Software Engineer, Automotive and Industrial Architecture
Job description
Engineering role at Canonical focused on bringing Ubuntu into automotive and industrial mission-critical systems by translating cybersecurity, quality and safety standards into engineering requirements, verification and certification artifacts. The role works across Canonical engineering teams and with industrial partners to build dependable, certifiable software.
At a glance
- Employment
- Full-time
- Work mode
- Remote · EMEA
What you'll do
- Translate automotive and industrial cybersecurity, quality and safety standards into actionable engineering requirements and perform gap analyses against current capabilities
- 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 required to qualify Ubuntu and other components for regulated environments
- Develop and improve automation and tooling to scale traceability, testing, compliance evidence generation, and reporting
- Engage with industrial partners to understand their expectations, align external expectations and internal capabilities, and support audits and technical reviews
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of Canonical's internal processes and standards capability as the team scales
What we're looking for
- 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 62443, SOTIF, or (A)SPICE), and applying them in practice
- Experience in system or software architecture, implementation, or verification and validation of complex embedded systems
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce precise technical documentation
- 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
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About Canonical
A leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets
Canonical publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open-source projects and the platform for AI, IoT, and the cloud. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office-based roles. It is founder-led, profitable, and growing.
Key facts
- 1200+ colleagues
- 2004
- Open source software and operating systems
- Publishes Ubuntu
- 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries
- Very few office-based roles
- Founder-led, profitable, and growing
- Most colleagues have worked from home since its inception in 2004
- Teams meet two to four times yearly in person