Lead Engineer – L1 Integration

Here at Scout Motors, we're carrying forward the heritage of one of the most iconic American vehicles in history. A vehicle dating back to 1960. One that forged the path for future generations of rugged SUVs and trucks and will do so once again.

But Scout is more than just a brand, it’s a legacy steeped in a culture of exploration, caretaking, and hard work.

The Scout brand is all about respect. Respect for the past and the future by taking an iconic American brand that hasn’t been around for a while, electrifying it, digitizing it, and loading it with American innovation. Respect for communities by creating a company that stands for its people and its customers. Respect for both work and play, with vehicles that are equally at home at a camp site, a job site, or on a Tuesday commute. And respect for our customers by developing two powertrains that meet their requirements — an all-electric powertrain as well as the Harvester™ range extender powertrain which includes a built-in gas-powered generator with an estimated 500 miles of combined range.

At Scout Motors, we empower our talented, inclusive, and entrepreneurial teams to innovate. What makes a Scout employee? Someone who is a visionary and a leader, who seeks new paths and shares lessons learned. A knowledgeable doer who collaborates across the company to build better. A go-getter with unrivaled passion.

Join us at Scout Motors and be part of shaping the future of transportation. If you're ready to drive change and make history, apply now!

What you’ll do

Lead Engineer EE/SW Integration at the OEM level owns vehicle and system-level electrical and software integration strategy, execution, and release readiness across multiple vehicle domains. The EE/SW Integration Lead is responsible for ensuring that all electrical and software systems deliver the intended vehicle-level functional performance. This role goes beyond architecture compliance and focuses on feature behavior, timing performance, system robustness, drivability impact, and cross-domain interaction quality. The position owns system-level validation and readiness of how the vehicle behaves under real-world conditions, including transient events, edge cases, environmental stress, and feature concurrency. Work directly with MSTs, software engineers, systems engineers, validation teams, and suppliers to ensure robust delivery.

Become part of an iconic brand that is set to revolutionize the electric pick-up truck and rugged SUV marketplace by achieving the following:

• Own integration of all domain controllers and distributed ECUs into the vehicle E/E architecture.
• Own Software Integration and Validation per vehicle software maturity, performance and release gates and approve vehicle integration builds per milestones.
• Ensure alignment to OEM-defined zonal or domain-based architectures.
• Validation responsible for network topology, gateway routing strategies, signal database integrity (DBC, ARXML), bandwidth utilization and bus loading.
• Validate and manage vehicle communication across CAN / CAN-FD, LIN, Automotive Ethernet (100/1000BASE-T1), and FlexRay network framework.
• Validate and release bootloader compatibility, flashing strategy, partitioning strategy (AUTOSAR Classic/Adaptive), and memory and CPU utilization budgets.
• Coordinate integration across Powertrain / Electrification, Body & Comfort, ADAS / AD compute platforms, Infotainment & Connectivity, and Central Compute / Zonal Controllers.
• Validate that system behavior meets system requirement specifications under nominal conditions, boundary conditions, fault injection scenarios, high bus load scenarios, low voltage and cold crank conditions.
• Ensure feature-level integration synchronization, power mode management, and wake-up/sleep strategy robustness.
• Own system-level regression test planning, drive root cause analysis of cross-domain issues, and help support integration war-room activities during DV/PV builds.
• Release and validate functional KPIs such as defect leakage rate, integration maturity index, build stability metrics, bus load margins, and software flash success rate.
• Validate wake-up/sleep strategies across ECUs, ensure no unintended current draw or parasitic drain, and verify correct power state transitions during vehicle power cycles, start/stop/sleep, and OTA updates/events.
• Validate UDS/DoIP response timing, diagnostic sessions, DTC accuracy, freeze frame integrity, and robustness.

Leadership Competencies

• Strong system-level thinking and technical arbitration capability.
• Structured problem solving.
• Program milestone ownership and ability to operate in high-pressure launch environments.

Location & Travel Expectations

• This role will be based out of the Scout Motors location in Novi, Michigan.
• This role requires 4-5 days per week in the office, with regular in-person meetings and events.
• Applicants should expect that the role will require the ability to convene with Scout colleagues in person and travel to participate in events on behalf of the company from time to time.

What you’ll bring

We expect all Scout employees to have integrity, curiosity, resourcefulness, and strive to exhibit a positive attitude, as well as a growth mindset. You’ll be comfortable with change and flexible in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. You’ll take a collaborative approach to achieve ambitious goals. Here's what else you'll bring:

• Master’s degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field with 12+ years of experience.
• Strong understanding of vehicle E/E architecture and ECU-level software stacks, automotive communication protocols, UDS diagnostics (ISO 14229), and diagnostic communication tools.
• Expert knowledge of Jira, GitHub/GitLab, Jenkins, and Artifactory. ALM/PLM proficiency in Siemens Polarion, IBM DOORS Next Gen, or PTC Windchill.
• Strong understanding, development, and verification of plant and control models in MATLAB/Simulink for execution in hardware-in-the-loop test environments, dSPACE ControlDesk, and AutomationDesk.
• Strong understanding of first principles in engineering and a result/solution-oriented approach.
• Familiarity with software for embedded systems, EE systems, and architecture.
• Familiarity with A2B, CAN, Automotive Ethernet, LIN, LVDS communication protocols and vehicle network tools such as CANalyzer and CANoe.
• Expertise with complex problem solving, data analysis, and accessing, interpreting, and driving results with extended teams.
• Knowledge of automotive design and development processes, system requirements, and general engineering best practices.

What you'll gain

The benefits of joining Scout include the chance to build products and a company from the ground up. This is a chance to create something new and lasting with an iconic brand at its foundation. Scout provides competitive compensation and benefits to support your physical, mental, and financial wellbeing, including:

• Competitive insurance including medical, dental, vision and income protection plans.
• 401(k) program with an employer match and immediate vesting.
• Generous paid time off including 20 days planned PTO, 40 hours of unplanned PTO and 14 company or floating holidays annually, up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave, and paid leave for bereavement, jury duty, voting time, or military leave.

Pay Transparency

This is a full-time, exempt position eligible to receive a base salary and to participate in an annual performance bonus program. Final salary offered will be determined based on factors including but not limited to the candidate's skills and experience. The annual performance bonus program is preset and not candidate dependent.

Initial base salary range: $160,000.00 - $192,500.00

Internal leveling code: IC7