Automotive Controls Engineer — Simulink & Embedded Systems

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc. (SGA, Inc.); New Hudson (MI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc. (SGA) has an on-site, full-time opening for a Controls Engineer in New Hudson, MI. You will develop controls architecture, algorithms, and systems tested in a Simulink environment and integrated into development vehicles.

The role requires 3+ years of engineering experience, a BS/MS in a relevant field, and strong communication skills. Expect collaboration with customers and a 5x weekly on-site schedule.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Automotive, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Mechatronic Systems.
• 3+ years of engineering experience.
• Education / training and willingness to develop in automotive control systems.
• Strong technical writing, communication, team, and organizational skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

• Define controls architecture, platform, and functionality.
• Define and create control algorithms for specific systems in a Simulink environment.
• Develop and test controls performance through modeling, bench, and vehicle testing.
• Integration and commissioning of prototype systems in development vehicles.
• Formulate multi-domain models of mechanical, hydraulic, and electronic systems.
• Analyze important performance metrics and system specifications from model results.
• Model correlation and validation to test data.
• Use models to develop and test controls algorithms.
• Support design, selection, and integration of electronic components.
• Communicate mechanical requirements of system to design staff.
• Identify controller hardware to meet I/O and computational requirements.
• Communicate wiring and connector requirements to support harness builds.

Skills

Controls Development

System Simulation & Modeling

System Hardware Specification

Customer Interaction

Planning & Program Management

Communication Skills

Embedded C code development

Education

BS or MS in Automotive, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Mechatronic Systems

3+ years of engineering experience

Tools

MATLAB

Simulink

Stateflow

MotoTron/MotoHawk

OpenECU

dSPACE MABX

Vector CANape

Vector CANalyzer

Kvaser CanKing

CarSim/TruckSim

ADAMS

Dymola

Job description

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc. (SGA) has an on-site, full-time opening for a Controls Engineer in New Hudson, MI. You will develop controls architecture, algorithms, and systems tested in a Simulink environment and integrated into development vehicles.

The role requires 3+ years of engineering experience, a BS/MS in a relevant field, and strong communication skills. Expect collaboration with customers and a 5x weekly on-site schedule.