Principal Embedded Controls Engineer

LER TechForce; Columbus (IN); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

LER TechForce seeks a Principal Embedded Controls Engineer in Columbus, Indiana, with national travel to U.S. worksites. Telecommuting permitted 2 days/week. You will deliver embedded controls solutions for automotive systems, mentor junior engineers, and lead safety and calibration reviews.

Requirements include a Master’s degree or equivalent with 4+ years in embedded automotive control experience, including powertrain, brakes, and BMS. Proficiency in MATLAB, Simulink, and Stateflow is expected.

Qualifications

• Design and testing of embedded control systems for automotive applications.
• Experience with control software lifecycles and requirements management.
• Proficiency in memory allocation, programming standards, and microcontroller peripherals.

Responsibilities

• Deliver embedded controls solutions for automotive systems to optimize performance and safety.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to embedded controls teams.
• Coordinate feature reviews and safety analyses (FMEA/FTA) for software features.

Skills

Embedded controls

Automotive systems

Calibration/tuning

MATLAB/Simulink

FMEA/FTA

Education

Master's degree in engineering

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

MATLAB

Simulink

Stateflow

Job description

Job Location

305 Franklin Street, Columbus IN 47201, and various unanticipated worksites throughout U.S.

Duties

LER TechForce LLC seeks a Principal Embedded Controls Engineer in Columbus, Indiana, and various unanticipated worksites throughout the U.S. Telecommuting permitted 2 days/week. Duties: deliver flexible, integrated, and executable embedded controls solutions for automotive systems to optimize vehicle and equipment performance and comply with safety regulations; analyze requirements and create process improvement and implementation plans for executable calibrations and tuning projects; provide technical guidance, mentorship, and training to embedded controls engineering teams; provide technical leadership for embedded controls and executable calibration projects; stay abreast of changing safety regulations for automotive safety systems; develop quality assurance techniques for executed calibrations to be developed by junior level engineers; perform root cause analysis and error correction for advanced, complex, and multi-faceted issues; coordinate and lead feature, calibration and functional safety reviews; confirm that new software features integrate with automotive control systems to meet emissions, safety and performance requirements; provide technical support and guidance, and collaborate in software and hardware implementation activities; apply quality assurance techniques.

Requirements

Master's degree (or foreign equivalent degree) in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, technology, computer engineering, aerospace engineering, or related field, and 4 years of experience (gained at any time) in any engineering or technical role which included at least one of the skills listed below. Included within the 4 years of experience, must have experience in all of the following: design and testing of embedded control systems for automotive applications, including powertrain, brakes, steering, and battery management systems; engine control module embedded design, including memory allocation, programming standards, microcontrollers, and microprocessor peripherals; use of function safety processes, including hazard analysis and risk assessment (FMEA or FTA) and safety validation; tuning and calibration of embedded control systems for automotive applications; testing and validation of system-level requirements; developing calibrations for control systems for automotive applications; version control, requirements management, and lifecycle management software; using MATLAB, Simulink, and Stateflow for real-time embedded software development.

In lieu of master's degree and 4 years of experience, will accept a bachelor's degree (or foreign equivalent degree) in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, technology, computer engineering, aerospace engineering, or related field, and 6 years of post-bachelor's, progressive experience in engineering or technical roles which must have included the skills listed above.