Embedded Software Engineer, Drive-By-Wire - Gatik

Polluxa, Inc.; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Polluxa, Inc. seeks an Embedded Software Engineer for the Drive-By-Wire team to build and improve chassis control software on common ECU hardware for Level 4 autonomous technology. This onsite role is based in Santa Clara, CA.

You will develop functionally safe software following automotive standards, create model-based toolchains in MATLAB/Simulink, and collaborate with requirements, hardware, and systems engineers to validate and integrate software across the vehicle.

Qualifications

• MS or PhD in automotive/electrical/computer engineering or related field.
• 2+ years of embedded automotive systems experience (ADAS/Autonomy or chassis controls).
• Experience with ISO26262, MISRA-C, AUTOSAR or similar.
• Experience in automated software generation toolchains.
• Experience with C and Simulink-based modeling in MATLAB.

Responsibilities

• Build and improve chassis controls software for ECU hardware.
• Ensure functional safety per automotive standards.
• Design toolchains for model-based software on ECU firmware.
• Collaborate with requirements engineers for validation.
• Develop test plans and CI for releases.
• Bring-up, testing and verification for autonomous vehicle builds.
• Tune, calibration, triaging, and data post-processing of test results.

Skills

C programming

MATLAB

Simulink modeling

Automotive embedded

Education

MS or PhD in related field

Tools

Vector CANalyzer

CANape

Kvaser

New Eagle Raptor CAL

V-box

ETAS INCA

Job description

About the role

We are seeking a passionate Embedded Software Engineer to join our Drive-By-Wire team to build and improve chassis control software for integration onto common ECU hardware. We are looking for top talent that shares our passion and wants to be part of a fast-moving and highly execution-oriented team. You will play a critical part in building robust and functionally safe control solutions for Level 4 autonomous technology.

This role is onsite at our Santa Clara, CA office.

What you'll do

• Build and improve vehicle chassis controls software for integration on common ECU hardware for vehicle controls.
• Create functionally safe software by following common automotive standards for functional safety.
• Design and propose toolchains for seamless integration of model-based application software on ECU firmware.
• Collaborate with requirements engineers to align the maturity of software and requirements for successful validation.
• Create and track software release plans as well as testing activities to achieve continuous integration of software products in vehicle and field testing.
• Bring-up for autonomous vehicle build, including troubleshooting, software testing, and verification.
• Develop and implement test plans for routine software releases and changes, including both on-vehicle and simulation testing.
• Evaluate the performance of different AV components, such as sensors, actuators, and algorithms, to ensure they meet safety and performance requirements.
• Investigate and debug issues found during testing, working with other engineers to resolve problems and improve system performance.
• Collaborate with other engineers, including software, hardware, and systems engineers, to ensure seamless integration and performance of AV systems.
• Integrate software and hardware components, ensuring proper functionality and performance within the overall vehicle system.
• Participate in tuning, calibration, triaging, in-vehicle testing, visualization, and post-processing of test data.

What we're looking for

• M.S. or Ph.D. in automotive engineering, computer engineering, electronics/electrical engineering, or a related field.
• 2+ years of experience in embedded automotive systems in the field of ADAS/AD or vehicle chassis controls.
• Experience in developing and implementing full-time critical systems.
• Experience with standards and practices such as ISO26262, MISRA-C, AUTOSAR, or similar.
• Experience in creating automated software generation toolchains.
• Experience with C programming and Simulink-based modeling using MATLAB.
• Experience with various testing and calibration tools, including Vector CANalyzer, CANape, Kvaser, New Eagle Raptor CAL, V-box, and ETAS INCA.