Propulsion Controls Engineer

Canoo Technologies • Oklahoma City, OK

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About The Position

Canoo’s mission is to bring EVs to Everyone and build a world-class team to  deploy this sustainable mobility revolution.  We have developed breakthrough electric vehicles that are reinventing the automotive landscape with pioneering technologies, award-winning designs, and a unique business model that spans all owners in the full lifecycle of the vehicle. Canoo is starting production and is distinguished by its pioneering and experienced team of technologists, engineers, and designers. With offices around the country, the company is scaling quickly and seeking candidates who love to challenge themselves, are motivated by purpose, and possess a strong desire to get things done. The “Canoo Way” Canoo’s success is the direct result of our disciplined application of our core operating principles and drills, which are based on three main principles: Think 80/20 (“Important versus less important”), Act 30/30 (“Reduce waste and increase output”), and Live 90/10 (“We have each other’s back”). We hire based on “MET” - Mindset, Equipment and willingness to Train - and seek individuals that take accountability and deliver results being Humble, Hungry to succeed, and Hunting for opportunities to win. We train our team to engage with each other by modulating between their intellect (iQ) and emotional intelligence (eQ) applying Facts, Finesse, and Force when they communicate. The principles and drills of the CANOO Way have been fundamental to our success, our ability to grow, continuously improve, innovate and are at the core of our day-to-day operations. Job Purpose The Propulsion Controls Engineer will be responsible for planning, developing, testing, and issuing the propulsion controls software for Canoo vehicles.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent
• Experience using MATLAB / Simulink / Stateflow for control algorithm development.
• Experience with on-vehicle testing of propulsion systems
• Experience with software documentation / calibration guides for propulsion software.
• Electric vehicle systems knowledge: High voltage Battery, Traction Inverter, Electric Motor
• Experience with in-vehicle data acquisition equipment: Vector, Intrepid, PCAN, or similar
• Experience with software analysis tools: Vector CANoe, CANalyzer, vsignalizer, CANape
• Experience with log file analysis and root case identification of software issues in vehicle
• Requirement management systems experience: Jama, Doors or Polarion

Nice To Haves

• 3+ years of experience in Control systems.
• Basic knowledge of communication interfaces like CAN, SPI, I2C
• Good trouble shooting skills and understanding at the system level (electrical propulsion system including gearing, powertrain controls and battery system).
• Experience with IDE tools like CCS or Eclipse, software management systems like GitHub, software versioning tools like Git, and familiarity with software validation and release process.
• Functional safety related qualifications (ISO26262) are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Create test plan for on vehicle testing, calibration, and development of propulsion control algorithms for electric vehicle.
• Support software review and development.
• Evaluation for release of calibration set for propulsion software functions.
• Ownership of vehicle attributes for propulsion functions including target setting, evaluation and analysis.
• Support requirements development at vehicle, system, and software levels to refine vehicle behaviors and attributes.
• Provide feedback and assistance to other systems requiring propulsion software systems support including chassis controls development, battery management system development, ADAS controls development.
• Interface with cross-functional teams to support propulsion performance testing, software testing and validation.

Benefits

• Meaningful, challenging work that will redefine automotive landscape and make EVs available to everyone
• Comprehensive Health Insurance
• Equity Compensation
• Flexible Paid Time Off
• Casual workplace with an unbelievable feeling of energy

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees