Lead Engineer - Vehicle SW Package + SW Builds

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 – Vehicle Software Package Build & Compilation to own the creation, compilation, and packaging of complete vehicle software stacks for next-generation Software Defined Vehicle (SDV) platforms.   This role focuses on building, compiling, and assembling full vehicle software packages from distributed ECU software deliveries, calibration sets, configuration manifests, and system dependencies. You will ensure that every vehicle software release is correctly compiled into a consistent, traceable, and flashable vehicle image for lab-car, HIL/SIL, integration, and production environments.  Lead  will operate at the core of SDV release engineering—transforming distributed ECU artifacts into a complete, validated vehicle software package.   Become part of an iconic brand that is set to revolutionize the electric pick-up truck & rugged SUV marketplace by achieving the following: Own end-to-end vehicle software build and compilation pipelines for SDV platforms.    Compile complete vehicle software packages from secondary ECU binaries, calibration artifacts and parameter sets, configuration manifests and feature flags, gateway and central compute software, diagnostics and service packages    Generate fully integrated, flashable vehicle images for different vehicle variants and configurations.    Ensure deterministic and reproducible vehicle builds across programs and hardware versions.    Ensure correct bundling of ECU software, calibration data, and configuration definitions into unified vehicle releases.    Manage packaging formats form vehicle flash images, OTA packages, lab-car and HIL/SIL deployment bundles    Ensure package integrity, version consistency, and compatibility validation across components and support multi-variant packaging strategies across SDV platforms.    Execute vehicle builds using  manifest-driven compilation systems  defining ECU inclusion and version mapping.    Ensure manifests correctly resolve ECU software versions, calibration alignment, hardware dependencies, feature configuration rules    Integrate vehicle build and compilation systems into CI/CD pipelines to automate triggering of vehicle builds from ECU delivery pipelines.    Implement build validation gates for compilation success, artifact completeness, ECU compatibility    Ensure vehicle software package consistency across multi-node distributed systems.   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    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.. 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