Powertrain Control and Electronics & Integration Jobs

Changan has ambitious plans to become a truly global passenger car business by producing exciting and desirable vehicles with advanced customer features. Key to achieving this goal is developing the next generation of powertrain control system platforms and software applications. Our team is developing a new powertrain domain control unit which will far exceed the capability of our current control unit’s capability.

We are looking for an experienced software engineering professional to lead the software team in this effort. The role requires technical leadership: to support the team to identify solutions and to guide them through concept, implementation and verification stages. You will work closely with our project teams to develop delivery plans and report status against the plan.

A major and integral part of your role will be as the lead software architect for our products, covering both applications and platforms – designing new product architectures, documenting them, and leading the team to deliver software according to it. This aspect of the role will require you to work with the wider cross-functional team to develop a good understanding of the complete powertrain and to communicate clearly with non-software domain engineers.

This is an exciting opportunity to take on a varied role with both technical and management responsibilities, in a very fast-moving company. Unlike similar positions in other firms, this role offers a lot of autonomy – you will have full ownership of challenging problems, leading the team to create solutions that move us towards our goal.

Personal Specification:

Required:

• Batchelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, maths or physics
• At least 8 years of experience developing and implementing software for real-time embedded applications
• Experience of managing/leading a team of engineers to deliver high quality embedded software/control systems
• Good working knowledge of software development processes, workflows, and standards e.g. Auto SPICE
• Expert understanding of model-based software development with MATLAB / Simulink
• Expert knowledge of using software change management tools e.g. Git / Subversion / Perforce
• Experience of designing and applying formal software architectures
• Capable of delivering high-level technical presentations to senior management

Desirable:

• Ability to work in a dynamic team with changing project requirements and priorities
• Line management experience: recruiting, mentoring and developing the team
• Strong background in maths and physics
• Practical knowledge of V-cycle and Agile development methodologies
• Prior experience of mass-production automotive embedded software projects
• Experience in software for safety-critical systems
• Experience of software testing and quality metrics (coverage analysis, complexity analysis)
• Skilled at debugging, performance optimization and unit testing
• Experience with automotive communication protocols e.g. CAN / CAN FD / UDS

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead the PTS software team to develop reliable and secure software systems
  • Personally lead the technical work activity of the team
  • Review, revise and approve work products created by the team
  • Participate in software design reviews
  • Collaborate with other teams to determine new project needs and find good solutions
  • Present project proposals to company senior management and departments
  • Prepare software development timing plans and manage the allocation of resources
  • Work with and manage external suppliers
  • Provide ongoing assessment of software design processes and make changes as needed
• Develop and grow the skills of the PTS software team as required by the business
  • Conduct annual performance appraisals and objective settings for team members
  • Recruit new staff as required
  • Actively support the professional development and training of the team members
• Develop architectural solutions for real-time embedded software applications
  • Lead software architecture, design, and code reviews
  • Ensure architectural integrity of software solutions
• Interface and collaborate with software team lead and colleagues based in China HQ
• Support the head of the department and in the management of the department
  • Contribute to the management of budgets and resource allocation
  • Contribute to the development and delivery of the departmental strategy

Other Features of job:

• Role based in the UK with core CAUK team. Occasional travel to other CA sites, on development trips and to visit suppliers is a requirement.
• Must be eligible to work in the UK

If you are selected for an interview, our recruitment team will normally contact you directly. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications, we are unable to inform the candidates who are not shortlisted or give specific feedback.

Changan has ambitious plans to become a truly global passenger car business by producing exciting and desirable vehicles with advanced customer features. Key to achieving this goal is developing the next generation of powertrain control system platforms and software applications. Our team is developing a new powertrain domain control unit which will far exceed the capability of our current control unit’s capability.

We are looking for an experienced control system engineering professional to lead the control system design team in this effort. The role requires technical leadership: to support the team to identify solutions and to guide them through concept, implementation and verification stages. You will work closely with our project teams to develop delivery plans and report status against the plan.

The control system design team is at the centre of our product development effort. We act as a cross-functional hub, bringing together different disciplines (mechanical, hydraulic, software, integration) and apply Systems Engineering thinking to solve problems. Our first task on any project is to understand the system that must be controlled, how it works (and how it fails). From there we develop product requirements and prototype solutions. Through an iterative process we refine the solutions and take them through to production. You will lead the team through this activity and ensure that the end product is fit for purpose.

This is an exciting opportunity to take on a varied role with both technical and management responsibilities, in a very fast-moving company. Unlike similar positions in other firms, this role offers a lot of autonomy – you will have full ownership of challenging problems, leading the team to create solutions that move us towards our goal.

