Principal E/E Systems Architect (SDV & Zonal Platforms)

Principal E/E Systems Architect (SDV & Zonal Platforms) Domain: Vehicle Motion, Zonal Compute & Next-Gen Networking
Location: Bay Area (Onsite)
Salary $120-150K

Lead Architect, you will design the vehicle's "central nervous system." You will spearhead the transition to a high-performance Zonal Architecture, engineering a platform that is software-defined, physically lean, and inherently safe. You are responsible for defining how the vehicle communicates, processes data, and evolves via OTA updates throughout its lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities are given below but not limited to System Synthesis & Zonal Strategy: Lead the end-to-end design of E/E topologies, consolidating Body, Chassis, and Powertrain functions into a unified Zonal/HPC architecture to minimize wiring mass and BOM cost.

Performance & Determinism: Guarantee end-to-end system timing and determinism across multi-hop Zonal networks, ensuring real-time response for safety-critical motion control loops (Steer/Brake-by-Wire).
SDV & Middleware Orchestration: Define the software-defined vehicle (SDV) roadmap by architecting abstraction layers (HAL), hypervisors, and service-oriented middleware (SOME/IP, DDS) to decouple hardware from software.
Safety & Security Governance: Architect fail-operational systems up to ASIL-D (ISO 26262) and lead "Zero-Trust" cybersecurity strategies (ISO 21434) using HSMs and encrypted communication.
Lifecycle & Power Evolution: Architect the transition to intelligent power distribution (E-Fuses) and lead the vehicle-wide orchestration strategy for robust, atomic OTA updates.

Required Technical Skills:

Frameworks: Mastery of Classic & Adaptive AUTOSAR, ISO 26262 (Safety), and ISO/SAE 21434 (Cybersecurity).
Networking: Expert-level Automotive Ethernet TSN, SOME/IP, DDS, and advanced CAN-FD/LIN routing logic.
Silicon & Virtualization: Experience with high-performance So Cs (NXP S32G, NVIDIA, Qualcomm) and Hypervisor
Security: Implementation of Secure Boot, IDS, and V2C cryptographic protocols.
Tools: Proficiency in PREEvision, Vector Da Vinci, IBM Doors Next Gen, and MBSE modeling (PlantUML/SysML).