OBD Requirements Sr Engineer – Mode Management

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. 

Your engineering ingenuity, wonder & magic in structuring OBD mode behavior will be instrumental in shaping the perception of Scout as a brand, as well as gaining peer admiration in the automotive industry. 

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 definition of OBD mode management requirements for Scout’s software-defined vehicle platform, ensuring monitors and diagnostic functions execute correctly within the appropriate vehicle and system states 
• →Define the logic, interfaces, and requirements governing when OBD monitors are enabled, inhibited, suspended, resumed, or reset across all relevant operating modes 
• →Specify how diagnostic behavior shall interact with system states such as drive enable, charging, sleep / wake-up, limp-home, thermal protection, communication degradation, and software update conditions 
• →Collaborate with architecture, software, controls, diagnostics, and validation teams to ensure consistent state management across domains and ECUs 
• →Develop and maintain clear, testable requirements for state transitions, mode gating, monitor execution dependencies, and fault handling behavior 
• →Ensure diagnostic mode management aligns with vehicle lifecycle needs, including prototype use, production use, service use, and release validation 
• →Work with software development teams to support implementation of scalable mode management concepts in central and distributed diagnostic functions 
• →Support the derivation of system tests and validation scenarios that verify monitor availability and behavior across nominal and abnormal operating states 
• →Analyze integration issues related to state transitions, monitor suppression, incomplete readiness, or unexpected fault behavior and drive structured resolution 
• →Coordinate and contribute through prototype and serial development stages in terms of software availability, data analysis, technical alignment, and release readiness 
• →Partner with systems architecture teams to define a robust and future-proof diagnostic operating concept for Scout’s SDV architecture 
• →Be involved in other related tasks / activities as required 
• →Strong interpersonal skills including ownership, analytical thinking, systems mindset, communication skills, and proven ability to work in a cross-functional and global environment  
• →Motivated engineer wanting to create robust and scalable diagnostic behavior for next-generation electric vehicles 

• To be considered for career opportunities at Scout Motors, applicants must be 18 years of age or older. 
• Residing in San Francisco: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Scout Motors will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. 
• Residing in Los Angeles: Scout Motors will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. 
• Residing in New York City: This role is not eligible for remote work in New York City.

Scout Motors is committed to employing a diverse workforce and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, or any other characteristics protected by law. Scout Motors is committed to compliance with all applicable fair employment practice laws. If you require reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, pre-employment testing, or a job interview or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please contact ScoutAccommodations@scoutmotors.com.