VRKT Group – Company Overview
VRKT Group is a global innovation powerhouse operating across six countries, with headquarters in the UK and presence in India, Ireland, Netherlands, Sweden, and the USA. With a strong and rapidly growing team of 240+ professionals, we continue to demonstrate leadership across technology and engineering domains.
Our expertise spans Embedded Software, DevOps, IoT, Smart Connectivity, Cybersecurity, AI, and Data Analytics, enabling us to deliver agile, high‑quality, future‑ready solutions. Beyond IT Consulting and Services, VRKT Group is a diversified multi‑sector organisation with successful ventures in Construction & Infrastructure, Food & Beverage, and Healthcare. We are also proud partners of 10+ dynamic startups, driving collaborative innovation and accelerating real‑world impact.
Innovation is at the core of who we are. We are actively investing in AI-driven products and pioneering underwater drone technology for detecting water impurities—an initiative aimed at improving global sustainability and ensuring clean water access.
Our Mission: To make technology truly serve humanity by driving smart mobility, sustainable development, and intelligent solutions that create a better future.
Role Overview
We are hiring a Telematics Control Unit (TCU) Project Engineer (Expert) who will take end‑to‑end ownership of the TCU and its associated connectivity components used across multiple vehicle programs. This includes requirements definition, sourcing, hardware/software development oversight, supplier management, integration, validation, issue management, and ensuring compliance with relevant industry standards and quality processes.
The Project Engineer will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including system engineering, architecture, validation, cybersecurity, cloud/backend, manufacturing, and product management to ensure reliable, high-quality delivery. This role requires strong technical leadership, excellent communication, and accountability throughout the component lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
· Define system, hardware, and software requirements for the Telematic Control Unit (TCU) and associated connectivity components.
· Lead supplier evaluations, sourcing activities, and manage technical deliveries for TCU hardware, firmware, SIM/eSIM, GNSS, antennas, and connectivity services.
· Oversee development of TCU hardware platforms, firmware, middleware, and application-level telematics features.
· Ensure seamless integration of the TCU with vehicle networks including CAN, LIN, Automotive Ethernet, diagnostics (UDS/DoIP), and backend/cloud ecosystems.
· Plan and execute RF, GNSS, network connectivity, diagnostics, environmental, and durability validation for TCU systems.
· Support prototype, pre‑production, and production builds with hands-on TCU integration, flashing, provisioning, configuration, and issue resolution.
· Analyze telematics issues using logs, traces, bus captures, backend data, and network-level diagnostics; perform structured root‑cause investigation.
· Deploy corrective actions including firmware updates, calibration refinements, hardware fixes, and OTA patch releases.
· Ensure readiness for global certification, regulatory compliance, carrier/operator approvals, homologation, and OTA lifecycle update strategies.
· Maintain end‑to‑end traceability of TCU requirements, specifications, validation evidence, release notes, and documentation.
· Collaborate with internal cross‑functional teams (EE systems, software, cybersecurity, cloud/backend, manufacturing) and Tier‑1 suppliers to ensure technical alignment.
· Drive continuous improvement in telematics system architecture, connectivity robustness, performance, and field diagnostics.
Qualifications
· Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical/Electronics, Telecommunications, Embedded Systems, or related engineering domain.
· 10+ years of experience in automotive telematics, TCU development, or connectivity systems.
· Strong expertise in CAN, LIN, FlexRay, Ethernet, SOME/IP, DoIP.
· Hands-on experience with CANoe, CANalyzer, CANape.
· Experience using requirements management tools such as DOORS, JAMA, or equivalent.
· Experience with SIL/HIL platforms such as dSPACE, ETAS, NI, or Vector environments.
· Strong understanding of UDS diagnostics, calibration workflows, network protocols, and validation methods.
Soft Skills
· Strong communication and cross‑functional collaboration.
· Ownership mindset with accountability for end‑to‑end deliverables.
· Ability to mentor and guide junior engineers.
· Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
· Ability to work effectively with global, multicultural, distributed teams.