Engineer III-System Application

ZF Group•Lafayette, IN

9d•Hybrid

About The Position

ZF Active Safety and Electronics US, LLC has job openings (multiple) for the position of Engineer III-System Application based out of its location in Lafayette, IN. This role involves conducting in-vehicle and simulation/bench performance calibration of steering system-based algorithms to meet customer and company performance specifications. The position requires creating test specifications and procedures, reviewing system-level requirements, and performing root cause analysis for software, hardware, and system-level issues. The engineer will also create and maintain application checklists, provide aftermarket support, and perform in-vehicle validation. Communication of testing status, releases, and evaluations to internal teams and customers is crucial. The role supports new acquisition business by coordinating with Sales & Program Management, conveying company requirements to customers, and interacting with customer engineering organizations for mechatronics and software development. Responsibilities include leading on-site vehicle calibrations, creating 3D CAD engineering models, and preparing technical proposals. The engineer will also conduct design and program reviews, facilitate data exchange between customer and company, research product capabilities, and oversee steering program execution to meet timing, budget, technical performance, and quality requirements. A hybrid work schedule is available, with up to 15% travel to domestic and international customer sites.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Engineering, or closely related field
2 years of experience in an automotive or commercial vehicle engineering environment
Demonstrated experience with Functional safety (ISO26262), including development of safety concepts (functional and technical); ASIL decomposition and safety lifecycle
Demonstrated experience with System and software engineering in an automotive or Commercial Vehicle engineering environment
Demonstrated experience with Vehicle communication networks including CAN and CAN-FD
Demonstrated experience with CAD, Matlab and CANape
Ability to evaluate, diagnose, and optimize embedded system behavior based on Simulink models
Experience with In-vehicle validation/testing
Experience with Root cause analysis
Experience with Steering system calibration or mechatronics
Experience with RFQ or technical proposal support

Responsibilities

Conduct in-vehicle and simulation/bench performance calibration of the steering system-based algorithms to meet both objective and subjective customer and company performance specifications.
Create test specifications and procedures and review and approve system level requirements.
Identify software, hardware, and system level issues and utilize critical thinking process to perform root cause analysis.
Create and maintain application checklist for all the company products.
Collaborate with aftermarket team to provide aftermarket support.
Perform in-vehicle validation by driving tests, analyzing vehicle data, and providing appropriate feedback internally and to the customer.
Communicate the status of testing, releases and vehicle evaluations through formal and informal reports internally and to the customer.
Coordinates with Sales & Program Management by supporting new acquisition business.
Convey company design, system, and software requirements to the customer, including reserving packaging space for company’s steering components.
Interact with the customer’s various engineering organizations, to support mechatronics and software development to support company products.
Communicate customer design not limited to mechanical direction and changes to the company engineering team, including system engineering.
Lead on-site vehicle calibrations for software tuning of steering systems.
Create 3D CAD engineering models of mechanical packaging concepts.
Create prototype and/or production-level CAD models and design documentation.
Provide these models to our customers and the company’s engineering teams.
Prepare technical proposals to support RFQs and promote the company's steering technologies to customers.
Conduct design reviews and program reviews with a customer on a regular basis.
Facilitate the transfer of CAD files, specifications, change requests, roll-out plans, and software tools between the customer and the company using data exchange systems as necessary.
Lead research and the preparation of reports on the ability and capacity of the company's products and competing products.
Oversee Steering programs execution process to meet timing, budget, technical performance, and product quality requirements.