Senior or Principal Engineer - Vehicle Supervisory Management Software

at  Changan UK

PTS202305-01

Powertrain Software
Permanent
Competitive salary package, negotiable depending on qualifications and experience
Full Time
Birmingham B37 7YG, UK

ABOUT THE ROLE

As the Senior or Principal Engineer in the Vehicle Supervisory Management Software team, a major and integral part of your role will be ensuring the successful delivery of our Powertrain & Vehicle control software, covering both platform and applications for different Powertrain Architectures (DHT, REEV, BEV). You will also support designing new control system strategies with smart technologies in topics like Thermal Management, 4WD Torque Split Strategy, Energy Management, Predictive Features etc and leading the team to deliver software based on those. This role will require you to work with the wider cross-functional teams to develop a good understanding of various powertrain technologies and, to communicate clearly with non-software domain engineers.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

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  Prepare Technical Roadmap & Lead New Function Development
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  Prepare technical roadmap for the subject area . Develop and design new functions.
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  Support SW Architect with ideas and designs to help support move to centralised E/E architectures.
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  Review and approve work products created by the team.
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  Ensure architectural integrity of software solutions and act as the technical authority for supervisory controller functions.
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  Provide ongoing assessment of software design processes and optimise changes as needed.
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  Contribute to Advanced Research
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  Support advanced SW development including machine learning and big data features.
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  Support development and validation of advanced energy management algorithms, Thermal management Strategy and 4WD Torque Split Strategy.
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  Support software platform architectures design and optimisation.
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  Supply software to support the developments of smart and zero-carbon powertrain components.
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  Support and Lead Benchmarking exercises to understand competition.
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  Collaborate Across Departments
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  Collaborate with Calibration & Vehicle Integration Team to deliver fully calibrated functions to vehicles.
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  Collaborate with Simulation teams and develop strategies to improve electrical and thermal efficiencies of vehicles.
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  Collaborate with HQ teams and coach engineers to define the customer value of technical solutions.
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  Interface and collaborate with software team lead and colleagues based in China HQ.