Scout Motors
Design Release Engineer, Secondary Controller and SW Release
Novi, Michigan, United States$110k–$135kmidAdded today
About this role
Scout Motors seeks a Design Release Engineer to manage secondary controller and software releases for their electric and range-extended vehicles. This role bridges hardware design teams, software functions, and suppliers to ensure coordinated software deployments and resolve hardware-software integration challenges.
What you'll do
- Act as primary liaison between hardware design release engineers, function owners, and external suppliers
- Coordinate software release cycles alongside calibration teams to meet development milestones
- Lead troubleshooting of hardware-software interface issues and integration problems
- Ensure hardware readiness and support for software release schedules
- Identify program risks and escalate to leadership for awareness and resolution
What they're looking for
- Software release coordination and management
- Hardware-software integration troubleshooting
- Multi-supplier and cross-functional team coordination
- Automotive embedded systems knowledge
- Risk identification and escalation
- Vehicle controller systems understanding
- Requirements traceability and documentation
- Problem-solving and technical communication
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Scout Motors
Scout Motors develops next-generation electric and extended-range electric pickup trucks and SUVs with authentic off-road performance. The company is hiring engineers across powertrains, body structures, electronics, and audio systems to design and integrate these vehicles from concept through production.
- Website
- scoutmotors.com
Likely interview questions
- Describe your experience coordinating software releases across multiple vehicle controllers—what challenges did you face and how did you resolve them?
- How have you managed hardware-software interface issues in a complex system with multiple suppliers involved?