Defect Analysis Engineer – Automotive Infotainment

Job Title: Defect Analysis Engineer – Automotive Infotainment

Location: Plano, TX (Onsite, 5 days per week)
Duration: 12+ months
Rate/Salary: Market

About the Role:

We are seeking a highly analytical and detail-orientedDefect Analysis Engineer with a strong background inAutomotive Infotainment systems. This role involves hands-on technical troubleshooting, defect triage, and collaboration across engineering teams to ensure product quality and timely resolution of issues.

Responsibilities:

• Perform high-level defect analysis to identify and filter environmental/setup issues and differentiate IVI vs. server-side defects.

• Route defects to the appropriate queue (HU, Server, Tier1, Tier2, etc.) promptly.

• Continuously monitor defect dashboards, lead triage calls, and collaborate with Product Owners, Evaluation, and Development teams for clarification and closure.

• Develop and maintain dashboards and reports for management and key stakeholders.

• Summarize key findings and work cross-functionally to resolve complex issues efficiently.

Skills & Qualifications:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with the capability to identify issues at the code level.

• Proven experience collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure product quality.

• Self-starter with excellent communication skills, attention to detail, and creativity in problem-solving.

• Comfortable working under pressure in a fast-paced environment.

• Experience in theAutomotive Infotainment domain with exposure toembedded software development (C/C++/Linux).

• Hands-on experience usingJIRA,Confluence, and log analysis tools.

• Knowledge ofsoftware architecture concepts (SW design, sequence diagrams, APIs, HTTP error codes).

• Proficiency with Linux commands and basic Python scripting.

• Experience working inAgile andScrum environments.

• Ability to handle unexpected challenges confidently and effectively.

Preferred / Added Bonus:

• Experience designing, developing, and debugging software in real-time embedded environments.

• Familiarity withDLT logs,DLT-Viewer, and applying filters for detailed log analysis.