Advanced Technology Development Engineer

Astemo Indiana•Farmington Hills, MI

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Under the direction of a manager, this position exercises responsibility for the construction, revision, and maintenance of test vehicles, and the development and evaluation of vehicle control systems. The role involves developing a development masterplan aligned with corporate business objectives, designing the architecture, connection, and communication for test vehicles, and performing construction, revision, and maintenance of these vehicles, along with creating reports. It also includes designing, implementing, and evaluating ECU/actuator/sensing algorithms embedded in the vehicle, performing experiments, analyzing data, creating new techniques and evaluations, and making reports. The engineer will create new concepts and perform experiments and analysis to realize improved systems. Collaboration with cross-functional teams is essential for designing and developing software-defined mobility solutions tailored to specific network requirements and use cases. The role also involves creating technical documentation, design specifications, and best practices guides for these solutions, and sharing knowledge and expertise with internal teams and stakeholders to foster learning and collaboration. Additionally, the engineer will create design specifications for RFQs to outsourcing companies, provide direction on design and development activities to improve, modify, or design new products, and oversee the review of product design for compliance with engineering principles, company standards, and customer requirements. Travel to customer locations supporting product development and throughout for product reviews, testing, and change updates, with periodic travel with customers to company manufacturing facilities (domestic and international), is expected. Ensuring legal compliance in all engineering product design activities, using exceptional customer service skills, working with all levels of staff, and maintaining strict confidentiality are also key aspects of the role. Maintaining a safe workplace, following all regulations and requirements related to safety and environmental compliance, and adhering to all quality policy standards are mandatory.

Requirements

Ability to construct test vehicles, design and implement power/communication/signal architecture is required.
Ability to design, implement, and evaluate ECU/actuator algorithms embedded in the vehicle is required.
Programming skills in C is required.
Knowledge of how to use internal & external sensor (GPS, IMU, camera, LiDAR) is required.
Knowledge of how to use electric chassis and powertrain to control vehicle motion is required.
Knowledge of in-vehicle communication protocols (CAN/Ethernet/etc) is required.
Prior experience with real-time algorithm development for vehicle or chassis actuator is required.
Ability to make test plans and execute experiments is required.
Ability to analyze and utilize sensor data or collected data is required.
Experience using Model Based Development tools (specifically MATLAB/Simulink and CarSim) is needed.
Familiarity with hardware and software simulators such as dSPACE is needed.
Excellent writing and communication skills is required.
Ability to work independently with minimal direction is required.
Experience with PCs and application software, such as MS Office tools is required.
Bachelor's degree in engineering or related area required.
Minimum 7 years with Bachelor's degree experience.
Exposure to Automotive engineering is required.

Nice To Haves

C++ and Python is preferred.
Experience to develop stability control and dynamics control is preferred.
Knowledge of ADAS control function is plus.
Ability to develop ADAS lateral and horizontal control function is preferred.
Knowledge with Model Predictive Control is plus.
Ability to carry out system level integration (including hardware and software) within vehicle is preferred.
Familiarity with Linux(Ubuntu) development environment is plus.
Familiarity with Cloud development environment such as AWS is plus.
Ability to work in a team environment and present development outcomes to sponsors and customers is preferred.
Master's degree preferred.
Minimum 4 years prior related experience with Master’s degree.
An understanding of ADAS sensor and ADAS control function is plus.
An understanding of electrical chassis systems and electrical powertrain systems.
An understanding of vehicle control and vehicle dynamics.

Responsibilities

Develop development masterplan aligned with the company's corporate business objectives.
Design the architecture, connection, communication for test vehicles and perform construction, revision and maintenance of the vehicles as well as to make reports.
Design, implement, and evaluate ECU/actuator/sensing algorithms embedded in the vehicle.
Perform experiments and analyze data, create new techniques and evaluation as well as to make reports.
Create new concepts and perform experiments and analysis to realize improved system.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and develop software-defined mobility solutions tailored to specific network requirements and use cases.
Create technical documentation, design specifications, and best practices guides for software-defined mobility solutions.
Share knowledge and expertise with internal teams and stakeholders to foster learning and collaboration.
Create design specifications for RFQ to outsourcing companies.
Provide direction on design and development activities to improve, modify or design new products.
Direct research and development, quality control and product modification and improvement activities in alignment with established program objectives.
Oversee the review of product design for compliance with engineering principles, company standards, and customer requirements.
Travel to customer locations supporting product development and throughout (s) for product reviews, testing, and change updates with periodic travel with customer to company manufacturing facilities (domestic and international).
Ensure legal compliance in all engineering product design activities.
Consistently use exceptional customer service skills and work with all levels of staff and maintain strict confidentiality of information.
Maintain a safe workplace and follow all regulations and requirements related to safety and environmental compliance.
Follow all quality policy standards.