Cloud Prognostics Engineer (Systems Engineer)

Position Description:

• Cloud Prognostics Engineer (Systems Engineer) MBSE methodologies using tools like SysML and MagicDraw.
• The engineer must be capable of defining system boundaries, establishing logical and physical architectures, mapping interface definitions, and allocating prognostic functions across different physical components (e.g., deciding which calculations run on a local sensor, the central gateway, or the cloud).
• Using MATLAB and Simulink to design control logic, model physical system dynamics, and auto-generate production-grade, highly efficient C++ code.
• The engineer must understand how to configure solver settings, manage data types (fixed-point vs. floating-point), and ensure the generated code integrates seamlessly into automotive operating systems.
• Hands-on experience operating dynamic laboratory environments, including dyno testing and e-Daq systems.
• The engineer must know how to select, place, and calibrate physical sensors (like accelerometers and strain gauges) on prototype vehicles, capture high-fidelity physical data, and prepare those datasets for algorithmic analysis.
• Deep expertise in performing safety and security assessments, including FMEA (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis), FMEDA, and cybersecurity threat modeling. The engineer must design the system to comply with ISO 26262 (determining ASIL ratings and designing fail-safe/fail-degraded states) and ISO 21434 to ensure the prognostic pipeline is secure from edge to cloud.
• Designing optimized network communication and transport protocols. This includes using Gherkin to model behavioral scenarios of cloud-to-vehicle modem communications, designing dynamic data-triggering strategies (e.g., only uploading detailed vibration spectra when an anomaly threshold is crossed), and optimizing payload serialization to minimize data transmission costs.
• Strong proficiency in using SQL on cloud platforms like Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to partition, decode, and analyze raw CAN bus and sensor telemetry.
• The engineer must know how to map raw binary hex logs back to human-readable physical values using database-defined translation tables (such as DBC or ARXML databases).
• Advanced capability in eliciting, documenting, and tracing complex, multi-disciplinary requirements using Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) tools like Jama, Jira, and Team Center.
• The engineer must ensure seamless traceability from high-level customer experience goals down to software requirements, hardware interfaces, and Design Verification Plans (DVP).
• In-depth knowledge of automotive communication protocols, including CAN, LIN, and Automotive Ethernet.
• The engineer must be highly skilled in integrating prognostic software applications onto central gateway modules (such as Client's Rigil/Enhanced central gateway), managing signal routing, and resolving network timing or priority conflicts during physical system integration.
• Practical application of Robust Engineering principles, specifically creating Parameter Diagrams (P-Diagrams) to identify system inputs, desired outputs, error states, control factors (design parameters), and noise factors (environmental, wear, manufacturing tolerances).
• This ensures the algorithm is tuned to be highly robust against false positives. Ability to connect technical engineering metrics (such as algorithm accuracy, false-alarm rates) to real-world quality indicators like Net Promoter Score (NPS), JD Power ratings, and Vehicle Repair rates.
• The engineer must collaborate cross-functionally with divisions like the Client Customer Service Division (FCSD) to integrate prognostic alerts into user-friendly smartphone applications, ensuring a seamless, anxiety-free service scheduling experience for Client and Lincoln owners.

• 5+ years of proven knowledge of Robust Engineering Fundamentals including defining requirements, DFMEA, P-Diagrams and validation.
• Ability to model using MATLAB Simulink and generate C++ code for our prognostics degradation models.
• Knowledge of vehicle architecture and sensors for diagnostics and prognostics feature development. Monitor, prioritize and drive actions to improve on traditional Quality Metrics: Net Promoter Score, Vehicle Repairs, JD Power, Customer Escalations to improve feature performance.
• Experience working with system modeling language (MagicDraw) and process/interface mapping. Experience working with Atlassian JIRA, JAMA and Team Center applications (VSEM, etc.)
• Ability to clearly communicate technical ideas/findings to cross functional engineering teams.

• 2+ years of experience defining system requirements using Gherkin scenarios (Given-When-Then) and utilizing MATLAB/Simulink for end-to-end feature modeling and system simulation to ensure robustness under nominal and degraded conditions.
• 2+ years of experience performing systems analysis and designing systems, subsystems, or components defining requirements as described above.
• 2+ years of leveraging Data-Driven tools to analyze Connected Vehicle Data or large data sets.
• 2+ years of experience: investigating and resolving feature-specific issues during product development and launch; or analyzing system failure points and evaluating solution proposals including conducting high level FMAs and FMEAs.
• 2+ years of experience: interfacing cloud-to-vehicle modem communications; or applying network communication protocols, transport protocols, and payload optimization techniques.
• Experience in leading the development of a feature from concept to production while collecting and analyzing vehicle analytics data to improve feature design and performance.
• Experience leading cross-functional triaging activities to systematically investigate, reproduce, and resolve complex system-level defects by analyzing simulation logs, vehicle data, and telemetry.

• Master's degree with 5+ years of automotive experience in engineering and/or data analytics.
• Preferred: Phd or Masters degree in Automotive Engineering, Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.

• HYBRID / 4 days per week in the office

We offer attractive, competitive compensation and benefits including, medical, dental, 401k, short-term disability, AD&D, tuition reimbursement, and more. If you take pride in your work and are committed to personal and professional success, let's talk. Please visit www.zobility.com to learn more.

Zobility is RGBSI's workforce management and staffing division. RGBSI is a multi-national corporation headquartered in Troy, MI with branches throughout the USA, Canada, Germany, and India.