Vehicle Control Software Engineer

Gatik

San Francisco (CA)

On-site

USD 170,000 - 250,000

Full time

14 days+

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401(k)

Job summary

Gatik is seeking an algorithm engineering expert to develop embedded software for safety-critical applications in autonomous vehicles. The role involves creating vehicle control algorithms, ensuring compliance with functional safety standards, and working onsite in Mountain View, CA. Ideal candidates will have a Master’s degree and extensive experience in automotive systems.

Qualifications

5+ years of experience in designing electrical systems for automotive platforms.
Competency in vehicle algorithm design and model-based software engineering.
Familiarity with automotive embedded systems and debugging tools.

Responsibilities

Build and improve vehicle chassis control algorithms for embedded ECU hardware.
Create functionally safe software following automotive standards.
Ensure software maturity and traceability with professional documentation.

Skills

Algorithm Development

Model-Based Development

Vehicle Control Algorithms

Functional Safety Standards

Prototyping

Education

Master’s degree in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering

Tools

dSpace Autobox

ControlDesk

CANalyzer

PCAN

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$170,000.00/yr - $250,000.00/yr

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Gatik, the leader in autonomous middle-mile logistics, is revolutionizing the B2B supply chain with its autonomous transportation-as-a-service (ATaaS) solution and prioritizing safe, consistent deliveries while streamlining freight movement by reducing congestion. The company focuses on short-haul, B2B logistics for Fortune 500 retailers and in 2021 launched the world’s first fully driverless commercial transportation service with Walmart. Gatik's Class 3-7 autonomous trucks are commercially deployed across major markets, including Texas, Arkansas, and Ontario, Canada, driving innovation in freight transportation.

The company's proprietary Level 4 autonomous technology, Gatik Carrier, is custom-built to transport freight safely and efficiently between pick-up and drop-off locations on the middle mile. With robust capabilities in both highway and urban environments, Gatik Carrier serves as an all-encompassing solution that integrates advanced software and hardware powering the fleet, facilitating effortless integration into customers' logistics operations.

About the role

We are seeking a talented algorithm engineering expert for our vehicle systems development in the Drive-by-wire field. Your position will involve the algorithm development of embedded ECU software for safety-critical applications such as steering control, brake control or throttle actuation. The development shall involve the model-based development of embedded software as well as preceding phases involving prototyping components. You will use your experience in the automotive series software development to create vehicle chassis control algorithms involving the software development itself, requirements drafting as well as integration of the software in various verification and validation steps. You will be responsible for drafting, designing, testing and triaging the algorithms throughout their whole life cycle.

This role requires working onsite 5 days a week at our Mountain View, CA office.

What You Will Do

Build and improve vehicle chassis control algorithms for embedded ECU hardware
Create functionally safe software by following common automotive standards for functional safety
Design vehicle control software on rapid prototyping toolchains, test algorithms on bench setups, HiL systems and vehicle platforms, and draft requirements for your algorithms
Ensure software maturity and traceability with professional documentation and collaboration with requirements engineers
Create and track software release plans as well as testing activities to achieve continuous integration of software products in vehicle and field testing

What We’re Looking For

Master’s degree in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Robotics or similar, ideally with focus on automotive engineering
5+ years of experience in designing electrical systems for automotive platforms
Demonstrated ability to develop and implement full time critical systems
Competency in vehicle algorithm design such as vehicle-related control algorithms, state machine design
High proficiency in model-based software engineering
Demonstrated ability to meet ambitious timelines with critical deliverables
Experience with standards and practices such as ISO26262, MISRA-C and AUTOSAR
Familiarity with automotive embedded systems. Experience with CAN, LIN analysis, and debugging tools (PCAN, CANalyzer, CANape, etc.)
Familiarity with rapid prototyping hardware such as dSpace Autobox and accompanying software such as ControlDesk

More about Gatik

Founded in 2017 by experts in autonomous vehicle technology, Gatik has rapidly expanded its presence to Mountain View, Dallas-Fort Worth, Arkansas, and Toronto. As the first and only company to achieve fully driverless middle-mile commercial deliveries, Gatik holds a unique and defensible position in the AV industry, with a clear trajectory toward sustainable growth and profitability.

We have delivered complete, proprietary AV technology - an integration of software and hardware - to enable earlier successes for our clients in constrained Level 4 autonomy. By choosing the middle mile – with defined point-to-point delivery, we have simplified some of the more complex AV challenges, enabling us to achieve full autonomy ahead of competitors. Given extensive knowledge of Gatik’s well-defined, fixed route ODDs and hybrid architecture, we are able to hyper-optimize our models with exponentially less data, establish gate-keeping mechanisms to maintain explainability, and ensure continued safety of the system for unmanned operations.

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