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Control Systems Development Engineer

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2 months ago
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Job Description

Company Profile:AXISCADES is a leading, end to end engineering solutions and product company. We bring expertise that caters to the digital, engineering, and smart manufacturing needs of large enterprises. With decades of experience in creating innovative, sustainable, and safer products worldwide, AXISCADES delivers business value across the entire engineering lifecycle.

Our deep domain expertise and engineering solution portfolio covers the complete product development lifecycle from concept evaluation to manufacturing support and certification for the Aerospace, Defence, Heavy Engineering, Automotive, Medical Devices & Industrial Product industries.

AXISCADES is headquartered in Bangalore and has offices across India, North America, Europe and the Asia Pacific region. URL:https://www.axiscades.com

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  1. Work with process partner teams (primarily Industrial Power Systems Division) to gather and develop requirements for the advanced diesel engines and hybrid power systems being developed for future, more sustainable, low carbon power systems.
  2. Create control algorithms / software models using Matlab, Simulink and Stateflow to meet diesel engine and / or hybrid power system software requirements.
  3. Conduct control system tuning / calibration activities on test bench and / or on test bed / machine to achieve desired system performance.
  4. Conduct sub-system FMEAs, documenting potential failure modes, identifying and completing design and validation actions and managing subsequent updates.
  5. Plan and execute verification and validation testing for electronics / control system software in SiL, HiL or on-test bed or development machines.
  6. Troubleshoot and resolve electronics / control system issues encountered during engine or power system running.

KEY COMPETENCIES:

  1. Customer focus
  2. Innovation
  3. Initiating action
  4. Good problem-solving, analysis and decision-making skills
  5. High work standards
  6. Good planning and organisational skills
  7. Strong communication skills

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Essential:

  1. Strong technical background (good technical degree in mechanical, electronic, electrical, control systems or automotive engineering) though other qualifications / experience will be considered.
  2. Significant, demonstrable experience of using Mathworks tools (Matlab, Simulink and Stateflow) for model-based software design and development to create embedded software. This should have been gained in a diesel engine or hybrid power systems development environment.
  3. Ability to translate and develop customer requirements and objectives into production-ready software models.
  4. Knowledge of software FMEA and validation plan creation.
  5. Excellent communications skills
  6. Strong customer focus

Desirable:

  1. Good understanding of the off-highway industry, ideally gained through direct involvement in the development of powertrain, hydraulics or other control systems.
  2. Experience of Caterpillar control software processes and tools.
  3. Experience of HiL test equipment and the ability to programme automated tests.
  4. Knowledge of software version control systems, ideally GiT or Clearcase.

Knowledge of / prior experience of developing software to meet functional safety requirements.

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