Software Engineer, Automotive and Industrial Architecture

The role

Engineers and architects will define concepts, architectures, processes, and certification artifacts to make Ubuntu a dependable foundation for automotive and industrial compute. You will work across engineering teams and with industrial partners to build capabilities for regulated environments.

What you will do

• Translate automotive and industrial cybersecurity, quality and safety standards into actionable engineering requirements and perform gap analyses.
• Drive the creation of structured engineering artifacts including requirements, traceability models, risk analysis, test strategies, and certification documentation.
• Collaborate with Canonical engineering teams to align development practices with industrial compliance needs.
• Design, implement, and execute verification and validation activities to qualify Ubuntu and other components.
• Develop and improve automation and tooling to scale traceability, testing, compliance evidence generation, and reporting.
• Engage with industrial partners to understand expectations and support audits and technical reviews.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of internal processes and standards capability.

Required qualifications

• Strong software engineering foundation with experience in developing complex systems on Linux.
• Professional experience with C, C++, and Python in production environments.
• Demonstrated experience working within automotive, industrial, or other regulated environments governed by safety, cybersecurity, or quality standards (such as ISO 26262, ISO/SAE 21434, IEC 61508, IEC
• Experience in system or software architecture, implementation, or verification and validation of complex embedded systems.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively in a distributed team and engage with industrial partners.

Nice to have

• Contributions to open source projects, particularly in the area of Software Defined Vehicles.
• Knowledge of Debian packaging.
• Experience with Rust or safety-critical software development.

Benefits

• Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
• Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
• Annual compensation review
• Recognition rewards
• Annual holiday leave
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
• Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events
• Performance-driven annual bonus

About the company

Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems, including the Ubuntu platform. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries.