Senior Software Architect

Role & responsibilities

The Software Architect is responsible for defining and communicating a shared technical and architectural vision for the solutions developed by the whole Opnsoft company. This helps ensure that the system or solution under development fits its intended purpose.
They partner with their teams to:

Elaborate the system architecture

Validate technology assumptions

Evaluate implementation alternatives

To navigate the complexities of system architecture productively, an ART may have multiple System Architects steering different aspects of the system architecture, working together toward a common business goal.

To achieve this tasks, you will be working in support of several SW Technical Leaders, Product Owners, Scrum Master, or architects from other teams, keeping in mind platform orientation in your decisions. You will be the key contact for the architecture decisions when it deals with SW. You will work in an international context and Agile or non-Agile environment, depending on the project.

As a SW Architect, you will work on the definition of the concepts related to the next generation of SW before the team works on it.

In addition, you will provide support to any member of the team if requested (developer, tech lead, tester). You will have the opportunity to work using a pool of developer based in different sites to develop your concepts.

TASKS

1. Propose technical concepts, global architecture for several automotive lighting projects

2. Propose associated quotation to the SW Technical Leader / Scrum Master (depending on Agile or not)

3. Deliver to the development team or Platform team your concepts, and review the associated specification.

4. Ensure SW Quality and design document fulfilment

5. Participate to multi discipline coordination if needed

6. Contributes to HSI definition

7. Raise blocking points to PM or local manager

8. Understand system functionalities and related software requirements linked to the products

9. Develop C code according to SW requirements

10. Develop and integrate software components on standard or internal platforms

11. Develop SW according to high quality standards with knowledge about safety, cybersecurity, A-Spice.

12. Contributes to appropriate procedures and documentation and capitalizes knowledge

REQUIREMENTS

1. University Degree in Electronic & Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent.

2. Strong experience in development and architecture of embedded software applications preferably for automotive.

3. Excellent programming skills in C and good scripting skills (e.g., Python, MATLAB, C# etc.).

4. Experience with different microcontroller architectures and communication buses.

5. Experience with MBD development for embedded targets (MATLAB/Simulink).

6. Familiar with agile as well as traditional development methodologies (SCRUM, V-Model).

7. Master automotive quality and safety standards (Automotive SPICE, ISO26262).

8. Good logical reasoning and problem investigation/resolution.

9. Knowledge on requirements management (DOORS, Codebeamer).

10. Good understanding of the functional safety.

11. Experience with JIRA, Confluence, GITLAB, GitHUb, Jenkins.

12. Knowledge and experience on Vector Tools (CANape, CANoe, Canalyzer).

13. Good capacity of listening and communication skills.

14. Team spirit and able to work autonomously.

15. Fluent English.

16. At least 15+ years of experience in development and integration embedded software applications preferably for automotive

Nice to have:

1. Strong experience with AUTOSAR architecture, methodology and toolchain

PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS & BEHAVIOURS

1. Good teamwork, coordination, and communication skills.

2. Good interpersonal skills to interact with diverse teams and take decisions.

3. Very good analysis skills.

4. Good problem-solving skills.

5. Effective oral and written communication skills.

Preferred candidate profile