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Lead Software Engineer - Automotive Controls (S02)

SIG Advisory
Full-time
On-site
Stellenbosh, South Africa

Introduction

Our client, Triz Engineering Solutions, has a great opportunity for a Lead Software Engineer (Automotive Controls) to form part of their advanced engineering team at Triz Engineering. 

 

Triz Engineering Solutions (www.trizengineering.com) is a premium product engineering and development company specializing in end-to-end turn-key commercial vehicle development. They provide end to end engineering services for commercial vehicle engineering and development from feasibility and conceptualization, through productionization and service support. Their solutions include zero emissions such as battery electric- and fuel cell- as well as hybrid- or conventional powered products. They also offer solutions for other advanced vehicle technologies such as ADAS, vehicle autonomy and telematics. Their services are turnkey solutions that are validation tested and ready for mass production. Furthermore, their product development expertise includes medium and heavy-duty commercial vehicles in applications such as delivery, bus, motorhome, off highway, refuse and several other specialized and vocational vehicle markets. 

 

Job Summary:  

To lead and optimize software design operations at Triz Engineering Solutions, ensuring exceptional project delivery, effective team management, and alignment with customer expectations and industry standards.  

 

Requirements:  

• B Eng. or M Eng. Degree in Electronic / Mechatronic Engineering  

• Willing to travel overseas for variable periods  

• South African Citizenship  

• 15+ years of post-graduate engineering design experience, preferably in the automotive design environment 

Duties & Responsibilities

Job Summary:  

To lead and optimize software design operations at Triz Engineering Solutions, ensuring exceptional project delivery, effective team management, and alignment with customer expectations and industry standards.  

 

Responsibilities:  

• Matlab/Simulink software development for vehicle and body controllers used in the automotive environment  

• Development, documentation, verification and testing of control software and software tools  

• Support testing of software at module level and on prototype vehicles  

• Engineering and improvement of software development processes  

• Contribute to vehicle level architecture design (systems modelling, data analytics, duty cycle analysis) and systems integration (ADAS, ABS, taction-, battery systems, OTA)  

• Contribute to the development of system plant models and simulations using Matlab/Simulink  

• Contribute to the development of software tools required for vehicle production and -field support  

 

Desired Qualification, Experience & Skills

Requirements:  

• B Eng. or M Eng. Degree in Electronic / Mechatronic Engineering  

• Willing to travel overseas for variable periods  

• South African Citizenship  

• 15+ years of post-graduate engineering design experience, preferably in the automotive design environment 


Key Skills:  

• Proficient in Matlab/Simulink environment. Experience with Simulink coder will be beneficial  

• Experience with Polarion ALM tools for requirements management will be beneficial  

• Knowledge of formal software development processes will be beneficial  

• Knowledge and experience working on electric vehicle subsystems will be beneficial  

• Knowledge and experience of ISO 26262 functional safety design will be beneficial  

• Knowledge of J1939 CAN communication and associated test tools/equipment  

• Attention to detail  

• Integrity and honesty  

• Computer literacy (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)  

• Good Written and Verbal Communication (English)  

• Good work ethics  

• Hardworking, willing to go the extra mile  

• Professionalism  

• Work independently  

• Excellent in task management  

• Team Player (Work well in a team)  

• Ability to work under pressure and handle priority changes  

• Have good problem-solving abilities