Software Download OTA Architect

Role overview

Software Download OTA Architect at Aptiv

Responsibilities

• You will own the design of robust, secure, diagnosable, recoverable, and production-ready software update solutions while collaborating with global cross-functional teams to enable next-generation connected vehicle capabilities.
• Drive integration and verification of software download frameworks across AUTOSAR-based ECU platforms, ensuring scalability, reliability, and compliance.

Employment details

• Location: Bangalore [Karnātaka] [India]

Application details

• Collaborate with platform, application, cybersecurity, functional safety, manufacturing, and service teams to ensure production readiness and successful deployment.
• Access to fitness clubs (T&C apply)

About the employer

• Why join Aptiv?
• Aptiv provides an inclusive work environment where all individuals can grow and develop, regardless of gender, ethnicity or beliefs.
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Benefits

• We ensure you have the resources and support you need to take care of your family and your physical and mental health with a competitive health insurance package.
• Life and accident insurance

Additional role details

• You'll have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge applications, develop breakthrough technologies, and deliver innovative solutions to some of the world’s leading automotive brands.
• See your work come to life on the road, helping make mobility safer, greener, and more connected.
• Ready to shape the future of mobility with us?
• YOUR ROLE
• As a SWDL/OTA Software Architect , you will define and drive end-to-end Software Download (SWDL) and Over-the-Air (OTA) update architectures across vehicle ECUs and connected platforms.
• Define and architect end-to-end SWDL/OTA solutions, including bootloader, update client, package management, installation, activation, rollback, and recovery mechanisms.
• Lead architecture design for automotive software updates using UDS, DoIP, CAN, Automotive Ethernet, and vehicle diagnostic interfaces.
• Define secure update strategies leveraging HSM, secure boot, cryptographic signing, verification, key management, and cybersecurity best practices.
• YOUR BACKGROUND
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Instrumentation, or a related field.
• 8 to 14+ years of experience in automotive embedded software development, with strong expertise in Software Download (SWDL) and OTA/FOTA architectures.
• Hands-on experience with Bootloader development, Embedded C, AUTOSAR, MCAL, device drivers, CAN, UDS, DoIP, and ECU flashing concepts.
• Strong knowledge of automotive cybersecurity concepts including HSM, secure boot, cryptographic signing, verification, rollback protection, and key management.
• Experience with Vector tools (DaVinci, CANoe), Trace32 Lauterbach, Infineon AURIX, NXP microcontrollers, ASPICE, and embedded software architecture.
• Exposure to OTA campaign management, UNECE R156, ISO 24089, cloud-based OTA solutions, and multi-ECU update orchestration is highly desirable.
• Experience working on OEM programs such as Ford, Stellantis, or other global automotive platforms is a strong advantage.
• WHY JOIN US?
• You can grow at Aptiv.
• You can have an impact.
• Safety is a core Aptiv value; we want a safer world for us and our children, one with: Zero fatalities, Zero injuries, Zero accidents.
• You have support.
• YOUR BENEFITS AT APTIV
• Higher Education Opportunities (UDACITY, UDEMY, COURSERA are available for your continuous growth and development)
• Sodexo cards for food and beverages
• Well Being Program that includes regular workshops and networking events
• EAP Employee Assistance
• Creche facility for working parents
• APPLY TODAY, AND TOGETHER LET’S CHANGE TOMORROW!
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