Senior Vehicle Communications Architect
May MobilityAutonomous Vehicles company
Ann Arbor, United States$120,000 - $140,000 USDSenior
Toyota Ventures
BMW i Ventures
NTT Group
Mirai Creation Fund II
Cyrus Capital Partners
State Farm Ventures
Software Engineering
About the role
TL;DR
Designs vehicle communication networks, telematics, and connectivity frameworks for autonomous driving systems.
- •May Mobility is seeking a Senior Vehicle Communications Architect to design the end-to-end network, telematics, and in-vehicle connectivity frameworks for their autonomous driving systems.
- •This role is crucial for defining how vehicle domains, compute, and cloud systems communicate securely and reliably.
- •Key Responsibilities Define in-vehicle network architecture across automotive Ethernet, CAN/CAN-FD, LIN, and TSN.
- •Architect connectivity for OTA updates, telematics, and secure vehicle-to-cloud communications.
- •Define SOA and middleware communication stacks (e.g., AUTOSAR, SOME/IP).
- •Enforce hardware/software interfaces aligning with automotive cybersecurity and functional safety standards.
- •Evaluate architecture trade-offs for performance, cost, reliability, safety, and security.
- •Requirements Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field. 5+ years of experience in automotive or autonomous vehicle engineering, focusing on communication networks or E/E architecture.
- •Experience designing in-vehicle communication networks (automotive Ethernet, CAN/CAN-FD, LIN).
- •Expertise in automotive communication networks and in-vehicle network architecture.
- •Familiarity with functional safety, SOTIF, and cybersecurity standards (ISO 26262, ISO 21448, ISO/SAE 21434).
Nice-to-have skills
PythonC++AWSGoogle CloudAzureDockerKubernetesCI/CDGit
Domain expertise
automotive
Benefits & perks
Comprehensive healthcare suite including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability plans., Health Savings and Flexible Spending Healthcare and Dependent Care Accounts available., Rich retirement benefits, including an immediately vested employer safe harbor match., Generous paid parental leave as well as a phased return to work., Flexible vacation policy in addition to paid company holidays., Total Wellness Program providing numerous resources for overall wellbeing