Battery Management Engineer

The battery software engineer works within a team to develop platform application software for the family of next-generation xEV FCA powertrains. The ideal candidate, who must be a strong team player and willing to work in a fast-paced environment, will be directly involved in developing controls strategies and embedded software products for automotive battery management systems using model-based tools.

The battery software engineer develops and delivers software in compliance with project timing and budget. This will include working with other team members to develop SW model-based requirements leading to development, execution, and quality testing of software throughout the life cycle.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, calibrate and test application embedded code in battery management system applications.
• Develop and implement model based HV battery controls and core battery algorithms using Matlab/Simulink/StateFlow.
• Validate model-based designs (MIL & SIL)
• Ability to analyze auto generated code from Embedded Coder.
• Support HIL (hardware-in-loop) testing and analyze data to identify implementation issues.
• Define software test cases and establish traceability to software requirements
• Support software development processes and create technical design description documents
• Other areas of expertise that will support work products include: general knowledge of Hybrid Battery & Hybrid Vehicle operation, RTOS (real-time Operating Systems), ECU (Electronic Control Unit) configuration, OBDII (On board Diagnostic), Embedded-coder auto-code generation and Matlab/Python scripting.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Electrical/Electronic Engineering or related field.
• Ability to be effective in a Fast-paced development environment and react to changes
• Willing to work extended hours occasionally as required to meet project deadlines.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent problem solving and organizational skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master of Science in Electrical/Electronics/SW Engineering or Computer Science or related discipline
• Prior experience with BMS software development and control algorithms
• 3 years' prior experience with electrified powertrains and battery management
• Lithium ion battery experience
• Tier 1 supplier experience
• Experience with Agile Software Development Process