Sr. Customer Solutions V&V Engineer

Job Purpose

You will be responsible for design and maintenance of Controls Applications and calibration for Dana driveline systems (including transmissions, torque converters, driveline controls) for our off-highway OEM vehicles. Help us lead the way to electrification of drivelines and help make the transition to Functional Safe applications. Ensure that Americas regional customers are well supported with respect to driveline controls and calibration requirements and associated troubleshooting.

Tasks will include but not limited to understanding internal and customer request/requirements for performance, driver comfortability, diagnostics, safety, and calibrate the specific system to meet these requirements. Design and conduct test cases for assessment of calibration in different environments such as Dyno, HIL, or in vehicle. Your workplace will be very dynamic and fast-paced and customer centric. 

Job Duties and Responsibilities

System engineering:
•    Fulfil a review role on concept, stakeholder and system engineering requirements. 
•    Compose V&V criteria
•    Work out technical concepts
•    Identify gaps, improvements and opportunities through application experience, to improve our product and feature offering. 
•    Assist definition of functional safety features through your application knowledge. 

Establish and implement powertrain control system:

Full ownership to prepare, implement, and document control systems for powertrains / drive systems. Emphasis is on new projects, that require new processes to be defined:
•    Introduction of Functional Safe applications. 
•    Introduction of Electrification projects.
•    Help define these new processes.
 
Examples of associated activities:
•    Follow up the realization of new features with the software development team
•    Documentation: wiring diagram, user manual, firmware release report, list of activated functions and recommended verification, official release form, ...
•    Tuning and commissioning of prototype machines at the OEM on site
•    Development of own competences on other control systems by means of training 

Verification and Validation

Software releases, both embedded and PC based, need thorough verification. Analyze and feedback test results to developer. Iterate if needed. 
This includes:
•    Explicit & formalized firmware verification according to release notes by means of black box testing:
•    Simulator
•    Testbench
•    Test lab vehicle
•    vehicle at OEM site. 
•    PC Tools (Diagnostic and configuration tools)  
•    Formulate V&V criteria on requirements
•    Define and improve verification processes. 

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

•    Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Control Systems, Electrical Engineering or related field required.
•    4+ years of experience of in powertrain (engine, transmission, or hybrid)
•    Experience with calibration of electrified powertrain systems preferred. 
•    Dyno setups and software.
•    Experience with embedded controls
•    Knowledge of off-highway vehicles and systems
•    Knowledge of dSPACE or other HIL systems.
•    Experience with calibration development using modeling, simulation, analytical methods.
•    Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to build relationships with all functions and levels across the organization
•    Willing to travel up to 30% within the U.S. and potentially internationally for development testing and customer work site visits.

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

•    Strong MATLAB and Simulink knowledge
•    Strong knowledge of PID Calibration, Shift strategy, Torque management, diagnostics strategies.
•    Familiarity with different CAN protocols such as J1939, CAN standard, UDS, etc. 
•    Strong experience with calibration tools such as CANape, INCA, ControlDesk, ATI, etc.
•    Hands on vehicle debugging and calibration experience
•    Knowledge of control logic of transmissions