Software Architect III - Driver Experience Software Defined Vehicle Platform

About the position

At Daimler Truck, our Driver Experience team focuses on the digital on-truck solutions and works hand in hand with design, engineering, and product strategy teams globally. We develop HMI platforms for our Daimler Truck vehicle products and provide innovative HMI solutions to our customers and their drivers across our global brands and markets. We are seeking a software architect to shape the future driver experience domain for Daimler Truck and its brands. You will lead the research, design, and development of innovative driver experience software solutions, contributing to the realization of Daimler Truck’s software-defined vehicle platform. In collaboration with our software development group, you will deliver forward-thinking, robust, and maintainable solutions for all Daimler Truck brands. Your involvement will span all development phases, including ideation, architecture, prototyping, validation and release.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for architecting driver experience software solutions for software defined vehicles
• Research solutions and best practices within and outside the automotive industry, including open source
• Engage in open source community to gather best practices and generate areas of collaboration
• Collaborate with software defined vehicle project team to develop consistent and aligned concepts
• Build prototypes to prove concepts and showcase future concepts
• Collaborate with a diverse team of designers, UI/UX experts, feature owners, project teams, and developers located in Germany, Japan, India, and United States
• Organize software development process across the entire driver experience domain
• Coach and mentor team members and colleagues on all aspects of development – from methodologies to execution

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, electrical engineering, or related field
• 5+ years of relevant experience
• Expertise in software development
• Experience in embedded software development
• Experience in software defined vehicle trends
• Experience in automotive communication technology
• Experience in service oriented architectures
• Understanding of UI/UX frameworks
• Experience with identifying and solving the root cause of complex problems
• Understanding of engineering processes and downstream impacts
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Detail oriented, reliable, and self-motivated
• Ability to work in an environment of ambiguity and ongoing change
• Positive and collaborative attitude

Nice-to-haves

• Expertise in software architecture
• Expertise in object oriented programming
• Experience in Android development
• Experience in UI/UX development
• Experience with cloud communication technology
• Experience building prototype systems
• Experience with Agile development methods
• Knowledge and experience with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)

Benefits

• Annual bonus program
• 401k company contribution with company match up to 6%
• Non-elective company contribution of 3 - 7% depending on age
• Starting at 4 weeks paid vacation
• 13+ calendar holidays
• 8 weeks paid parental leave
• Employee assistance program
• Comprehensive healthcare plans and wellness programs
• Onsite fitness (at some locations)
• Tuition assistance
• Volunteer paid time off
• Short-term and long-term disability plans