Senior Design Release Engineer

Location: Southfield, MI (Hybrid)

Employment Type: Contract

Job Summary

Advantage Technical is seeking an experienced Automotive Systems Engineer to support the development, integration, and validation of vehicle communication and safety systems for a leading global automotive OEM.

In this role, you will work across vehicle electronics, telematics, embedded systems, and network communications to ensure critical customer-facing features are designed, integrated, and validated successfully. The ideal candidate has experience with automotive electronic systems, ECU integration, vehicle networking, and cross-functional engineering collaboration.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development, integration, and validation of vehicle communication and safety-related systems.
• Define and maintain system architecture across electronic control units (ECUs), communication modules, and vehicle networks.
• Develop and manage interfaces between vehicle electronic systems and connected vehicle technologies.
• Collaborate with hardware, software, validation, and supplier teams to ensure successful feature implementation.
• Develop and execute test plans to validate functionality, performance, reliability, and system integration.
• Troubleshoot technical issues and drive root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Ensure compliance with applicable automotive standards, safety requirements, and regulatory guidelines.
• Support program launches by tracking milestones, identifying technical risks, and coordinating issue resolution.
• Serve as a primary technical interface with suppliers and manage engineering deliverables.
• Provide sustaining engineering support for existing production systems and future product enhancements.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• 3+ years of experience in automotive systems engineering, vehicle electronics, embedded systems, telematics, connected vehicle technologies, or ECU integration.
• Experience with system integration, testing, validation, and troubleshooting.
• Understanding of vehicle communication networks such as CAN, LIN, and/or Automotive Ethernet.
• Experience working with suppliers and cross-functional engineering teams.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and project coordination skills.

Preferred:

• Experience with telematics, connected vehicle systems, emergency communication systems, or vehicle safety technologies.
• Familiarity with automotive requirements management tools such as DOORS, Jama, or Polarion.
• Knowledge of automotive functional safety, regulatory compliance, and validation processes.
• Experience supporting vehicle launches, feature integration, or systems-level validation activities.
• Experience with eCall, Automatic Crash Notification (ACN), SOS, or related emergency communication features.

Why Apply?

• Work with a leading global automotive OEM.
• Contribute to safety-critical vehicle technologies used by millions of drivers.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams on advanced connected vehicle systems.
• Opportunity to support innovative automotive programs with long-term growth potential.

Advantage Technical connects top- talent in technology, engineering, and technical fields with forward-looking companies.

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