What are the responsibilities and job description for the System Engineer (Automotive) position at Source One Technical Solutions?
Source One is a consulting services company and we’re currently looking for the following individual to work as a consultant to an autonomous vehicle company in Ann Arbor, MI.
** We are unable to work with third party companies for this role.
Title: System Engineer (Contract)
Pay Range: $75–$78/hour plus benefits
Initial Duration: 12-months with extension potential
Schedule: Hybrid - 3 days onsite per week
Position Overview: Our client is seeking a highly skilled System Engineer to support the design, development, integration, and validation of advanced software solutions for next-generation automotive platforms. In this role, you will collaborate closely with systems engineering, product, and global engineering teams to develop scalable, reliable, and high-performance embedded software and middleware solutions that support modern vehicle systems and mobility technologies. The ideal candidate has strong experience in embedded systems, automotive software architecture, systems integration, and real-time Linux-based environments.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with systems engineering, product, and global engineering teams to design and implement software solutions for the Arene service platform, including tools and SDK components
- Develop, integrate, and maintain system-level software components focused on C , embedded firmware, and Linux-based automotive systems
- Design and enhance middleware components, inter-process communication frameworks, and scheduling systems
- Support scalable, hardware-agnostic vehicle services and rapid feature deployment across multiple in-vehicle domains
- Develop and maintain system design documentation including State machines, Sequence diagrams, System requirements, Architecture documentation
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex software and system-level issues in partnership with integration and quality engineering teams
- Support system integration, feature validation, and deployment activities across distributed vehicle platforms
Required Qualifications:
- Strong experience with MBSE (Model-Based Systems Engineering) methodologies and associated tools
- Hands-on experience with CATIA, Strictdoc, SysML and UML
- Experience developing and documenting system and software architectures
- Strong C development experience within embedded or real-time systems
- Experience with Linux-based automotive or embedded platforms
- Understanding of safety-critical or fault-tolerant automotive software
- Knowledge of: ISO 26262, AUTOSAR
- Deep understanding of Vehicle networking, ADAS systems, Cockpit architecture, ECU architecture, and Distributed vehicle software validation
- Experience working with: Python, Golang
- Exposure to cloud and DevOps environments including AWS, Azure, GCP, Containerization technologies
- Familiarity with modern CI/CD and build systems such as Bazel, GitHub and GitLab
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience leading software engineering projects or small technical teams
- Background in automotive, robotics, or related embedded systems industries
- Experience developing test, verification, or validation plans and methodologies
- Familiarity with automotive communication protocols including CAN, Ethernet and SERDES
Salary : $75 - $78