Monday, 21 March 2011

HMI Software Engineer - Coventry - £22.90 - 29.10 per hour (TFI-99371)

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HMI Software Engineer
Coventry, West Midlands, England
£22.90 - 29.10 per hour

A HMI Software Engineer is required to work on contract for our large automotive client based in the West Midlands.

Description
Position Description:
Our client plan to dramatically accelerate the development of in-vehicle HMI in order to meet and exceed customer expectations within our future vehicle lines. To support this we are looking for an engineer with substantial experience in the design and development of leading edge HMI software.

Job Requirements
The successful candidate will be extensively involved initially in establishing the HMI software architecture for our in-vehicle touchscreens and then take a hands-on development role to deliver a robust, intuitive and desirable HMI for our customers. This position would provide an ideal opportunity for an enthusiastic engineer from the following sectors to apply their skills to the next generation of premium vehicles: Mobile industry - Gaming - Desktop applications - Web applications

Skills Required:
Very good cross platform C++ knowledge. Knowledge of software architectures and their impact on HMI performance. Excellent communication and requirements capturing/questioning skills (written & verbal). Very good logical and analytical thinking. Ability to work quickly, effectively to a high standards while coping with requirements change. Good team work but with ability to work independently and self-efficiently when required.

Experience Required:
Extensive experience in modelling/coding leading edge embedded HMI applications. Proven delivery performance.

Details
Experience Preferred:
OpenGL/ES API concurrent programming (multi-threading/process) software performance analysis and optimisation techniques optimising 2D/3D graphics and video playback through the use of hardware accelerators modelling tools (Statemachine/Stateflow) development of automotive HMI systems (touch screens, instrument clusters) 2D and 3D graphical tools such as Adobe Illustrator/Adobe Photoshop/3ds Max software version control applications (SVN/CVS) software testing.

Education Preferred:
While not essential a degree in software engineering or subject closely related to consumer electronics would be desirable.

Applicants MUST have proof of immediate and valid eligibility to work full time in the UK.

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Contracts are those of an Employment Business.