Description
2 exciting contract opportunities have arisen to work for a leading Automotive Tier1. Successful candidates will have full life cycle software development and model based design experience. Automotive experience is essential.
JOB SPECIFICATION
Job Title:Senior Software Engineer
Job Profile:
The Software Team is responsible for the development and release of software for a number of high profile and challenging global applications with European, North American and Chinese vehicle manufactures. A software engineer is required to support this development striving for customer delight with timely deliveries, novel system functions and high quality software. The successful candidate will develop software designs and implementations to appropriate software quality and safety standards, review software designs and implementations and support system level testing and issue resolution. As the post covers the interaction between software and hardware a broad understanding of a range of engineering disciplines such as electronic hardware and control on top of an understanding of software development for Embedded systems will be an advantage.
Principal Accountabilities:
- Participate in all aspects of the software development, testing and release for a specific application throughout the product life cycle both internally and with customers and suppliers. (Overseas travel may be required from time to time)
- Translation of customer and internal specifications into software requirements
- Implementation and testing of software requirements to ensure that all software deliverables meet requirements and standards
- Working with the Control Team to develop, simulate, prototype and evaluate new algorithms.
- Provide support for software integration and testing requiring development work on bench rigs and in vehicle.
- To contribute in the relevant areas of ECU and software safety analysis (eg. dFMEA, FTA).
Essential Personal Characteristics:
- Able to work effectively with a team and with a strong positive attitude.
- 2.1 or better degree in Software/Electronic Engineering or a related discipline.
- Understanding of requirements engineering and experience of tools/method, specifically DOORS
- Understanding of software/systems design and experience of tools/method, specifically UML/Rhapsody
- Experienced in Real Time Embedded software development (C language).
- Experienced problem solver and trouble shooter
Preferred Personal Characteristics:
- An understanding of analogue & digital electronic hardware.
- Matlab and/or Simulink experience preferably with automatic target code generation.
- Knowledge of safety-critical applications and/or automotive component development & industrialisation.
- Familiarity with Automotive SPICE, MISRA or equivalents
- Understanding of CAN-bus communications and diagnostics over CAN
- Six-Sigma Green Belt certified
To apply for this position, candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK
Connectus Technology Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.