Senior Controls & Software Lead Engineer

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group is seeking a Controls & SW Engineer with strong Mechanical or Electrical Engineering background to drive feasibility studies, cost assessments and feature rollouts for automotive programs.

The role leads a team of controls engineers, collaborates with cross-functional teams, and ensures rigorous validation of control functions throughout the vehicle development cycle, with emphasis on Agile practices and MATLAB/Simulink tooling.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
• Minimum 5 years engineering experience, with at least 2 in automotive.
• Ability to work in an Agile environment.
• Experience with Matlab/Simulink/Stateflow and Embedded C is a plus.
• Proactive, accountable and communicative.

Responsibilities

• Provide feasibility and cost assessment for Controls & SW to vehicle/programs.
• Represent the Controls System as primary interface vs. Propulsion System Community.
• Coordinate Controls Features development.
• Define Feature Roll-out Plan aligned to program milestones and objectives.
• Lead and mentor a team of controls engineers.
• Ensure rigorous validation of control functions throughout vehicle development cycle.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to advance cutting-edge controls technology.
• Drive continuous improvement in controls engineering processes and methodologies.

Skills

Complex systems experience

Agile environment

MATLAB/Simulink/Stateflow

Embedded C

Troubleshooting

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink/Stateflow

Embedded C

Job description

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group is seeking a Controls & SW Engineer with strong Mechanical or Electrical Engineering background to drive feasibility studies, cost assessments and feature rollouts for automotive programs.

The role leads a team of controls engineers, collaborates with cross-functional teams, and ensures rigorous validation of control functions throughout the vehicle development cycle, with emphasis on Agile practices and MATLAB/Simulink tooling.