Position Title: Senior System Architect

Duration: Contract or permanent

Location: Gothenburg, Sweden

About the Role:

As a Senior System Architect in the Infotainment domain, you will play a key role in shaping the architecture of next-generation in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) and Android Automotive OS platforms. You'll collaborate closely with product teams, UX designers, and platform developers to transform customer and market requirements into robust, scalable, and future-proof solutions that integrate seamlessly with vehicle systems and cloud services.

This role demands a deep understanding of automotive infotainment systems, Android Automotive OS, and the broader ecosystem of vehicle connectivity and cloud integration. You will ensure that the system architecture aligns with brand identity, complies with regional regulations, and supports efficient, modular feature development.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define infotainment and Android platform architecture, ensuring scalability, performance, and compliance across brands and regions.
• Drive or coordinate the design of Android-based applications, middleware, and system components, ensuring integration with vehicle hardware and back-end services.
• Translate UX and functional requirements into technical architecture artifacts - including system diagrams, API specifications, interface definitions, and data flow documentation.
• Define integration patterns between the infotainment system, mobile apps, cloud services, and vehicle ECUs, ensuring robust security and reliability.
• Oversee platform localization and adaptation for regional markets, ensuring compliance and feature validation.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to development teams, conduct architecture reviews, and troubleshoot complex integration issues.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across connectivity, navigation, HMI, backend services, and vehicle electronics domains.

Essential Qualifications

• Proven expertise in Android Automotive OS (AAOS) and Android application architecture.
• Strong understanding of IVI systems, multimedia frameworks, and connectivity protocols (Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, CarPlay, Android Auto).
• Hands-on experience with vehicle network integration (CAN, Ethernet).
• Solid knowledge of cloud-connected services, APIs, and security mechanisms (OAuth, certificates, encryption).
• Experience in cross-brand/multi-market deployments, including localization, validation, and compliance.
• Strong background in system integration, validation processes, and performance optimization.
• Proficient with Linux-based embedded systems and related development practices.
• Experience working in agile environments with CI/CD pipelines (Git, GitLab, Jenkins).
• Familiarity with Android SDK, AOSP, Kotlin/Java, and optionally QNX and vehicle simulation environments.

Personal Attributes

• Strategic thinker with a strong problem-solving mindset.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, capable of bridging technical and non-technical teams.
• Proven track record in delivering high-quality infotainment platforms to global markets.

What the Client Offers:

• A highly dynamic, creative, and ever-changing work environment.
• Opportunities to grow professionally through challenging and varied projects.
• A supportive and spirited team across Sweden and China.
• Travel to China may be required

Why work through Contechs?

Contechs is a leading Automotive, Design, Engineering, Technology and Innovation Recruitment Consultancy. Founded in 1997, with an inhouse Contractor Care Team to support all external employees, acts as an employment agency for permanent and contract recruitment.

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