Engine Controls Developer

The Engine Propulsion Controls Engineer will work within a Centre Of Excellence (CoE) belonging to the Product Release Centre (PRC) Engine Propulsion Controls and they will contribute in the development of engine propulsion systems for current and next-generation internal combustion engine & hybrid electrified propulsion systems for Stellantis vehicles.

The ideal candidate, who is a strong team player and willing to work in a fast paced environment, will have experience in modern and classical control strategies with a powertrain subsystem application (engine, transmission, electric motors, thermal, charging, etc.). Being system focused and having interdisciplinary experience, the ideal candidate must be able to significantly contribute to the development of hybrid operating strategies in the area of torque management, thermal management, energy management & charging, monitoring and remedial action, and diagnostics.

Specific Job Duties:

• Read and interpret high-level requirements related to the intended vehicle-level behavior
• Design appropriate control algorithm that fulfills the functional objectives
• Implement control algorithm in Matlab-Simulink, C, etc
• Provide best-guess calibration dataset
• Pre-verification of the implementation, check of the requirements' compliance, through Model In The Loop (MIL) testing;
• Pre-verification of the generated code, through Software in the Loop (SIL) testing or specific tools able to monitor the consumption of software resources (e.g. VRAM, throughput);
• Generation of integrated proto code builds;
• Verification of official code builds or proto code builds in the HIL lab or in the vehicle, using ETAS INCA tools;
• Analysis and response to the tracked issues;
• Attendance to the main technical meetings, data analysis and issues' resolution;
• Process documentation development;
• Calibration community support.

Fundamental Knowledge Pillars:

• Knowledge of modern and classical control principles
• Knowledge of major vehicle systems
• Domain knowledge (In one of the following: Thermal, torque, diagnostics, functional safety, charging)
• Embedded control development tools and processes

Detailed Qualifications:

Technical skills:

• Automotive Electrified Systems & Architectures fundamentals
• Vehicle energy management;
• Robust Control technics;
• C and C++ code structure and markup;
• The Mathworks modeling and autocode suite (Matlab, Simulink, Stateflow, Embedded Coder);
• D-SPACE TargetLink autocode generation tool;
• Excellent know-how of ETAS INCA tool;
• Usage of CANALYZER tool;
• Usage of ControlDesk and HIL tools;
• On Board Diagnostics (OBD) standards and architecture;
• ISO/SAE standard norms for CAN/LIN communication;
• Ability to analyze and deploy High and Low Level Requirements' documentation;
• Ability to analyze issues' descriptions and provide a resolution;
• Experimental data analysis and calibration methodology definition;
• Ability to perform verification activities.

Soft and Leadership skills:

• Capability to work in a team and in an international environment
• Capability of synthesis and reporting towards management
• Availability to business trips (mainly United States of America)
• Efficient communicational skills and ability to handle multiple tasks
• English: autonomous in listening (conference calls) and reading
• Passion in automotive field for all its declinations (from vehicle setup to assembly process)
• Work under pressure when tight schedules or late changes are required in releasing process (shorter time for control/software design and testing)
• No drawback to take higher responsibility leading crisis teams on production issues with possible impact on daily rate
• Driving license

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Computer Engineering or related degree field
• Minimum of 5 year experience in the following:
  
  
  
  • Engine Controls development in Matlab/Simulink auto-coding environment
  • Embedded C++ programming
  • Autosar software development using dSpace SystemDesk and RTE
  • Analysis of CAN logs, including message counter and CRC calculation and verification
  
  
  
  
• Demonstrated technical problem solving
• Strong overall knowledge of vehicle and powertrain functions
• Experience with modeling, simulation, development, testing, calibration and/or validation
• Outstanding interpersonal and problem solving skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in with emphasis in internal combustion engine, electrical power conversion, electromechanical energy conversion, power electronics, and electrical machines.
• Demonstrated working level experience in decomposing intended function into controls design documents
• Deep experience in the creation of MATLAB, SIMULINK, and AUTOSAR Architecture
• Critical character traits to ensure success: Action Oriented, Dealing with Ambiguity, Customer Focus, Problem Solving.