At Tata Technologies, we make product development dreams a reality by designing, engineering, and validating the products of tomorrow for the world’s leading manufacturers. Due to our continued growth, we are now recruiting for a OBD System Architect to join our team in Gothenburg, Sweden.
The role
Department Hybrid and installation within Vehicle Propulsion and energy is seeking a System architect for OBD2 diagnostics.
Responsibilities
- As an On-Board Diagnostics (OBD) System Architect, you will lead cross-functional system design activities to create robust, compliant, and scalable vehicle diagnostic solutions.
- You will be responsible for the end-to-end OBD system architecture, ensuring alignment between regulatory requirements, system design, software implementation, verification, and vehicle diagnostics strategy.
- You will work closely with controls engineers, software developers, homologation specialists, system safety experts, verification teams, and technical specialists to deliver optimized diagnostic solutions across the vehicle platform.
- Define and maintain the vehicle-level OBD architecture and system design.
- Translate regulatory and product requirements into technical diagnostic solutions.
- Lead cross-functional discussions regarding diagnostic concepts, fault detection, monitoring strategies, aftersales diagnostics, and repair methodologies.
- Drive alignment between OBD, Diagnostic Core (DEM/FIM), control systems, product quality monitoring, predictive maintenance, and safety-related functions.
- Define verification and validation strategies to ensure compliance and system robustness.
- Identify critical interfaces, dependencies, and architectural risks across vehicle systems.
- Support compliance activities related to OBD regulations and future requirements such as Euro 7 OBM and evolving diagnostic legislation.
Background / Experience
- Extensive experience in On-Board Diagnostics (OBD) and vehicle diagnostics.
- Strong background in vehicle system architecture and embedded software development.
- Understanding of diagnostic frameworks such as AUTOSAR Diagnostic Event Manager (DEM), Function Inhibition Manager (FIM), and diagnostic communication concepts.
- Experience with regulatory compliance, homologation, and emissions-related diagnostics.
- Ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders across organizational boundaries.
- Strong communication skills and a systems-thinking mindset.
- Experience with Euro 6, Euro 7, OBD, or OBM legislation.
- Knowledge of fault management, diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs), calibration, and vehicle verification.
- Experience working with aftermarket diagnostics and service repair methodologies.
- Familiarity with verification, validation, and quality assurance processes in automotive development.
If you are passionate about bringing innovation to the projects you work on, then we would love to hear from you.
Tata Technologies: Engineering a better world.
Tata Technologies would like to thank all applicants for their interest; each application will be reviewed against the set criteria for the role. We would like to advise that only candidates under consideration will be contacted. If you do not hear from us within 10 working days following the closing date, it will mean that unfortunately your application has not been successful. We will however retain your details for any suitable future opportunities.
