Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Job Title: Senior Engineer / Lead – Embedded Software (EV Trucks) Business Unit: Propel EV Trucks Location: [Coimbatore] Role Summary Propel EV Trucks is seeking a highly skilled Embedded Software Engineer to design, develop, validate, and deploy embedded software for electric commercial vehicle ECUs. The role involves end-to-end software development across vehicle controllers, ensuring safe, reliable, and production-ready software aligned with automotive and EV standards. Key Responsibilities - Design, develop, and maintain embedded software for EV truck ECUs including VCU, BCM, Gateway, and related controllers using C, C++, CODESYS, and Python, in compliance with automotive coding standards and best practices. - Develop and implement control logic, diagnostics, and calibration strategies for critical vehicle parameters to ensure safety, reliability, and optimal vehicle performance. - Prepare, review, and maintain software requirements, architecture documents, design specifications, and technical documentation aligned with system-level and vehicle-level requirements. - Develop and execute unit tests, integration tests, and software validation plans to ensure functional correctness, robustness, and performance. - Perform bench-level testing, SIL/HIL validation, and vehicle-level testing to verify ECU functionality, fault-handling behavior, and system performance. - Debug and resolve complex software, hardware, and vehicle network issues during development, integration, and validation phases. - Support software release management, version control, and configuration management, ensuring stable and production-ready software for testing and mass production. - Contribute to feature enhancements, platform improvements, and next-generation EV software architectures. - Collaborate closely with hardware, systems, controls, validation, manufacturing, and service teams to ensure seamless system integration. - Continuously upgrade technical skills by adopting new tools, technologies, automotive standards, and EV best practices. Required Qualifications & Experience - 7+ years of experience in automotive embedded software development, preferably in EV and/or commercial vehicle platforms. - Strong expertise in vehicle communication networks including CAN and LIN, with hands-on experience in DBC creation, signal mapping, and network debugging. - Proficiency in Vector tools such as CANalyzer and CANoe for diagnostics, simulation, and network validation. - Solid understanding of ECU/VCU architecture, including CAN stack, UDS diagnostics stack, and automotive diagnostic protocols. - Hands-on experience in EV control and calibration, including motor control, thermal management systems, and BMS-related parameters. - Strong programming skills in Embedded C, C++, and Python, with exposure to CODESYS. - Experience with bench testing, HIL systems, dynamometer testing, and instrumented vehicle testing. - Exposure to Model-Based Development (MBD) using MATLAB/Simulink. - Proven capability to debug complex system-level issues and deliver production-quality embedded software. - Knowledge of FMEA, Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), and functional safety development workflows. - Strong communication, documentation, presentation, and analytical skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams. Good to Have / Added Advantage - Understanding of cloud and edge analytics, vehicle telematics, fleet dashboards, and remote diagnostics. - Exposure to HMI functionalities, including driver displays, alerts, warnings, and basic user interaction logic. - Experience with OTA updates, cybersecurity concepts, or ISO 26262 functional safety processes. Why Propel EV Trucks - Opportunity to work on next-generation electric commercial vehicles - High ownership and impact across the full vehicle lifecycle - Fast-growing EV ecosystem with strong engineering depth - Exposure to advanced EV, software-defined vehicle, and digital fleet technologies