Job Title: Principal Software Engineer
Location: Irvine CA
Must have/Primary skills:
- Software design/development for Motor Drives MATLAB/Simulink Aerospace regulations such as DO178 and DO254 Standards TMS320F28XX DSP PIC16XX MC68XXX or X86 DSPs/Microcontrollers C/C LabVIEW
Job Description:
- The Principal Software Engineer will be responsible for the research analysis design development testing debugging and modification of software used in the electronics equipment such as VFMDs (Variable Frequency Motor Drives) for vacuum generators and air compressors (ACIM/BLDC) AC/DC Power Converters (3 ) 28V DC Valve Controllers and W&W System Controllers for commercial aerospace industry.
- The Principal Software Engineer will take ownership and/or support technical engineering teams and projects related to W&W System Components. Using sound engineering principles this engineer will interface with cross functional groups (internal and external) to ensure robust airworthy designs are attained which meet budget schedule and internal requirements and goals.
- This leadership position will be responsible for participating in and leading improvement activities at a group and/or company level.
- Design and implement advanced control algorithms for power electronic applications
- Develop control system software requirements to write embedded code for 3phase Active Rectifier Motor Control electronics
- Contributes to system design and independently develops subsystem designs that meet the requirements. Considers tradeoffs between requirements cost and reliability in the choice of a design approach
- Test/debug power electronics controllers Source and assembly level debugging
- Optimize software performance by working with control system engineers
- Work with suppliers to review software design.
- Lead or support software design review activities. Interface with vendors customers and other departments on technical issues
- Independently owns or leads a team for small/medium size software development.
- Reviews checks and approves work done by peers and lower level engineers.
- Provides guidance and training to lower level engineers.
- Assesses standard work and support or lead improvement projects.
- Understands how various groups (engineering industrialization operations) work together and is able to navigate through the company.
- Analyze customer requirements and validate them by analysis/modeling/prototyping or based on existing product performance
- Create software requirements specification and hardware/software interface control documents
- Create verification plan for validating product compliance to requirements
- Able to interface independently with technical analysts to define the software design
- Able to interface independently with existing and/or new suppliers and OEMs
Education: