Senior SW Control System Integration Engineer
About The Position
This role is responsible for sourcing, validating, and releasing brake controllers for production. The engineer will address all controller and system safety concerns, lead and support product issue investigations, and drive continuous process improvements. Key activities include gathering documentation for sourcing, providing technical expertise during purchasing, facilitating design reviews with suppliers and internal teams, and managing controller requirement documents. The position also involves organizing and leading Controller Product Development Team (PDT) meetings, investigating software-related issues, owning and releasing software for development and production, and managing part number proliferation. The engineer will create and manage controller validation plans, coordinate testing activities including regulatory, subsystem integration, system safety, and cybersecurity testing, and ensure suppliers meet key milestones. They will also work with suppliers to develop Validation Cross Reference Index (VCRIs), author validation requirements, issue part salable status, monitor design changes in production, conduct warranty analysis, and lead annual validation requirements. Supplier and vehicle assembly plant visits are required. Additionally, the role includes training and mentoring other team members on the roles of a Controls DRE. This is a hybrid position requiring 3 days in-office and 2 days remote, with the ability to report to a local office.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or related field of study.
- 4 years of experience as a Design Release Engineer or related role.
- Four years of experience with managing the release of software for various automotive systems.
- Four years of experience creating release documentation, including change logs, version histories, and technical specifications for all SW- releases using ECR- System (Engineering change Request).
- Four years of experience coordinating software releases across different teams including development, testing, and quality assurance.
- Four years of experience ensuring software components are properly integrated into vehicle systems and software development and release processes comply with industry standards such as ISO 26262 (functional safety) or other automotive-specific software development processes.
- Four years of experience troubleshooting complex Software related Issues on Various automotive systems / ECU and leading and resolving multiple safety critical issues using PRTS tool.
- Four years of experience with validation activities using CICVAD or Cement tools to ensure that the software integrates correctly with hardware components, and that the overall system is functioning.
- Two years of experience with Architecture and communication protocols including CAN, LIN and Ethernet using Architecture tools including Doors IBM, JIRA, and GDM.
- Two years of experience with Engineering Cost Proposals (ECPs).
- Two years of experience with CAN, LIN, Vehicle spy, Canoe, Rennase tools, and DPS Tools.
Responsibilities
- Sourcing, validating, and releasing brake controllers for production.
- Addressing all controller and system safety concerns.
- Leading and supporting product issue investigations (Problem Resolution Tracking System – PRTS).
- Driving continuous process improvements, standard methodologies, lessons learned, and quality improvement initiatives.
- Gathering necessary documents for sourcing and providing technical expertise during the purchasing process.
- Facilitating requirements and design reviews with suppliers, algorithm, and software groups (DFMEA, DRBFM, Peer Reviews).
- Negotiating changes from suppliers and internal engineering teams and updating controller requirement documents.
- Organizing and leading key Controller Product Development Team (PDT) meetings.
- Leading investigations on software-related issues.
- Owning and releasing the software for development and production.
- Managing part number proliferation for the embedded controller (end model part number, software, and calibration parts).
- Creating and managing controller validation plans (Worst Case Analysis, Bench (Design Demo), Design and Process Validation).
- Coordinating activities and managing a full test plan including required supplier testing and other validation testing (regulatory, subsystem integration, system safety, cybersecurity, etc.).
- Keeping supplier(s) on track to meet key milestones (design freeze, gate reviews, validation start and complete dates).
- Working with the supplier to develop Validation Cross Reference Index (VCRIs).
- Authoring validation requirements for new sourcing activities and providing as corporate Appendix G2.
- Issuing part salable status based on successful completion of all required testing.
- Monitoring design changes in production (via Change Notices).
- Conducting controller warranty analysis, issue resolution, parts restriction, and report updates.
- Leading annual validation requirements.
- Performing supplier and vehicle assembly plant visits as required.
- Training, coaching, and mentoring other team members on the roles of a Controls DRE.
Benefits
- From day one, we're looking out for your well-being–at work and at home–so you can focus on realizing your ambitions.
- Total Rewards resources
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
