Lead Engineer – Secondary ECU releases (Artefacts & Binaries)

Here at Scout Motors, we're carrying forward the heritage of one of the most iconic American vehicles in history. A vehicle dating back to 1960. One that forged the path for future generations of rugged SUVs and trucks and will do so once again. But Scout is more than just a brand, it’s a legacy steeped in a culture of exploration, caretaking, and hard work. The Scout brand is all about respect. Respect for the past and the future by taking an iconic American brand that hasn’t been around for a while, electrifying it, digitizing it, and loading it with American innovation. Respect for communities by creating a company that stands for its people and its customers. Respect for both work and play, with vehicles that are equally at home at a camp site, a job site, or on a Tuesday commute. And respect for our customers by developing two powertrains that meet their requirements — an all-electric powertrain as well as the Harvester™ range extender powertrain which includes a built-in gas-powered generator with an estimated 500 miles of combined range. At Scout Motors, we empower our talented, inclusive, and entrepreneurial teams to innovate. What makes a Scout employee? Someone who is a visionary and a leader, who seeks new paths and shares lessons learned. A knowledgeable doer who collaborates across the company to build better. A go-getter with unrivaled passion. Join us at Scout Motors and be part of shaping the future of transportation. If you're ready to drive change and make history, apply now! What you’ll do At  Scout Motors , you  don't  just design vehicles- you shape the future of the road. Our Engineering team is where bold ideas meet rigorous execution, building machines that are as durable and capable as the people who drive them.  You'll  work shoulder-to-shoulder with brilliant minds across disciplines, turning complex challenges into elegant, scalable solutions that meet the highest standards of safety, performance, and user experience. This is a place where your fingerprints are found on metal – where what you design gets built, driven, and remembered. If  you're  hungry to engineer something that matters, Scout Motors is where that ambition finds its highest gear.   We are seeking a highly technical Lead Engineer – Secondary ECU Release Engineering, CI/CD Validation & Artifact Management to own end-to-end software delivery for distributed ECU systems in next-generation Software Defined Vehicle (SDV) platforms.   This role spans build systems, binary generation, calibration artifacts, CI/CD validation, and vehicle-level release integration for secondary ECUs across zonal and centralized SDV architectures. You will ensure that every ECU software package—including firmware, calibration data, configuration artifacts, and diagnostics content—is correctly built, validated, versioned, and vehicle-ready.   The ideal candidate brings deep experience in embedded release engineering, CI/CD-driven validation, calibration management, and automotive software lifecycle governance in complex EV/SDV environments. Become part of an iconic brand that is set to revolutionize the electric pick-up truck & rugged SUV marketplace by achieving the following: Own the full lifecycle of secondary ECU software releases from source code to vehicle deployment.    Coordinate multi-ECU release synchronization across body, energy, drive support, infotainment, connectivity, and gateway domains.    Define ECU release baselines, versioning strategy, and software configuration management across SDV platforms.    Ensure alignment between ECU software versions, calibration sets, vehicle configurations, and system-level dependencies.    Own ECU build pipelines and binary generation workflows for embedded software systems.    Ensure deterministic, reproducible builds across ECU variants, hardware revisions, and vehicle programs.    Manage generation of ECU firmware binaries, bootloaders and application images, calibration datasets and parameter files, variant configuration artifacts, diagnostic and service packages    Own artifact lifecycle management including storage, versioning, access control, and retention policies.    Maintain full traceability across:   Source Code → Build → Binary → Calibration Set → Flash Package → Vehicle Deployment    Manage artifact repositories (e.g., Artifactory, Nexus, cloud-native storage systems).    Enforce artifact integrity through hashing and checksum validation, digital signing and encryption, provenance and lineage tracking    Validate calibration datasets against software version compatibility, ECU hardware variants, vehicle configurations   Build automated release gates for Drive, Energy, Body, IID, ADAS systems ensuring software quality before deployment into production builds.    Validate compatibility between vehicle software versions, manufacturing tooling, diagnostics, and plant infrastructure.   Own system-level regression test planning, drive root cause analysis of cross-domain issues and help support integration war-room activities during DV/PV builds.   Leadership Competencies   Strong system-level thinking, technical arbitration capability   Structured problem solving    Program milestone ownership, ability to operate in high-pressure launch environments   Location & Travel Expectations : This role may be based out of the  Scout Motors corporate headquarters in Charlotte, NC .  This role requires 4-5 days per week in the office, with regular in-person meetings and events.  Applicants should expect that the role will require the ability to convene with Scout colleagues in person and travel to participate in events on behalf of the company from time to time. What you’ll bring  We expect all Scout employees to have integrity, curiosity, resourcefulness, and strive to exhibit a positive attitude, as well as a growth mindset. You’ll be comfortable with change and flexible in a fast-pac