUTOSAR), Communications Protocols, Cyber Security, Computer Engineering, Software Debugging, Linux, Embedded Operating Systems, Embedded Software, Ethernet, Network Architecture, Software Architecture, ISO/IEC 15504, Software Engineering, Software Project Management, Automotive Software
- **Published:** October 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=299fd9da8c5e0511

## About the Role

* Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or similar. Masters degree preferred.
 * 5+ years of experience in embedded software architecture and system design principles for automotive applications in one or more of the following domains: ADAS, Infotainment, Connected Services, Body, or Chassis.
 * Strong communication skills to communicate software details with the customer and with remote development teams.
 * Strong experience with software debugging and testing in vehicle environments.
 * Experience with Automotive SPICE, ISO 26262 Functional Safety ISO/SAE 21434 Cybersecurity.
 * Experience with automotive communication protocols (e.g. CAN, LIN, Ethernet).
 * Familiarity with embedded operating systems (e.g., AUTOSAR OS, Linux, QNX).
 * Familiarity with vehicle network architecture and gateway functionalities

## Description

The Senior Software System Engineer serves as the primary customer-facing leader for all software-related activities associated with embedded automotive devices. This role owns software communication and coordination between OEM customers and global engineering teams throughout development, launch, and production support.

The successful candidate will act as the voice of the customer within the engineering organization while representing the company's software development activities to customer leadership. This position requires strong technical credibility, excellent communication skills, and the ability to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority.

This role requires a deep understanding of automotive embedded software development processes and vehicle electronic systems and helps to drive software development and software architecture activities with the global development teams.

Primary Responsibilities:

Customer Relationship Management

 * Serve as the primary software contact for OEM engineering and program teams.
 * Build trusted relationships with customer software, systems, validation, and program leadership.
 * Participate in technical reviews, software status meetings, and executive-level customer updates.
 * Communicate software project status, risks, dependencies, and recovery plans.

Software Program Leadership

 * Support software development activities with internal and external global engineering teams.
 * Ensure customer requirements and concerns are communicated to the global engineering teams.
 * Drive issue resolution across software, systems, validation, cybersecurity, diagnostics, and program management organizations.
 * Monitor software project health and proactively identify risks to program milestones.

Technical Coordination

 * Review customer change requests and facilitate internal technical assessments.
 * Coordinate software release planning with both the customer and the development teams.
 * Track software defects, customer concerns, and field issues through closure.
 * Support vehicle integration, launch readiness, and production issue management.

Cross-Functional Leadership

 * Facilitate alignment among software, systems, validation, cybersecurity, safety, and product management teams.
 * Drive prioritization discussions when the customer's needs conflict with internal resource constraints.
 * Escalate critical issues to engineering leadership when necessary.

Business Support

 * Support customer quotations and change requests.
 * Participate in statement-of-work reviews and technical planning activities.
 * Contribute to customer satisfaction initiatives and long-term account growth.