Map & Route Field Engineer

About

We are seeking a highly skilled Map & Route Field Engineer to design and build next-generation in-vehicle mapping and routing systems. This role focuses on developing embedded software that integrates external map data providers into automotive platforms, enabling real-time navigation displayed on the vehicle’s centre console.

Unlike mobile or cloud-based mapping solutions, this position is deeply embedded within the vehicle ecosystem—requiring expertise in automotive-grade software, low-level APIs, and real-time data integration across vehicle systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop embedded mapping and routing solutions for in-vehicle infotainment systems
• Build and maintain API pipelines that integrate third-party map providers such as Google Maps, Mapbox, HERE Technologies, and TomTom
• Implement and manage map tile systems across multiple geographies (e.g., Germany, Japan), including region-specific data integrations
• Develop Software Development Kit (SDK) integrations for map providers (e.g., NDS Live, OEM-specific SDKs)
• Work with automotive data protocols and vehicle message buses, including ADASIS, to deliver navigation data into the vehicle system
• Translate raw map data into visual outputs on vehicle displays, ensuring performance and reliability
• Collaborate with OEM teams to integrate mapping solutions into production vehicle platforms
• Optimize performance for real-time routing and vehicle tracking within constrained embedded environments

Technical Requirements

Core Skills

• Strong programming expertise in C++ (mandatory)
• Experience with embedded operating systems such as:
  • Linux
  • QNX
  • AUTOSAR

Automotive & Embedded Systems

• Hands-on experience working within automotive OEM environments
• Familiarity with vehicle communication systems and message buses (e.g., ADASIS)
• Experience developing low-level APIs for in-vehicle systems
• Understanding of automotive data protocols and standards

Mapping & Navigation

• Experience integrating map providers such as:

  • Google Maps
  • Mapbox
  • HERE Technologies
  • TomTom

• Knowledge of map data standards, including NDS (Navigation Data Standard) and NDS Live

• Understanding of:

  • Map projections
  • Geospatial data structures
  • Map tile generation and rendering

This is a 6 month contract role based in Germany with 2 days required onsite per week in Stuttgart and a need for someone to start ASAP.