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Systems Engineer, Controls - Automation Systems

Job Title
Systems Engineer, Controls - Automation Systems
Job ID
27664176
Location
Mountain View,  CA
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Description
GSE Solutions has partnered with one of bay area's pioneer specializing in developing innovative autonomous technology stack purpose-built specifically for long-haul trucks. Come join the future of this highly successful self-driving technology organization! Apply NOW! 

We are looking for a Systems Engineer with a focus on Controls who should ideally have experience having worked in a (self-driving vehicles, warehouse, mining, farming, or agricultural equipment background); to define, validate, and verify control requirements as they bring the product to market. 

Salary: $175k-$200K, negotiable.  In Mountain View, CA – relocation assistance available.

Why you want to join their engineering team:
  • Be part of the groundbreaking technology in autonomous technology
  • Join pioneers in the industry where talented, committed, and supportive teammates collaborate together
  • A highly supportive and innovative culture where you will be the impact that makes the company succeed in every way possible.
  • Equity (ISO’s) every employee is a stakeholder in success
  • Excellent medical, dental and vision benefits
  • Flexible PTO and generous parental leave policies
  • A beautiful facility in Mountain View, CA
  • We love our dogs, so we are a dog friendly office!
What we are looking for:
  • Develop top-down control and planning requirements for steering, braking and throttle to allow the truck to handle all driving situations (e.g., merges, lane changes, weather, and construction zones)
  • Capture bottoms-up requirements from our working prototypes
  • Author ISO 26262 artifacts (Item Definitions, HARAs, Safety and Security Analysis, FMEAs and verification reports) for control components
  • Develop dynamic models in conjunction with input from the systems engineering, controls, system integration, and infrastructure teams to define and validate requirements
  • Allocate control and planning requirements to the appropriate hardware and software components, based on functional analysis and an understanding of the system architecture
  • Perform controller verification and validation testing 
  • Support software quality in resolving issues from a systems perspective

Bonus points if you have:
  • ISO 26262 Functional Safety professional certification
  • Experience with high assurance software development processes such as DO-178C or ARP4754A
  • Previously developed software and embedded system controls that have run on mobile autonomous robots, vehicles, or aircraft
  • Modern C++ and version control systems

Qualifications:
  • Theoretical and practical experience in controls, system modeling and/or redundancy architectures (MS, PhD, or equivalent experience)
  • Experience in requirements management and V&V testing
  • Be a systems thinker
  • Good communication skills with a collaborative bent
  • Experience with functional safety standards such as ISO 26262 and UL-4600 and generation of related artifacts (ID, HARA, FMEA, V&V reports).
  • Experience with MATLAB/Simulink, dSPACE or Rational tools
  • Experience with communication protocols (CAN, CANalyzer, Ethernet)
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