The Automated Driving team is actively searching for a Motion Controls Design / Development Engineer. This is a design position with a focus on vehicle trajectory and dynamics control, particularly longitudinal and lateral dynamics control and related software design. As the owner of the Motion Controls content within the STELLANTIS ecosystem, you will develop and maintain expertise needed for STELLANTIS to manage controlled systems including mechatronics and active chassis components for Preventive/Active Safety and Autonomous Driving aims. You will also interact closely with a variety of engineering domains in order to be aligned to the requirements necessary to integrate Motion Control content into STELLANTIS prototype and production vehicles. We are looking for a self-starter with good engineering judgement, a solid background in control engineering and automatic code generation, and the curiosity/motivation to learn as the technology progresses.
The main job responsibilities will be:
- Develop, design, and co-design technical solutions for Advanced Vehicle Control Systems, Vehicle added value features, Autonomous Driving innovative solutions, e.g.
- Desired vehicle trajectory tracking control
- Longitudinal and lateral vehicle Motion controls
- Actuations (steering, braking, powertrain) controls
- Vehicle States / Ego Motion design
- Vehicle / System integration finite state machines
- Prepare, release, maintain and update motion control classic AUTOSAR software components (SWCs)
- Interact with internal and external SW integration and Basic SW teams for evaluating technical proposals about software components integration
- Define and execute verification/unit tests of defined SWCs
- Analyze the controlled systems data acquisitions in order to evaluate and refine the system performance to achieve the desired target
- Guarantee developed motion control contents knowledge transfer to related R&D involved dept. people for any other company aims
Basic Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanics/Mechatronics/Electronics/Control/Automation Engineering or related field
- A minimum of 5 years experience
- Strong Knowledge of Control Systems design, Estimation, Optimization and Robotics
- Technical skill in:
- Control Design, Development and Analysis by using Matlab/Simulink environment (e.g. Control Systems Toolbox, Model Predictive Control Toolbox, …)
- Automatic code generator tools for Matlab/Simulink environment (e.g. Embedded Coder/Real time workshop or dSpace TargetLink)
- AUTOSAR standard knowledge and experience in sw engineering / deployment for embedded targets compliant to AUTOSAR standards (e.g. usage of Simulink Autosar Toolbox)
- Rapid Prototyping ECU programming (e.g. dSpace MicroAutobox, …)
- CAN Data Analysis by using Vector SW (e.g. CANalyzer, CANape, CANdb++, …) and HW (CANcaseXL, CANlog3, GL2000, …)
- C, C++ basic programming languages and code generation process knowledge
- Organization and follow-through
- Excellent ability to work in a team and within a complex organization
- High sense of independence and self-responsibility
Preferred Qualifications:
- Specialized education or research in Control theory / engineering and application in Automotive field
- Good knowledge of vehicle dynamics and mechatronics
- Good understanding of CAN/CAN FD and Ethernet networking
- Basic technical knowledge about the automotive development process
- Experience in design and product validation
- Experience in Safety Relevant Control System Design
- Experience in the development of Driving Assistance and Automated Driving systems, including in-vehicle activities and exposure to test drives / field Operation testing activities
- Knowledge of system requirements engineering required for automated driving inclusive of most of the following:
- EE architecture topologies
- System functional partitioning
- Interfaces
- Failure analysis
- Data collection / simulation
- HIL / SIL techniques
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanics, Mechatronics, Electronics, Control, Automation Engineering, or a related field
- At least 5 years of professional experience
- Strong knowledge of control systems design, estimation, optimization, and robotics
- Experience with control design, development, and analysis using MATLAB and Simulink
- Experience with automatic code generation tools such as Embedded Coder, Real-Time Workshop, or dSPACE TargetLink
- Knowledge and experience with AUTOSAR software engineering and embedded deployment
- Experience with rapid prototyping ECU programming, such as dSPACE MicroAutoBox
- Experience analyzing CAN data using Vector software and hardware
- Basic programming knowledge in C and C++
- Strong organization and follow-through
- Ability to work effectively within a team and complex organization
- Independence and self-responsibility
- Specialized education or research in control theory, control engineering, or automotive applications
- Knowledge of vehicle dynamics and mechatronics
- Understanding of CAN, CAN FD, and Ethernet networking
- Basic knowledge of automotive development processes
- Experience in design and product validation
- Experience with safety-relevant control system design
- Experience developing driver assistance and automated driving systems
- In-vehicle testing, test-drive, or field-operation testing experience
- Knowledge of automated-driving system requirements engineering, including EE architectures, functional partitioning, interfaces, failure analysis, simulation, HIL, and SIL
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