Specialist, OBD & Diagnostic Systems Integration Engineer
MDAEdge · Novi, MI · 2 wk ago
HybridEngineeringFull-time
What you'll do
- Lead the integration of OBD functions across the software-defined vehicle architecture, ensuring consistent behavior across ECUs, domains, and central compute elements
- Cook up the implementation of OBD requirements across powertrain, energy, thermal, chassis, and body domains, ensuring alignment of diagnostic concepts and system behavior
- Ensure correct interaction between OBD monitors, diagnostic events, vehicle states, and system-level conditions, including startup, driving, charging, and degraded modes
- Integrate and validate DTC behavior, fault propagation, readiness states, and diagnostic consistency across distributed systems
- Collaborate closely with OBD system engineers, requirements engineers, software teams, controls engineers, and validation teams to ensure correct end-to-end implementation
- Analyze system-level diagnostic issues using vehicle data, HIL/MIL results, and network traces, and drive root-cause identification and resolution
- Support development and validation teams in defining integration test scenarios, including edge cases, fault injection, and cross-domain interactions
- Ensure traceability from OBD requirements to system integration and validation results, supporting release readiness and quality gates
- Identify integration gaps, inconsistencies, or architectural limitations and propose robust and scalable solutions
- Support vehicle integration phases, including prototype builds, test campaigns, and software release validation
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of integration processes, diagnostic workflows, and cross-domain collaboration models
- Partner with architecture teams to ensure OBD integration supports future SDV capabilities such as OTA updates, central diagnostics, and scalable platform evolution
What you'll bring
- A relevant degree such as a bachelor's or master's degree in Engineering, Technology, IT Systems, Computer Science, Mechatronics, or Engineering Technology from an accredited college or university, preferably in electrical engineering, automotive engineering, or systems engineering
- 5+ years of experience in automotive E/E integration, diagnostics, powertrain, or software validation, with strong exposure to OBD system integration across multiple ECUs/domains
- Proven experience integrating OBDII diagnostic functions into vehicle architectures, including monitor execution, DTC handling, readiness behavior, and cross-ECU communication
- Strong understanding of software-defined vehicle (SDV) architectures, including centralized compute, zonal controllers, and service-oriented communication
- Experience working with distributed systems and cross-domain dependencies, including powertrain, thermal management, energy management, and vehicle state control
- Solid knowledge of UDS diagnostics, CAN/Ethernet communication, diagnostic event handling, and fault propagation across systems
- Hands-on experience with tools such as CANoe, CANalyzer, CANape, ETAS INCA, MATLAB/Simulink, and trace/log analysis tools
- Experience working with requirements and change management tools such as Jama, DOORS, or Polarion
- Strong debugging and problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze complex system interactions and identify root causes in integrated environments
- Ability to read and understand system architectures, software interface specifications, network definitions, and functional descriptions
- Strong interpersonal skills including ownership, structured communication, teamwork, and the ability to drive alignment across cross-functional teams
- Motivated engineer wanting to work at the cutting edge of SDV and diagnostic integration for next-generation electric vehicles