Senior Engineer – Virtual Integration (VI)

Mercedes-Benz Group AG is one of the world's most successful automotive companies. With Mercedes-Benz AG, the Group is one of the leading global suppliers of high-end passenger cars and premium vans. At Mercedes-Benz, we are consistently implementing our strategy to transform ourselves towards a fully electric and software-driven future. Our efforts are also focused on the intelligent connectivity of our vehicles, autonomous driving and new mobility concepts as we regard this as our aspiration and our obligation to live up to our responsibility to society and the environment.

With the transformation to "Digital First", we are setting new standards at Mercedes-Benz and introduced our own data-supported and flexibly updateable operating system in 2025: MB.OS - the Mercedes-Benz Operating System. It connects all vehicle domains: Infotainment, Automated Driving, Body & Comfort and, Driving & Charging. With the new CLA and the new GLC, MB.OS is available for the first time.

Our eight people principles of Agility, Empowerment, Co-creation, Driven to win, Customer orientation, Purpose driven, Pioneering spirit and Learning define how we work, communicate, lead and interact with each other.

Mercedes-Benz Research and Development India (MBRDI) is the largest research and development center for Mercedes-Benz Group AG outside of Germany. Through pioneering automotive technologies and world-class engineering excellence, we at MBRDI are actively shaping the future of mobility in India and the globe, remaining steadfast in our commitment to building the world's most desirable cars.

It is in Body & Comfort E/E domain that we are seeking a highly motivated individual for the role of Senior Engineer – Virtual Integration (VI).

Responsibilities

·       Own, maintain and continuously improve the VI platform used by internal engineering teams for build, integration, verification, and validation activities.

·       Integrate tools, configurations, dependencies, and environment settings across the software toolchain to provide consistent user experience.

·       Support users and stakeholder teams by troubleshooting platform issues, analyzing logs, identifying root causes, and driving sustainable fixes.

·       Collaborate with software developers, validation engineers, architects, IT/tool owners, and suppliers to align platform capabilities with project needs.

·       Ensure confidentiality, compliance, and secure handling of internal data, tools, and engineering artifacts.

·       Bring solution from VI platform to improve application SW development.

Necessary qualification

·       Strong hands-on experience in AUTOSAR Classic ECU integration including communication, diagnostics, memory and security stack.

·       Strong understanding of AUTOSAR ARXML structure and content.

·       Good understanding of build environment tools like Ant, Gradle, Maven, etc.

·       Proficiency in scripting or automation languages such as Groovy, Kotlin, Python, PowerShell, Bash, or equivalent.

·       Experience with build systems, dependency management, CI/CD pipelines, or automated validation frameworks in Jenkins/Git.

·       Ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues using logs, configuration files, environment analysis, and structured debugging methods.

·       Strong Knowledge on Vector tools like DaVinci Configurator, DaVinci Team, DaVinci Developer, Vector CANoe, etc.

·       Effective communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams, explain technical constraints and drive issue closure.

·       Ownership mindset with attention to quality, maintainability, standardization, and long-term platform sustainability.

·       Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical, Electronics, Automotive Engineering or equivalent practical experience.

Preferred qualification

·       Domain experience in automotive software, embedded systems, AUTOSAR Adaptive, ECU integration, virtual ECU, or system validation.

·       Experience with testing tools such as Synopsys TPT.

·       Experience in variant coding test strategies in Vector CANoe.

·       Exposure to requirements management, test automation, traceability, dashboards, metrics or quality reporting.

·       Familiarity with cloud-based development environments, containers, artifact repositories or DevOps infrastructure.

·       Ability to mentor junior engineers, conduct technical reviews and drive best-practice adoption across teams.

·       Experience working in globally distributed teams and communicating with senior technical stakeholders.