"Usually a computer engineer or software person works with the EE" This does not always happen. This really depends on Conway's Law: http://en.wikipedia.org/wi

"Usually a computer engineer or software person works with the EE" This does not always happen. This really depends on Conway's Law: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway's_law http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway's_law For example, if the firmware is controlling a device that does not typically include higher-level computer systems. For example, an ECU originally designed for a non-hybrid vehicle, there will likely be no CE/CS people involved.