Full-Time

Senior Software Engineer

Telematics Control Unit

Posted on 8/17/2026

Goken

Goken

51-200 employees

Engineering and technology services for OEMs

Compensation Overview

$70 - $85/hr

Torrance, CA, USA

In Person

Bachelor's

Category
Software Engineering (1)
Required Skills
gRPC
AUTOSAR
Computer Networking
FreeRTOS
Cybersecurity
Linux/Unix

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Requirements
  • A degree in Computer Science, software engineering, or another related field, or equivalent work experience.
  • At least 8 years of relevant firmware and software development experience in vehicle engineering, with a focus on automotive, mobility, logistics, or related industries.
  • At least 5 years of experience designing, coding, testing, and maintaining real-time embedded firmware for automotive electronic control units, telematics control units, and microcontrollers.
  • Experience implementing drivers, hardware abstraction layers, bootloaders, and board support packages on bare-metal and real-time operating system environments, including FreeRTOS and Linux.
  • Experience integrating automotive bus communication protocols, including CAN, CAN-FD, LIN, Ethernet 100BASE-T1, and FlexRay.
  • Experience complying with functional safety standards, including ISO 26262 and ASIL, and coding guidelines, including MISRA C/C++ and AUTOSAR.
  • At least 5 years of experience with connected vehicle platforms and telematics.
  • Experience architecting and implementing Telematics Control Unit software for vehicle-to-cloud data pipelines using LTE/5G, GPS/GNSS, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi.
  • Experience architecting and implementing secure, lightweight Internet of Things messaging protocols, including MQTT, gRPC, Protobuf, and HTTP/REST.
  • Experience developing secure and reliable Over-The-Air update systems with rollback capabilities for firmware across multiple vehicle buses.
  • Experience implementing edge analytics and data caching mechanisms for high-frequency sensor payloads while minimizing cellular bandwidth usage.
  • At least 2 years of experience in testing, security, and integration.
  • Experience implementing cybersecurity safeguards, including Hardware Security Modules, Secure Boot, end-to-end encryption using TLS, and key management.
  • Experience using hardware-in-the-loop test beds, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and Vector tools such as CANoe and CANalyzer to debug low-level hardware and software interactions.
  • Experience collaborating across hardware, mechanical, cloud, and systems engineering teams to move features from concept through validation to production.
Responsibilities
  • Design, code, test, and maintain real-time embedded firmware for automotive electronic control units and microcontrollers.
  • Develop in-vehicle firmware and software for Telematics Control Units and integrate it with proprietary and vendor-supplied vehicle components and cloud software.
  • Contribute to vehicle engineering firmware and software development, roadmap planning, issue triage, and production patches.
  • Integrate automotive bus communication protocols, including CAN, CAN-FD, LIN, Ethernet 100BASE-T1, and FlexRay.
  • Ensure software complies with functional safety standards and coding guidelines.
  • Collaborate in daily execution, scrum ceremonies, cross-functional work, and vendor coordination.
  • Develop and evolve telematics and asset management platforms.
  • Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to define project requirements and support execution and delivery.
  • Inform stakeholders about strategic decisions, updates, blockers, and dependencies.
  • Support the development and execution of proof-of-concept projects to validate new technologies and concepts.
  • Mentor junior engineers and offshore team members.
  • Partner with developers and cross-functional teams to deliver digital strategy milestones and customer deliverables.
Desired Qualifications
  • Equivalent work experience in lieu of the stated degree.

Goken America provides engineering and technology services to automotive, aerospace, and advanced manufacturing OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers. It accelerates product development from concept to production through embedded systems and electromechanical engineering, CAE validation and simulation, CAD automation, cost engineering, and engineering staffing. Its offerings cover concept engineering, CAD design, prototyping, production launch, ADAS, EV and battery systems, SDV software-defined vehicles, and supporting aerospace and industrial programs. The company works with globally distributed teams (US, Japan, India) to deliver integrated engineering and operational solutions, enabling faster time-to-market, improved product quality, and scalable, repeatable outcomes for clients. Its goal is to help clients solve complex engineering challenges by combining technical execution with cross-cultural collaboration and scalable delivery models across a global capability footprint.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Dublin, California

Founded

2004

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What believers are saying

  • Goken expanded validation and verification services in October 2025 as automakers embraced zonal architecture.
  • Its Pune offshore center and seven-year India presence support lower-cost capacity growth.
  • The company is publishing fresh engineering insights in 2026, signaling active demand-generation and thought leadership.

What critics are saying

  • Automakers are consolidating suppliers around zonal-architecture expertise, squeezing smaller validation vendors like Goken.
  • Heavy automotive concentration leaves Goken exposed to OEM capex pauses and program cancellations.
  • If large OEMs internalize validation and verification, Goken's core services lose pricing power.

What makes Goken unique

  • Dublin-headquartered Goken spans Ohio, Pune, and Yokohama, enabling hybrid engineering delivery.
  • It specializes in automotive validation, verification, CAE simulation, and software-defined vehicle testing.
  • Its onshore-offshore model helps OEMs and Tier-1s stand up dedicated engineering operations.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Remote Work Options

Hybrid Work Options

Paid Vacation

Paid Holidays

Wellness Program

Mental Health Support

Professional Development Budget