Controls Software Engineer
Location: Multimatic Electronic Systems UK, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
Posted: April 19th, 2024
Controls Software Engineer - Job Specification
Multimatic - Solving our customers’ problems through the know-how we embed in the products and services we sell.
Multimatic is a global automotive company providing hardware and engineering services to OEMs around the world. Multimatic Electronic Systems (division of MTCe) based in Cambridge and Thetford will meet the growing needs of our automotive customers in electronics hardware and software control. Combining our new products with Multimatic’s existing expertise in suspension systems, vehicle dynamics, mechanisms and mechatronics will enable us to go to market with complete active suspension, active aero and powered door products to our customers in the future.
We are seeking a Controls Software Engineer to join our growing engineering team based in Cambridge/Thetford. You will be developing software for a new range of Multimatic automotive electronic control units and will be joining a highly capable team split between the UK and Canada (Toronto). We need someone who is happy to work with others, is able to communicate well and most importantly embraces our culture - finding ways to say “yes”, meeting all commitments, being flexible, embracing challenges and ensuring we deliver excellent solutions to our customers.
You would be joining this division at a great time – early enough to make your mark, whilst also benefiting from the stability and security that our parent company provides.
Facility Address:
Cambridge/Thetford
Key Areas of Responsibility:
1. Develop and maintain software for automotive suspension, power closures and active aero control systems.
2. Develop and maintain library blocks enabling us to re-use our IP across multiple products.
3. Assist with requirements capture and architecture design.
4. Assist with development and maintaining controls algorithms and software functions for our systems.
5. Testing of developed software solutions for assigned projects (PIL, SIL, MIL etc).
6. Work within a team in an agile manner allowing for flexibility and self-management to complete tasks.
7. Ensure processes are correctly followed, whilst also looking for opportunities to improve the process.
Ideal Experience
8. University degree or equivalent in Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Control Engineering, Applied Physics or equivalent.
9. Formal Software development within embedded software development environment.
10. Experience with AutoSAR and Embedded Linux
11. Highly experienced in Matlab, Simulink and Stateflow
12. Understanding of autocode generation
13. Experience in MIL and SIL testing
14. Understanding of Floating point and Fixed point arithmetic
15. Experience developing controls algorithms and software architectures, with vehicle testing.
16. Formal software development within Aerospace, Automotive, Medical or similar embedded software development environment
Desirable Experience
17. Use of test tools for Unit testing, SIL testing, HIL testing
18. Writing and reviewing software requirements
19. Understanding of power electronics, brushed & brushless DC and AC motors, motor controllers, power conversion, power storage, signal conditioning and digital communication
20. Appreciation of ISO 26262 including the ASIL risk classification scheme
21. Hands on mechanical experience and understanding of vehicles is an asset
Multimatic is an equal opportunity employer.