Senior System Designer / Solution Architect – Automotive & Connectivity

Assignment Description

We are looking for an experienced Senior System Designer / Solution Architect for consultant assignments within automotive system design, software function development, connectivity, and digital services.

The role involves developing system-level solutions, requirements, architecture, and function behaviours for complex vehicle systems. Typical areas may include tailgate, alarm, locking, lids, seats, external load, glass roof, connectivity, telematics, and digital services.

You will work closely with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Solution Architects, Software Engineers, Enterprise Architects, suppliers, and cross-functional engineering teams.

Main Responsibilities

• Define, develop, and document system-level solutions for automotive functions and digital services.

• Work with systemization, requirements, interfaces, architecture, and function behaviours.

• Support software function development from concept through implementation and validation.

• Contribute to safety- and security-related system design, including ISO 26262 where applicable.

• Support integration, troubleshooting, verification, and validation activities.

• Communicate system and architecture solutions clearly to developers and stakeholders.

Required Competence & Experience

We believe the right consultant has:

• Experience as a System Designer, Solution Architect, or similar role within automotive.

• Strong knowledge of function and system design, systemization, modelling, and software function development.

• Good understanding of automotive system architecture, signals, interfaces, and vehicle-level functionality.

• Strong experience in requirements engineering, decomposition, and traceability.

• Experience with safety-critical systems and knowledge of ISO 26262.

• Experience with tools such as CarWeaver/ SystemWeaver, Electra, or similar.

• Experience from Agile, SAFe, DevSecOps, or similar development environments.

• Experience with telematics, connectivity, digital services, or connected vehicle solutions.

• Knowledge of microservices, cloud technologies, Java, Spring Boot, Linux, databases, or computer networks is meriting.

• Relevant university degree or equivalent experience.

• B driving license.

• Fluency in English, spoken and written.

Personal Skills

The consultant should be structured, analytical, communicative, and self-driven. The role requires strong collaboration skills, the ability to align different stakeholders, and the capacity to manage complexity in a fast-paced development environment.

About the Opportunity

This is a consultant opportunity, not a fixed open position. We are continuously looking for experienced candidates who can match current and upcoming customer requests. The exact assignment scope, customer, and project setup may vary depending on the specific customer need.

Application

We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible. Please note that during the holiday period, our response time may be slightly longer than usual. However, we review applications on an ongoing basis and will get back to you as soon as we can.

Contact If you have any questions about the position, please contact:

Ulrika Lin, Ulrika.lin@consat.se

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