Field Integration Engineer

Overview

Field Integration Engineers connect software engineering, customer interaction and hands-on field operations, driving full-stack integration and deployment of software on customer hardware, physical vehicles and test benches, mainly in the greater Chicago area.

What you'll do

• Deploy, configure and integrate vehicle software stack, middleware and application-level code on customer target hardware, HIL simulators and vehicle platforms.
• Serve as the primary technical escalation point on-site, collecting logs and telemetry, bisecting software pipelines, debugging system crashes and isolating root causes across software-hardware boundaries.
• Debug and validate communication interfaces (CAN, LIN, Automotive Ethernet, J1939) and verify end-to-end data flow between sensors, ECUs and application software.
• Partner closely with internal core software and firmware engineering teams to reproduce complex field issues, validate fixes and push continuous system improvements.
• Write Python scripts, Bash automation and internal tooling to streamline deployment, automated diagnostics and log collection in field environments.
• Work directly with customer engineering leadership to define target integration use-cases, articulate system constraints and establish clear integration milestones.

What you'll need

• BS or MS in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Computer Science or a related technical field.
• Strong programming skills in embedded C and/or C++, with solid software engineering practices in Linux development and command-line environments.
• 2+ years of hands-on experience integrating, testing and debugging software applications on physical target platforms or embedded hardware.
• Practical understanding of automotive or industrial network topologies, protocol analysis (CAN, Ethernet, J1939) and diagnostic standards (UDS, DoIP, OBD-II).
• Strong analytical skills to systematically isolate faults across multi-component software pipelines and hardware interfaces.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the confidence to represent the engineering team in fast-paced, high-stakes customer environments.
• Ability and willingness to travel 30%–50%+ to domestic and international customer locations and testing sites.

Nice to have

• Experience with vehicle platforms, autonomous systems, robotics or active industrial/field environments.
• Familiarity with AUTOSAR platform concepts (RTE, SWCs, ARXML), SIL/HIL test rigs, or ROS/ROS2 architecture.
• Experience using network analysis tools (e.g., Vector CANoe/CANape, Wireshark, PEAK-System) or hardware debugging tools (oscilloscopes, multimeters).
• Scripting capability in Python for data processing, log parsing or test automation.

Details

• Location: mainly the greater Chicago area; the ad's location line reads Illinois Remote.
• Travel: significant travel of 30%–50%+ to customer facilities, proving grounds, test tracks and active field deployment sites.
• Work mode: the company is in-office, with full-time employees expected primarily in the office 5 days a week, with flexibility for occasional remote work; the in-office expectation does not apply to contractor positions.