Tech Specialist, ADAS/AD Simulation Engineering

Lucid Motors•Newark, NJ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Leading the future in luxury electric and mobility At Lucid, we set out to introduce the most captivating, luxury electric vehicles that elevate the human experience and transcend the perceived limitations of space, performance, and intelligence. Vehicles that are intuitive, liberating, and designed for the future of mobility. We plan to lead in this new era of luxury electric by returning to the fundamentals of great design – where every decision we make is in service of the individual and environment. Because when you are no longer bound by convention, you are free to define your own experience. Come work alongside some of the most accomplished minds in the industry. Beyond providing competitive salaries, we’re providing a community for innovators who want to make an immediate and significant impact. If you are driven to create a better, more sustainable future, then this is the right place for you. We are currently seeking a highly skilled technical expert responsible for setting up virtual simulations with Hardware-in-Loop (HiL)/bench setups for system validation. This position requires a professional with experience in automotive industry standard Hardware-in-loop systems for complex electronic systems. As the successful candidate, you will join a world-class Autonomous Driving/ADAS team in Lucid. Candidates should be excellent engineers and organizers that have demonstrated the ability to learn quickly and work effectively in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment. Our ideal candidate exhibits a can-do attitude and approaches his or her work with vigor and determination.

Requirements

BS minimum in System Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or similar and 10+ years of engineering experience in the automotive industry OR MS minimum in System Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or similar and 8+ years of engineering experience in the automotive industry
Minimum of 5+ years previous HIL experience in OEM or Tier-1 company

Nice To Haves

Deep understanding & experience developing HIL (Hardware-in-Loop) and SIL (Software in Loop) systems for ADAS/AD components and other complex vehicle ECUs from scratch and experience maintaining these systems as well as executing test cases for integration & validation.
Experience of industry standard HIL and SIL simulation tools such as dSpace or National Instruments; experience with CARLA, Ansys, Simens or other such tools is a plus.
Experience in integrating multiple sensors (Camera, Radar, Lidar and Ultrasonics) and/or safety critical vehicle ECUs into HIL setup.
Experience in various communication protocols such as CAN, Ethernet and LIN
Experience in working with complex automotive features for mass production
Working experience at automotive Tier 1/2 suppliers or OEMs, with an understanding of automotive processes and workflows
Programming skills related to simulation automation, results post-processing etc. (e.g. Python, C/C++, MatLab/Simulink)
Capability and creativity to successfully complete projects with unconventional ideas in highly constrained, innovative startup environments
Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) & ownership mindset
Experience in developing plant, control and vehicle dynamics models from scratch, model correlation and executing scenarios on cloud
Experience with ADAS/AD features such as ACC, Lane Keeping, AEB etc.
Understanding of Functional Safety (ISO 26262), SOTIF (ISO 21448), NCAP
Broad understanding of interactions between ADAS/AD and other mechanical, electrical and software components of vehicle
Experience with Vector tools: CANoe, CANape and CAPL
Proficiency with agile development tools and environments (Jira, Jama, …)

Responsibilities

Taking complete ownership of HIL and SIL setups & builds for ADAS/AD features validation with industry standard tools such as dSPACE, National Instrument or Applied Intuition tools.
Contribute to creating & updating the plant and control models & simulation setup; create & execute scenarios for features validation at ECU level, post-process results, generate report, discuss & present results to ADAS leadership for drawing appropriate conclusions.
Be responsible for developing necessary automation scripts to drive test cases that can be simultaneously executed in HIL and SIL solutions.
Correlate HIL and SIL results with actual vehicle test data as necessary.
Leverage state-of-the-art processes, validation tools, data transfer & analysis in a highly interactive and collaborative environment.
Facilitate and align with related cross-functional technical teams such as ADAS software development (motion planning, perception etc.), vehicle chassis, powertrain, infotainment for ADAS system level validation and development activities.
Work with suppliers as necessary and represent Lucid ADAS systems validation team.