Senior Engineer - Vehicle Controls

River; Bangalore Rural; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

River seeks an experienced embedded controls engineer to contribute to vehicle control algorithms and software architectures. You will work across firmware, electrical and mechanical domains to ensure accurate ECU implementation and production-grade MISRA-compliant code generations.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years in automotive controls, strong C/C++, MATLAB/Simulink skills, and experience with state machines. Collaboration with cross-functional teams is essential for success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Control Systems, Automotive Engineering or related field.
• 3–5 years of embedded and controls development for automotive.
• Strong mathematical understanding of classical and modern control theory.
• Proficiency in C/C++ for embedded microcontrollers.
• Experience with MATLAB/Simulink and MATLAB/python scripting.

Responsibilities

• Work with vehicle architecture – controls team to develop and tune control system frameworks.
• Develop model-based control algorithms for vehicle features and functions.
• Bridge firmware, electrical and mechanical architectures to implement control models into ECUs.
• Develop MBD software for upcoming ECUs including bootloader, protocols, timers and IMU sensors.
• Advance MBD software to production level using MISRA-compliant code generation.
• Lead development of FMEAs and DVPS for software stacks.
• Introduce ISO26262 safety standards to software stacks.
• Review algorithm releases to align with product development gates.
• Develop new avenues for algorithms leading to patents and market features.

Skills

C/C++

Embedded MCUs

MATLAB/Simulink

Python

State machines

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Control Systems or Automotive Engineering

Job description

Key Responsibilities

1. Working with vehicle architecture - controls team to develop, tuning and update the control system frameworks for future algorithms.
2. Developing model based control algorithms for vehicle features and functions
3. Understanding firmware, electrical and mechanical architecture of the vehicle and then bridge the gap between these architectures and make sure the control models are being implemented into the respective ECUs, within the design tolerances.
4. Development of the MBD software for upcoming ECUs which include working on the subcomponents like bootloader, embedded communication protocols, Timers, control models, IMU sensors and vehicle level features.
5. Developing MBD software for upcoming ECUs to production level, using code generation which should meet industry standards of MISRA compliance.
6. Leading development of FMEAs and DVPs for new and existing software stack.
7. Working on introducing ISO26262 standards of safety to the new and existing software stacks.
8. Participating in review of algorithm releases to adhere with product development process and gate checks.
9. Developing new avenues for algorithm development leading to patent applications and new features in the market.

Ideal Candidate

1. Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Control systems, Automotive Engineering or related engineering field.
2. Minimum 3 to 5 years of experience in embedded and controls development for an automotive company.
3. Should possess a strong mathematical understanding in classical and modern control theory and its applications in system controls.
4. Demonstrated proficiency in writing C/C++ for embedded microcontrollers required.
5. Demonstrated experience in building models in MATLAB/Simulink and proficiency in scripting languages on MATLAB/python.
6. Demonstrated experience in developing state-machines.
7. Experience with developing code for NXP, ST, and other automotive controllers.
8. Experience in implementing machine learning algorithms is an advantage.
9. Should have experience handling end to end development of vehicle control algorithms into mass market applications.
10. Proficient in verbal communications skills required to collaborate effectively with internal and external teams.