Description
Summary: Under the direction of Department Head, this position provides technical and organizational leadership for the advanced development of innovative SDV-based features enabled by cross-domain system integration.
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Essential Functions:
- Develop development masterplan aligned with the company's corporate business objectives.
- Design the architecture, connection, communication for test vehicles and perform construction, revision and maintenance of the vehicles as well as to make reports.
- Design, implement, and evaluate ECU/actuator/sensing algorithms embedded in the vehicle Perform experiments and analyze data, create new techniques and evaluation as well as to make reports.
- Create new concepts and perform experiments and analysis to realize improved system. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and develop software-defined mobility solutions tailored to specific network requirements and use cases.
- Create design specifications for RFQ to outsourcing companies.
- Provide direction on design and development activities to improve, modify or design new products.
- Lead research and development, quality control and product modification and improvement activities in alignment with established program objectives.
- Oversee the review of product design for compliance with engineering principles, company standards, and customer requirements.
- Ensure legal compliance in all engineering product design activities.
- Consistently use exceptional customer service skills and work with all levels of staff and maintain strict confidentiality of information.
- Maintain a safe workplace and follow all regulations and requirements related to safety and environmental compliance.
- Follow all quality policy standards.
- Lead and manage engineering teams to successfully execute development activities while meeting technical, quality, schedule, and business objectives.
- Plan and manage resources, priorities, and workloads across multiple projects to ensure effective utilization of engineering capabilities.
- Develop and mentor team members through coaching, performance feedback, career development, and competency-building activities.
- Provide engineering direction and decision-making by reviewing technical approaches, identifying project risks, and driving timely resolution of technical and organizational issues.
Qualifications:
Knowledge skills and abilities:
- Ability to construct test vehicles, design and implement power/communication/signal architecture is required.
- Ability to design, implement, and evaluate ECU/actuator algorithms embedded in the vehicle is required.
- Programming skills in C and Simulink is required, C++ and Python is preferred.
- Knowledge of how to use internal & external sensor (GPS, IMU, camera, LiDAR) is required.
- Knowledge of how to use electric chassis and powertrain to control vehicle motion is required.
- Experience in developing stability control and dynamics control is preferred.
- Knowledge of ADAS control function is plus
- Ability to develop ADAS lateral and horizontal control function is preferred.
- Knowledge with Model Predictive Control is plus.
- Knowledge of in-vehicle communication protocols (CAN/Ethernet/etc) is required.
- Ability to carry out system level integration (including hardware and software) within vehicle is preferred
- Prior experience with real-time algorithm development for vehicle or chassis actuator is required.
- Ability to make test plans and execute experiments is required.
- Ability to analyze and utilize sensor data or collected data is required.
- Experience using Model Based Development tools (specifically MATLAB/Simulink and Vehicle Dynamic simulation tool such as CarSim) is needed.
- Familiarity with hardware and software simulators such as dSPACE is needed.
- Familiarity with Cloud development environment such as AWS is plus.
- Excellent writing and communication skills is required
- Ability to work independently with minimal direction is required as are strong verbal and written communication skills.
Leadership and Management Qualifications
- Demonstrated leadership experience managing and developing engineering teams.
- Strong coaching, mentoring, delegation, and performance-management capabilities.
- Proven ability to manage engineering priorities, resources, schedules, risks, and deliverables.
- Ability to lead and influence cross-functional and cross-organizational teams.
- Strong strategic thinking and ability to align engineering activities with business objectives and customer needs.
- Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation, and conflict-resolution skills.
- Demonstrated ability to make sound decisions in complex and ambiguous situations.
- Ability to foster innovation, collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Education: Bachelor's degree in engineering or related area required. Master's degree preferred.
Experience: Minimum 10+ years prior related experience
Job level determined by various factors such as organization size, responsibility, career stage, and capabilities.
Working Conditions:
Physical Demands: Required to sit or stand for long periods of time. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Travel: Domestic and international may be required as needed.
Work Environment: Primarily in a professional business office with exposure to testing areas and periodic exposure to manufacturing environments.