Principal Radar Software Engineer

Summary

Aptiv is a global leader in automotive radar with millions of radars shipped to OEM customers around the world. Countless vehicles on the road today are safer due to Aptiv's cutting-edge automotive radar technology.

The Principal Radar Software Engineer position is located in our Agoura Hills, CA Tech Center. This role will work closely with our radar algorithm and software integration teams to implement, test, and deploy radar signal processing algorithms for new automotive radar designs. The Agoura Hills team is part of the Advanced radar group within the Global Product Organization (GPO).

Responsibilities

• Create, deploy and maintain radar signal-processing software and tools.
• Support local and global radar teams in the deployment of radar algorithms in prototype systems
• Manage and develop DevOps tools for current and new projects
• Manage and implement Matlab-based radar signal-processing tools for internal customers
• Manage and organize data provided by internal teams and external customers
• Design rapid-prototyping systems that include real-time radar algorithms, logging and visualization
• Work with vendors to test radar logging systems and troubleshoot issues
• Write scripts and tools for offline data analysis, algorithm validation, and regression testing
• Maintain Hardware-in-the-Loop and Software-in-the-Loop toolchains
• Take ownership of software libraries and tools used by global Aptiv teams
• Support internal and external customers, world-wide
• Provide technical leadership in the implementation of world-class software and systems to support automotive radar development

Must Haves (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor's degree in Computer engineering, Computer Science, or Electrical Engineering
• 10+ years of hands on experience in / knowledge of:
  • Embedded software development
  • Parallel processing and multi-threading
  • Implementation of prototype radar signal-processing software in Matlab and c++
  • Working closely with radar algorithm developers
  • Radar signal processing fundamentals
  • Optimization of radar signal processing algorithms and use of DSPs or other accelerators
  • Logging and parsing of low-level ADC data
  • Troubleshooting offline and online/real-time implementations of the radar signal-processing pipeline
  • Integration of radar signal-processing modules into a larger perception stack
  • Implementation of the visualization of radar sensor data and other sensor data (lidars, cameras)
  • The use of revision control and best practices (git, svn, etc)

Nice to Haves (Preferred Qualifications)

• Experience with ROS
• CUDA experience
• Knowledge of automotive CAN and Ethernet communication protocols
• Experience with Azure, AWS or other cloud tools
• Experience with Python

Aptiv Rewards and Advantages

• Competitive compensation with bonus potential
• Learning and development opportunities
• Recognition for innovation and excellence
• Meaningful work that makes a difference in the world
• Relocation assistance may be available
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Parental leave, etc.)

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Client-provided location(s): Agoura Hills, CA

Job ID: Aptiv-J000700215

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2026-07-08T20:22:19