Vehicle Software Engineer - ECU Reverse Engineering

Salary: £28,000 - 35,000 per year

Requirements

• We ideally want 4 years of experience in software reverse engineering, embedded systems, automotive electronics, or a related discipline.
• Strong assembly language and embedded systems knowledge.
• Hands-on experience with IDA Pro and/or Ghidra.
• Strong C/C++, C# and Python programming skills.
• Experience with automotive communications, diagnostics and ECU tooling.
• A structured, analytical approach and the ability to work independently.
• A resilient, tenacious and curious mindset, with a genuine passion for solving difficult technical problems.
• Experience in automotive tuning, calibration, diagnostics, flashing or data logging would be highly advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Reverse engineer automotive binary files and analyse firmware using IDA Pro and/or Ghidra.
• Investigate ECM/TCM/PCM behaviour, calibration tables, tuning parameters and map-switching logic.
• Work with TriCore, PowerPC and multicore automotive architectures.
• Develop tools, scripts and automation using C/C++, C# and Python.
• Work with CAN, UDS, CCP/XCP and KWP2000.
• Use automotive programming, flashing, diagnostics, data logging and calibration tools.
• Research and develop software/hardware access methods for modern vehicle control modules.
• Contribute to engineering projects, document technical findings and support junior engineers where required.

Technologies

• C#
• Embedded
• Firmware
• Hardware
• Support
• Python
• C++

More

We are a specialist automotive engineering team working across ECU reverse engineering, calibration research, embedded tooling and tuning development. We offer a competitive salary and bonus scheme, pension and healthcare package, life insurance, 25 days UK holiday plus bank holidays, technical training and career development, the opportunity to travel to our US headquarters, visa sponsorship for suitable candidates, and relocation support for overseas candidates. This is a hands-on opportunity for an engineer who enjoys complex technical challenges and working at a low level with vehicle software.

last updated 37 week of 2026