Software Staff Engineer

The Software Equipment Engineer works with an engineering team, prototype team, production team to design, program and support the software applications needed for test equipment required for validating automotive electronic modules. The ideal candidate will enjoy hands on work in a very dynamic setting and will have had previous automotive testing industry experience. The Software Equipment Engineer works closely with and provides training to the lab technicians. They will also interface daily with product and validation engineering teams to ensure the test specification and product validation parameters are understood. This position is a combination of electronic, electrical and software engineering so the ability to learn new strategies and quickly add skills is paramount.

Includes the following (other duties may be documented and assigned by local management and some duties may not apply dependent upon the requirements of the position at each specific (HIAMS)AM site and/or the strengths of the employee and the needs of the company):

• Design, build and support automated test equipment SW applications written in Visual C++, C# and LabVIEW programming languages in order to validate automotive electronic control modules.
• Review and interpret test specifications and verify that the equipment delivers accurate results.
• Interface with the product and validation engineers to design test equipment for new products.
• Participate in product design reviews and internal meetings as required to support projects.
• Familiarity with CAN analysis tools and script generation, from vendors such as Vector and Intrepid Control Systems.
• Able to use automotive measurement and calibration tools such as ETAS INCA or ATI Vision. Understand concept of emulation calibration data memory and ASAP display table measurements.
• Support equipment startup and problem-solving during testing.

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