Senior Technical Lead - Embedded Systems
United States
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Job Description
Senior Technical Lead - Embedded Systems
Wayne, Michigan

Job Summary

Job Title

Embedded Software Engineer – Bare-Metal Bootloader (OTA-Compliant ECU)

Job Summary

Develop and validate a bare-metal automotive bootloader for a single ECU, ensuring secure, reliable, and OTA-compliant firmware updates.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design and develop a bare-metal bootloader.

  • Implement Secure Boot, OTA update, rollback, and recovery mechanisms.

  • Develop Flash programming (erase/write/verify) and memory management.

  • Implement UDS over CAN/CAN FD/DoIP for ECU programming.

  • Integrate bootloader with ECU hardware and application software.

  • Perform unit, integration, OTA, and fault-injection testing.

  • Ensure compliance with MISRA C, ISO 26262, ISO 21434, and ASPICE.

  • Prepare technical documentation and maintain requirements traceability.

Required Skills

  • Embedded C, Bare-Metal Programming

  • Bootloader & Secure Boot

  • OTA Firmware Update

  • UDS, CAN/CAN FD, DoIP

  • Flash Memory Programming

  • ARM Cortex / Infineon AURIX / NXP / Renesas MCUs

  • Vector CANoe/CANalyzer, Lauterbach, Git

  • Knowledge of AES, SHA, Digital Signatures, HSM

Experience

  • 5–10 years of embedded automotive software development.

  • 3+ years of hands-on experience in automotive bootloader and OTA development.

Key Responsibilities

Skill Requirements

Other Requirements
Maximum Salary (US):  148000
Minimum Salary (US):  78000
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Information at a Glance

Why HCLTech?

At HCLTech, you'll supercharge your potential. You'll find your career. And you'll find your spark. All at a place that knows that helping its customers stay on top starts by putting its people first.

HCLTech is a global technology company, home to more than 223,000 people across 60 countries, delivering industry-leading capabilities centered around digital, engineering, cloud and AI, powered by a broad portfolio of technology services and products. We work with clients across all major verticals, providing industry solutions for Financial Services, Manufacturing, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Technology and Services, Telecom and Media, Retail and CPG, and Public Services. Consolidated revenues as of 12 months ending June 2026 totaled $14.8 billion. 

 

Compensation and Benefits

A candidate’s pay within the range will depend on their skills, experience, education, and other factors permitted by law. This role may also be eligible for performance-based bonuses subject to company policies. In addition, this role is eligible for the following benefits subject to company policies: medical, dental, vision, pharmacy, life, accidental death & dismemberment, and disability insurance; employee assistance program; 401(k) retirement plan; 10 days of paid time off per year (some positions are eligible for need-based leave with no designated number of leave days per year); and 10 paid holidays per year.