Personal Specification:

Required:

• Batchelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, maths or physics
• At least 6 years of experience developing real-time embedded applications
• Experience of managing/leading a team of engineers in the development of control systems
• Expert knowledge of system requirements analysis, system architecture and developing associated verification criteria.
• Understanding of model-based software development with MATLAB / Simulink
• Working knowledge of software development processes, workflows, and standards e.g. Auto SPICE
• Extensive experience in conducting system design failure analysis e.g. DFMEA / HARA
• Experience with automotive communication protocols e.g. CAN / CAN FD / UDS
• Strong problem-solving skills, with experience of appropriate techniques
• Capable of delivering high-level technical presentations to senior management

Desirable:

• Ability to work in a dynamic team with changing project requirements and priorities
• Line management experience: recruiting, mentoring and developing the team
• Experience of applying formal system engineering tools (e.g. Enterprise Architect, Polarion)
• Strong background in maths and physics
• Practical knowledge of V-cycle and Agile development methodologies
• Prior experience of mass-production automotive embedded software projects
• Experience of designing control systems for safety-critical systems
• Knowledge of automotive diagnostics and emissions controls

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead the PTS control system team to develop reliable and secure controls systems
  • Personally lead the technical work activity of the team
  • Review, revise and approve work products created by the team
  • Participate in design reviews, functional safety and FMEA reviews
  • Collaborate with other teams to determine new project needs and find good solutions
  • Present project proposals to company senior management and departments
  • Prepare control system development timing plans and manage the allocation of resources
  • Work with and manage external suppliers
  • Provide ongoing assessment of control system design processes and make changes as needed
• Develop and grow the skills of the PTS control system team as required by the business
  • Conduct annual performance appraisals and objective settings for team members
  • Recruit new staff as required
  • Actively support the professional development and training of the team members
• Lead the introduction and adoption of system engineering tools / processes in the company
• Interface and collaborate with control system team lead and colleagues based in China HQ
• Support the head of department and in the management of the department
  • Contribute to the management of budgets and resource allocation
  • Contribute in the development and delivery of the departmental strategy

Other Features of job:

• Role based in UK with core CAUK team. Occasional travel to other CA sites, on development trips and to visit suppliers is a requirement.
• Must be eligible to work in the UK 

If you are selected for an interview, our recruitment team will normally contact you directly. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications, we are unable to inform the candidates who are not shortlisted or give specific feedback.

Job Purpose

Design and develop Hardware in loop system architecture, real-time models, test automation, configuration management, and mentoring the junior team members on verification and validation activities.

Personal Specification

Required

• 1^st class degree qualified in a relevant engineering discipline
• Ideally has a minimum of 8+ years relevant automotive system integration and testing experience
• Must have relevant experience in design and development of HiL setups for control software verification and validation. Automotive experience preferred but consideration will be given to candidates with relevant experience from other industries (e.g. aerospace, rail)
• Must have experience in deriving functional test cases and verification methods from system level requirements
• Must have experience in test automation using python. Desirable to have expertise on ECU-Test, Automation Desk, Test weaver etc
• Must have real time model development and integration experience using MATLAB, Simulink or other industry standard tools
• Must have experience in simulation and testing vehicle communication networks based on CAN/Flexray/Ethernet etc
• Preferred experience in wiring harness design and development
• Preferred experience in configuration management tools used for version controlling of plant models, test scripts and relevant test configurations
• Preferred experience in software tool development to support testing activities
• Maintaining and developing strong numeracy and literacy skills
• Good logical reasoning
• Motivation to learn new technologies and employ systems engineering principles
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills to work within a team

Desirable

• Experience in EV or hybrid domain, HV energy management
• Knowledge on Auto SPICE development processes
• Knowledge on Vehicle diagnostics, for example, ISO14229 and UDS specifications
• Familiarity with ISO26262 or equivalent functional safety standards

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain HIL facilities to support control software validation for current and future vehicle programs
• Work closely with simulation team in plant model development and integration activities on HIL systems
• Develop and maintain a modular plant model architecture to be used across multiple powertrain projects
• Support in terms of HiL setup preparation, integration with Test cell environment for Powertrain level testing activities
• Develop and maintain detailed documentation of HIL system hardware and software components
• Development of automated test facilities including the capability of fault insertion and diagnostic facilities in support of system integration and verification.
• Perform verification and validation testing on HIL, to include test design, analysis, reporting and issue management.
• Develop test methodology against system requirements, test automation, execution and reporting.
• Co-operation with our HIL team in HQ to ensure best practice is learnt and applied by both teams.
• Problem investigation and resolution.
• Supporting hazard and safety analysis based on ISO26262
• Support identifying the opportunities and use case generation to expand the V&V activities into other powertrain areas
• Enhance the test automation capabilities to include more functional testing as part of regression testing activities
• Develop new tools and test methods with documentation in line with latest trends in Simulation, Test and Validation field

Other Features of job

• Role-based in the UK with core CAUK team. Occasional travel to other CA sites, on development trips and to visit suppliers is a requirement.
• Must be eligible to work in the UK.

