Chassis Controls Engineer, Brakes & Steering
Develops and validates brake control systems, specifications, diagnostics, and supplier firmware for an autonomous vehicle platform. Requires an engineering degree, 6+ years in automotive or aerospace, hydraulic braking expertise, HIL validation experience, and hardware-software-firmware debugging skills.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Author, refine, and maintain technical specifications for brake controls with external suppliers and cross-functional internal teams.
- Lead suppliers in developing brake control functions, meeting performance targets, and delivering firmware releases for company milestones.
- Design and develop diagnostic scripts and tools for system troubleshooting and validation.
- Lead triage, resolution, and impact assessment of supplier firmware defects using architecture and system design insights.
- Collaborate with experts in AI, mechatronics, computer vision, and robotics to integrate innovations into the vehicle platform.
Requirements
- BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field.
- 6+ years of hands-on experience in the automotive or aerospace industry.
- Direct ownership of functional development, tuning, or validation for hydraulic braking systems, such as ABS, ESC, TCS, or e-brake, at an automotive OEM or Tier 1 supplier.
- Experience debugging complex issues across hardware, software, and firmware.
- Extensive experience developing, configuring, and operating Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) test benches for automated firmware regression testing.
- Strong understanding of the automotive product development lifecycle, including software release processes, change management, and long-term schedule planning.
Nice-to-haves
- Hands-on experience with Vector CANalyzer/CANoe, dSPACE ControlDesk/ConfigurationDesk, Polarion, Jira, and Confluence.
- Familiarity with CAN, CAN-FD, ISO 26262, and ASIL-D.
- Experience writing test scripts with Python, MATLAB/Simulink, or CAPL to automate HIL validation suites.
Skills
Hydraulic Braking Systems, Abs, Esc, Tcs, Hardware-In-The-Loop, Vector Canalyzer, Vector Canoe, Dspace, Can, Can-Fd, Iso 26262, Python, Matlab/Simulink, Capl, Firmware
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