Software Engineer - Vehicle Software (Wauwatosa, WI, US)

Job Summary

In this position, you will contribute to the development, integration, and validation of Harley-Davidson motorcycle software. You will work as part of a cross functional software team to deliver best-in-class software for Harley-Davidson customers. 

Job Responsibilities

• Design, implement, test, and debug firmware and software for automotive-grade microcontrollers/processors in real-time and Linux-based systems.
• Translate product requirements and hardware constraints into robust, maintainable code across bare-metal, RTOS, and Linux environments; optimize for performance, memory, and boot times.
• Work with suppliers to design and develop communication stacks and drivers for automotive serial protocols.
• Support design, development, maintenance, and release of vehicle communication specifications & databases (DBC, CDD, Diagnostics & DTC etc.).
• Support vehicle cybersecurity activities including UN R155 compliance, cybersecurity management system execution, risk assessments, preassessments, post incident investigations, design improvements, etc.
• Participate in code reviews, unit tests, integration tests, and hardware-in-the-loop testing to ensure safety, quality, and reliability in-vehicle.
• Troubleshoot software/hardware/system integration issues; provide timely root-cause analysis and corrective actions; author clear defect reports and corrective action plans.
• Maintain and improve software development processes, documentation, and version control practices; contribute to automotive release notes and documentation for infotainment and instrument cluster platforms.

Education Requirements

Education Specifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, electrical engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience). 

Experience Requirements

Required qualifications:

• 2+ years of hands-on embedded software development experience, with automotive exposure or safety-critical context preferred.
• Proficiency in C and/or C++ for embedded systems, and in Linux user-space/kernel development.
• Familiarity with RTOS and/or bare-metal development and real-time design methodologies.
• Familiarity with debugging tools (JTAG/SWD debuggers, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers).
• Understanding of microcontroller/microprocessor peripherals (GPIO, UART/SPI/I2C, timers, ADC/DAC, PWM) and display-related peripherals
• Experience with standard software version control (git) and build systems (Make, CMake)
• Strong problem-solving skills and written/verbal communication.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with automotive infotainment or instrument cluster software stacks; strong understanding of display pipelines, graphics, and multimedia integration is highly desirable.
• Experience with vehicle networking (CAN, Ethernet).
• Working knowledge of vehicle cybersecurity principles, regulations, and best practices
• Experience with wireless communication mediums (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, UWB)
• Experience with embedded graphical frameworks (Qt, Altia)
• Familiarity with bootloaders, memory management, secure firmware practices, and secure boot concepts.
• Experience with software testing, simulation, hardware-in-the-loop workflows, and automated testing in Linux environments.
• Experience with automotive safety processes and standards (e.g., ISO 26262) or automotive-grade validation practices.