Braking Controls Engineer

ZF•Livonia, MI

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

About the team: We are looking for a new colleague in our Research and Development Department at our location in Livonia, MI! The Chassis Solutions Division of ZF North America offers application specific solutions for a variety of different automotive braking, brake control, and steering products. Continued growth in our Livonia, MI office has created an opportunity for an experienced professional to join our Systems Engineering Team supporting braking applications. What you can look forward to as Braking Controls Engineer: Supporting all phases of the algorithm and software development, implementation, and release processes. Work within a team comprised of controls and software specialists which produces subsystem releases. Releases are utilized by application program teams, and may vary in scope from maintenance updates, to the introduction of new state-of-the-art functionality. Interface between algorithm, advanced controls, software, and vehicle application groups to address system and subsystem issues as they arise on specific customer programs Interface with customers, support vehicle demonstrations, and development groups overseas in support of globally common core design. Maintain development plan, create/update design description documents, subsystem interface documents, calibration manuals, and test plans/reports. Conduct periodic design reviews and training. Some travel as required

Requirements

Minimum of bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, Computer Science, or related field. Master's degree preferred.
Minimum of one to four+ years of automotive engineering experience working in product development with a focus on vehicle braking systems / embedded controller design.
Background or interest in hydraulic valve, actuation, motor control development or other mechatronics-related disciplines.
Knowledge of simulation development tools such as Matlab / Simulink
Knowledge of vehicle and tire dynamics principles.
Knowledge of brake pressure modulation hardware architectures and related control strategies.
Knowledge of modern controls techniques and theory.
Capability and/or interest in driving vehicles in highly dynamic maneuvers.
Ability to read and write embedded c-code.
Ability to work hands-on with vehicles and instrumentation.

Responsibilities

Supporting all phases of the algorithm and software development, implementation, and release processes.
Work within a team comprised of controls and software specialists which produces subsystem releases.
Interface between algorithm, advanced controls, software, and vehicle application groups to address system and subsystem issues as they arise on specific customer programs
Interface with customers, support vehicle demonstrations, and development groups overseas in support of globally common core design.
Maintain development plan, create/update design description documents, subsystem interface documents, calibration manuals, and test plans/reports.
Conduct periodic design reviews and training.