Senior Staff Vehicle Control Engineer

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      "text": "In this role, you will: ",
      "content": "<div>\n\n<li>Owner of vehicle control development for motion and body system domain.</li>\n<li>Leading the team to develop control strategy, algorithm design and implementation to meet vehicle performance attribute, system requirements,&nbsp; and address critical issues through functional safety and SFMEA process&nbsp;</li>\n<li>Developing calibration tool and method, include control algorithm implementation and tuning guide to allow vehicle attribute team for performance calibration&nbsp;</li>\n<li>Utilize agile development methodology,&nbsp; and Model-in-the-Loop (MIL) and Software-in-the-Loop (SIL), Hardware in the Loop (HIL)&nbsp; testing environments for rapid integration and verification of control and FW, and ensure a working FW always available&nbsp;</li>\n<li>Manage algorithm release and control maturity plan to meet road release conditions and cover nominal and off-nominal vehicle configuration and test conditions. Improve and refine control algorithm as needed&nbsp;</li>\n<li>Engage the subsystem design and development teams to ensure the HW constraint and limitations are incorporated in plant modeling and control algorithm to achieve specific vehicle functions.</li>\n<li>Participate in tech reviews to evaluate potential suppliers and ensure control strategy is aligned with internal Zoox control development .</li>\n<li>Recognized as an expert in control strategy. Lead and support system analysis to root cause complex issues with complete product cycle.</li>\n<li>Develop processes, mentor and coach system integration engineers to develop domain knowledge and adopt the agile development approach.</li>\n\n</div>"
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      "text": "Qualifications",
      "content": "<div>\n\n<li>BS, MS, or Ph.D. degree in controls and electrical engineering, with focus on modern control theory, MPC, LQR and statement estimation&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>\n<li>At least 20 years of experience in systems design with 10+ years of experience in developing automotive control system, with expertise in MATLAB and Simulink for modeling control logic in rapid prototype tool and production ECU environment</li>\n<li>Solid foundation of vehicle dynamics, closed loop control theory and real time embedded control design</li>\n<li>Experience in control system release, test plan development, verification and validation methodology, and Hand-on experience with vehicle testing</li>\n<li>Experience with sensors and actuators in vehicle control function&nbsp;</li>\n<li>Experience with supplier control strategy integration with inhouse control development&nbsp;</li>\n<li>Working knowledge of automotive serial communication protocols (CAN/LIN/Ethernet), &nbsp; alongside diagnostic tools like Vector CANoe, CANalyzer</li>\n<li>Modern workflow toolchains like Git, Jira, and CI/CD automated test pipelines.&nbsp;</li>\n\n</div>"
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      "text": "Bonus Qualifications",
      "content": "<div>\n\n<li>Proficiency in C/C++ for writing or debugging embedded code, understanding real-time operating systems (RTOS),&nbsp;</li>\n<li>Experience in advanced embedded software architecture</li>\n<li>Automotive diagnostic standard&nbsp; (UDS)&nbsp;</li>\n\n</div>"
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