Software Design Release Engineer

Job Description

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Hybrid: This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to the Milford Proving Grounds location three times per week at minimum or other frequency dictated by the business.

The Role:

The Software Design Release Engineer represents an exciting and challenging leadership position related to the development and launch of embedded controller products. As a SW DRE you will be responsible for creating communicating and leading various types of product plans and ensuring the on-time delivery of an embedded controller and/or its sub-components. The role requires a balanced mix of technical engineering skills and leadership skills where you will have a high level of responsibility with limited formal authority providing excellent opportunities for developing and honing the skill of influencing others!

This role can be a good way to explore the transition from more technical roles to more managerial type skills and is perfect to develop the following competencies (ref. Career Development Website):

• Project Management - Considers project goals makes plans identifies stakeholders and marshals resources to meet project deadlines.
• Informative Communication - Provides relevant information to individuals for decision-making purposes.
• Persuasive Communication - Sells an idea or changes perspectives through oral or written communication.
• Relationship Management - Develops and maintains constructive and cooperative working relationships with others.
• Negotiations - Engages in a collaborative dialogue in order to reach an agreement that satisfies the joint interests of involved parties.
• Delegation - Empowers others to take action and make decisions for both routine and important tasks.

What Youll do:

• Contribute ideas to a culture and organization that continues to try new ways of working managing programs and collaborating with product engineering and vehicle manufacturing.
• Ensure that the product development and release plans are created and implemented in alignment to engineering standard work for the purpose of on-time high quality delivery of VMEC embedded control products.
• Manage part number proliferation for the embedded controller (end model part number software and calibration parts)
• Track and report status of work. Escalate issues as required and drive team effort to mitigate timing or quality risk.
• Lead and support product issue investigations (Problem Resolution Tracking System PRTS) continuous process improvements standard methodologies lessons learned and quality improvement initiatives.
• Support standard meetings related to specific responsibilities (e.g. Software Execution Team Meeting and agile meeting ceremonies)
• Provide technical leadership ensuring issue resolution and appropriate technical direction for products of responsibility.
• Train coach mentor other team members in areas of strong proficiency.

Additional Job Description

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering Computer Science Mechanical Engineering Chemical Engineering Mathematics or a related technical degree
• 2 years of combined experience in at least three of the embedded controls development areas or equivalent such as: controller hardware design sensor and actuator design algorithm design software development calibration integration testing and validation electrical architecture design FMEA experience HW or SW DRE etc.
• Experience and understanding of Project Management advanced planning and organizing

What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Skills)

• Masters degree in engineering or Computer Science
• 5 years of experience in an embedded controls industry e.g. transportation aerospace energy etc.
• Knowledge and experience with UDS protocol/ISO 14229
• Experience with Agile Product Development
• Experiences with program and project management
• Experience working on cross-functional initiatives
• Understanding of the software hardware and calibration integration process
• Experience leading diverse global and cross functional teams with a focus on change management
• Familiarity with usage of Generative AI and/or Machine Learning
• Design Release and/or Calibration experience
• Strong passion for innovation and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and implement creative solutions that enhance operational efficiency.
• Enthusiasm for exploring new ideas and technologies.
• Ability to foster a culture of continuous improvement and inspire collaboration within a team.

This job is not eligible for relocation benefits. Any relocation costs would be the responsibility of the selected candidate.

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