Electrified Powertrain Control Architect

Drive System Design, Ltd.; Farmington Hills (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Drive System Design, Ltd. is seeking a control systems engineer to design and implement electrified powertrain control software across automotive, aerospace, and off-highway programs. You will contribute to model-based development, HiL testing, and software architecture decisions.

Applicants should have a strong background in MATLAB/Simulink, Stateflow, and embedded C, with experience in cross-functional teams and project leadership on smaller projects. U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s/Master’s/PhD in mechanical, electrical, electronic or control system engineering or related discipline OR equivalent demonstrable experience.
• Experience in control system development with software packages and tools relevant to controls engineering (Matlab, Simulink, Stateflow).
• Understanding of mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic systems that make up hybrid and/or EV powertrains.
• Knowledge of ASPICE, AUTOSAR and ISO 26262 safety standards in automotive programs.
• Experience working with embedded software development, C programming.
• Background with debuggers, compilers, IDEs, programmers, emulators, etc.
• Project Management experience involving electrified and/or hybrid systems projects.
• Able to create and follow key engineering processes and procedures.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to quickly understand complex technical concepts.

Responsibilities

• Design and development of control software models in MATLAB / Simulink, including requirements capture, design and verification.
• Make and contribute to software architecture decisions that facilitate development of efficient control software for electric machines and drive units.
• Create plant models for hydro-electro-mechanical systems for SiL, MiL & HiL testing of software.
• Perform software and calibration development on real hardware in test cells and in vehicles.
• Generate formal reports, documentation and technical communication for customers.

Skills

MATLAB/Simulink

C programming

Embedded software

System-level thinking

Project management

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s/PhD in engineering

Tools

Stateflow

Debugger tools

IDEs

Job description

Drive System Design, Ltd. is seeking a control systems engineer to design and implement electrified powertrain control software across automotive, aerospace, and off-highway programs. You will contribute to model-based development, HiL testing, and software architecture decisions.

Applicants should have a strong background in MATLAB/Simulink, Stateflow, and embedded C, with experience in cross-functional teams and project leadership on smaller projects. U.S.