Senior Software & Controls Engineer

The Role

As a Senior Software & Controls Engineer, you will participate in and drive activities such as requirement specification, software design, implementation, test and integration. You will be able to demonstrate a track record of success in developing and implementing model based control strategies for complex electro-mechanical systems.

This is a medium to high experience position working on mainly passenger car inverter system applications and it encompasses all aspects of V-cycle system design and development (concept through to production).

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop control software for electric machine inverter systems and hybrid vehicle applications.
• Develop, test, validate and verify high level control algorithms in MATLAB & Simulink and pure C-code (eg: Motor control algorithms, FOC, driveability functions, sensor processing, diagnostics, etc.).
• Follow best practice software development guidelines e.g. ASPICE, MAAB, MISRA-C.
• Develop safety relevant software according to Automotive and Aerospace standards e.g. ISO26262 & DO-178.
• Integrate high level algorithms with low level embedded software applications.
• Software based validation of control algorithms through SiL, MiL.
• System based validation of control algorithms and complete SW using DSpace HiL test processes and Dyno based testing.
• Support plant model development and test-harness creation for software validation.
• Interfacing and supporting other teams & customers with Controls & Software topics.
• Customer support for complex simulations including Travel to customer test facilities when necessary.
• Support and mentor more junior team members in order to facilitate their professional development.
• Participating / contributing to design reviews of software projects and product design.
• Managing / coordinating engineering changes and maintain detailed design records.
• Issue tracking & resolution using industry standard tools (e.g. JIRA).
• Support hardware commissioning, motor dyno testing and data analysis tasks for fault finding.
• Perform tool development and process automation using industry tools e.g. DSpace Automation Desk.
• Perform software integration, merges and releases via GIT repository management.
• Any other tasks that are reasonably assigned to you by your line manager, including development activities, which are within your capability and grade.

Required Education and Industry Experience:

• Relevant Bachelor’s Degree in either Controls, Software, Electronics or in related Engineering field.
• Minimum 3 years experience in relevant field (automotive, aerospace).

Required Technical Skills and Attributes:

• Developing control algorithms for real-time embedded systems; preferably in automotive applications.
• C programming / Embedded C programming.
• MATLAB & Simulink user.
• Software unit and integration testing.
• Prior knowledge of inverter systems & electric machine operation.
• Knowledge of automotive HV systems.
• AUTOSAR standard & AUTOSAR compliant SW development.
• Experience of real time OS and knowledge of protocols such as J1587, J1939, ISO14229, i.e. serial communication, diagnosis and software download.
• ASPICE & MISRA-C.
• Mathworks Embedded Coder and other toolboxes.
• Familiar with V process model in software development.
• PC-Lint, CAN.
• Eclipse, make / build environment.
• Software-in-the-loop (SiL) test and simulation.
• Hardware-in-the-loop (HiL) test and simulation specifically DSPace tools.
• Proficient in C, ideally for 32 bit microprocessors.
• Functional safety, ISO26262.
• Eclipse, make / build environment.
• Software-in-the-loop (SiL) test and simulation.
• Hardware-in-the-loop (HiL) test and simulation specifically DSPace tools.
• Proficient in C, ideally for 32 bit microprocessors.
• Functional safety, ISO26262.
• SW development processes e.g. ASPICE.
• Scripting in Python.

We are looking for people who are collaborative, enthusiastic, innovative & accountable who want to make a difference.

Direct applications only. No unsolicited Recruitment Agent submissions will be accepted. Any unsolicited CVs received will be treated as the property of Helix.