If you are selected for an interview, our recruitment team will normally contact you directly. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications, we are unable to inform the candidates who are not shortlisted or give specific feedback.

Job Purpose

Develop embedded control software for mass production vehicles

Personal Specification

Required

• Degree qualified in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Computer Science or similar discipline
• 5 or more years experience in developing real-time embedded software for the automotive industry
• Proficient in programming in C
• Good understanding of model-based software development
• Good working knowledge of software development processes and workflow e.g. Auto SPICE
• Good working knowledge of software development standards e.g. MISRA
• Good working knowledge of using software change management tools e.g. ClearCase / MKS / Perforce
• Proven ability to work as part of a team to demanding deadlines
• Strong numeracy and literacy, including ability to write clear documentation.

Desirable

• Working knowledge of dual clutch transmissions
• Working knowledge of hybrid powertrains and architectures
• Experience of auto-coding software within the Mathworks toolchain e.g. Simulink / Stateflow / Embedded Coder
• Experience of developing software for safety critical systems e.g. ISO26262
• Experience of developing software within an AUTOSR based software architecture
• Experience of developing software for multi-core micro controllers
• Experience in using software calibration tools e.g. INCA, CANape
• Experience in using embedded software debugging tools e.g. Lauterbach / TRACE32
• Experience programming in MATLAB, and/or Python
• Experience in using automotive communication protocols e.g. CAN / FlexRay / CAN FD / UDS
• Full UK driving license

Main Duties and Responsibilities

As a Senior Embedded Software Engineer you will work within a small proactive team to develop robust complex control strategies for DCT transmissions and hybrid powertrains over the full development lifecycle:

• Work closely with members of the System and Calibration teams to develop prototype software for initial concept evaluation
• Develop software strategies to deliver a high level of vehicle shift quality, driveability, performance, fuel economy and customer satisfaction
• Take prototype code through the software development process for use in mass production vehicles
• Support the testing of hybrid powertrains and transmissions during dyno and spin rig testing
• Identify opportunities for strategy improvement and / or optimise functionality
• Validate embedded control strategies using MIL and HIL
• Produce functional software specifications and test reports in a clear and concise manor
• Lead and take part in software design and code reviews
• Create high quality software within demanding timescales
• Contribute to the continuing development of software process and methodology
• Mentor junior members of the team in UK and China

Other Features of job

• Role based in UK with core CAUK team. Occasional travel to other CA sites, on development trips and to visit suppliers is a requirement.
• Must be eligible to work in the UK. 

If you are selected for an interview, our recruitment team will normally contact you directly. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications, we are unable to inform the candidates who are not shortlisted or give specific feedback.

Job Purpose

Take a principal role in the technical management of ISO26262 Functional Safety Projects, DFMEAs and associated diagnostics.

Personal Specification

• Degree qualified or similar qualification
• Strong numeracy and literacy skills, including ability to write clear documentation
• Good logical reasoning
• 8 Years of direct experience is essential with preferably some of this within the Automotive Industry
• Excellent communication skills and able to work as part of a cross functional team
• The successful candidate will have been actively involved in the development of functional safety following ISO26262, IEC61508 or similar Functional Safety Standards.
• Must have experience of implementing a functional safety process for embedded system projects.
• Good working knowledge of functional safety standards e.g. IEC61508, DO 178B/C, ISO26262.
• Has some experience of developing associated diagnostic requirements and strategies associated with Functional Safety implementation.
• Preferred experience working with powertrain systems including hybrid and battery electric vehicles.
• Has experience of undertaking DFMEA at System and Sub-System level
• Able to inspire team to strive for improvements and high customer service
• Evidence of achieving results through effective self-motivation and prioritization
• An ability to overcome cultural barriers

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead the functional safety aspects of all CAUK projects using ISO 26262
• Development of safety architectures and safety plans to ensure compliance with ISO26262
• Lead and coordinate creation of functional safety documentation according to ISO26262
• Cascade safety requirements to System, Sub System and Component Levels
• Collaborate with all relevant stakeholders on functional safety
• Undertake reviews with product teams ensuring functional safety standards are complied with throughout product development cycles
• Supporting the implementation of Functional Safety requirements and associated diagnostics

Other Features of job

• Must be eligible to work in the UK

If you are selected for an interview, our recruitment team will normally contact you directly. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications, we are unable to inform the candidates who are not shortlisted or give specific feedback.