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Motive is a fleet operations platform serving nearly 100,000 customers globally, providing safety, operations, and finance teams with unified visibility and control over drivers, vehicles, equipment, and fleet spend. The company combines telematics data with AI to automate workflows across transportation, logistics, construction, energy, field service, and other industries.
As a Telematics Coverage Engineer, you will expand the breadth and depth of vehicle telemetry data captured across diverse on- and off-highway vehicle architectures. You will research OEM telematics offerings, analyze vehicle network traffic, and develop practical approaches to capture and interpret data that powers new product capabilities and delivers valuable insights to customers.
Key responsibilities include:
- Research vehicle network signals, proprietary OEM data, and field logs to identify valuable telemetry parameters
- Analyze wiring diagrams, body builder guides, and OEM documentation to determine vehicle connection and data-access strategies
- Connect to vehicle networks, capture and analyze logs, and document findings for engineering and product teams
- Use live vehicle debugging, data scraping, reverse engineering, and custom scripts to expand vehicle coverage
- Provide technical insights that inform new telematics features and improve vehicle data interpretation
- Travel to customer locations to interface with vehicles and validate coverage solutions
- Drive vehicle coverage projects in partnership with global, cross-functional teams
You will need 4+ years of experience analyzing automotive vehicle network traffic or working with vehicle telematics systems, a bachelor's degree in electrical, software, or automotive engineering, and hands-on experience interfacing with vehicles and vehicle communication networks. Proficiency in C, C++, Python, or equivalent programming languages is required, along with experience using physical debugging tools (multimeters, oscilloscopes, scan tools) and familiarity with reverse-engineering tools such as Vehicle Spy, PCAN, or SavvyCAN. Working knowledge of automotive standards including SAE J1979, J1939, ISO 15765, OBD-II, UDS, and related protocols is essential.
