Embedded Software Requirements Engineer

Luminar Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: LAZR) is transforming automotive safety and autonomy by delivering the only lidar and associated software that meets the industry’s stringent performance, safety, and economic requirements. Luminar has rapidly gained over 50 industry partners, including a majority of the top global automotive OEMs. In 2020, Luminar signed the industry’s first production deal for autonomous consumer vehicles with Volvo Cars, which now expects to make Luminar’s technology part of the standard safety package on their next generation electric SUV. Additional customer wins include SAIC, Daimler Truck AG, Intel’s Mobileye, Pony.ai and Airbus UpNext. Founded in 2012, Luminar employs approximately 400 with offices in Palo Alto, Orlando, Colorado Springs, Detroit, and Munich.

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Team Overview

Seeking an experienced engineer to be a key contributor to embedded software requirement engineering activities for automotive LiDAR sensors in the self-driving application space. This individual would apply their knowledge of requirements engineering combined with their attention to detail to interact with embedded software architects, system architects, and test lead and interface with quality and safety teams. The candidate should have prior experience working on an embedded systems development team and knowledge of various hardware platforms as well as automotive platforms and protocols are beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Contribute, as a key individual, to requirement engineering activities such as elicitation, analysis, reviews, managing attributes through development cycles, ensuring test coverage, and overall bi-directional traceability
• Interact with embedded software architects and systems architects to derive software requirements
• Collaborate with systems, embedded software, and test teams to ensure full traceability of project requirements  
• Day-to-day management of requirements using tools like Jama Connect
• Lead or facilitate embedded systems analysis activities for changes to current designs or new designs
• Interface with quality and safety standards to ensure Luminar software development processes are adhered to
• Develop/Maintain/Report requirements’ implementation & test coverage KPIs through product development cycle
• Facilitate communication with customers and OEMs relating to requirements coverage through project life cycle
• Be the process owner for ASPICE, SWE1 and ability to coordinate with other processes

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or equivalent 
• 5+ years working in relative domain such as automotive or defense
• Experience using requirements management tooling such as IBM Rational DOORS, JAMA Connect or equivalent
• Hands on experience working with quality processes (e.g. Automotive SPICE, CMMI)
• Extensive knowledge and experience of software requirements engineering 
• Previous experience working with systems and test engineering teams 
• Excellent organizational skills, time management skills, and attention to detail

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering 
• Previous experience working on an embedded systems development team (e.g. developer, testing)
• Hands-on experience with automotive communication interfaces (e.g. CAN, Automotive Ethernet) and automotive communication protocols (e.g. DoIP, SOME/IP, DDS, XCP, gPTP)
• Knowledge of the AUTOSAR Classic Platform including the layered architecture (BSW, RTE, SWC, MCALs, CDDs), protocols, and feature set
• Formal education or training in requirements engineering (e.g. IREB Certification)
• Familiarity with various computing architectures such as an MCU/MPU, GPU (GPGPU programming), an FPGA (HDL programming), or a DSP
• Hands on experience working with automotive safety processes (e.g. IS026262)
• Have experience with JAMA

Luminar is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, results of genetic testing, service in the military, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. We will make a reasonable accommodation for any qualified applicant with a disability, provided that the individual is otherwise qualified to safely perform the essential functions of the job with or without accommodation and that the accommodation would not impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. Please let us know if y