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Bot Auto

Software Engineer, VCU (Vehicle Control Unit)

Houston, TXmidAdded today

About this role

Bot Auto seeks a VCU Software Engineer to design and deliver production-grade embedded software for autonomous truck control systems. You'll own the full lifecycle from requirements through field validation, combining vehicle-control fundamentals with disciplined C/C++, MATLAB/Simulink, and AUTOSAR development across simulation, bench, and vehicle environments.

What you'll do

  • Design VCU software architecture, define requirements, state machines, and fault-handling strategies with end-to-end traceability
  • Develop application software in MATLAB/Simulink and embedded C/C++, implementing vehicle modes, torque coordination, power management, and drive-by-wire functions
  • Integrate AUTOSAR Classic components (ASW, RTE, BSW, MCAL) and external ECU interfaces while optimizing real-time performance
  • Define and execute MIL/SIL/HIL test strategies, automate CI/CD workflows, and support bench/vehicle integration and diagnostics
  • Build Python-based tools for logging, calibration, monitoring, and data analysis to improve engineering efficiency
  • Collaborate across controls, hardware, systems, and validation teams; contribute to design reviews and coding standards

What they're looking for

  • Embedded C/C++ and real-time systems programming
  • MATLAB, Simulink, and Stateflow for model-based design
  • AUTOSAR Classic architecture and integration
  • Vehicle control theory, state machines, and fault detection
  • CAN/CAN-FD, UDS, XCP, and in-vehicle diagnostics
  • MIL/SIL/HIL verification and automated testing
  • Python scripting and CI/CD automation
  • Git, code review, and structured debugging workflows
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Bot Auto

Bot Auto builds autonomous truck technology, developing the mechanical systems, deep learning models, and operational software that power self-driving commercial freight vehicles. The company is hiring mechanical engineers, machine learning engineers, software engineers, and interns to work across hardware design, perception and control systems, ML infrastructure, and fleet management platforms.

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Likely interview questions

  • Describe your experience developing embedded software for safety-critical systems—what were the key challenges in ensuring reliability and fault tolerance?
  • Walk us through how you've used MATLAB/Simulink for model-based design and then transitioned the code to embedded C/C++ for production vehicles.
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