Senior Software Systems Engineer - Solihull (888536)

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Senior Software Systems Engineer
Solihull, West Midlands, England

Our client is a leading 1st tier automotive company, specializing in the product design and development of a variety of vehicle components and systems.

They are currently seeking to recruit a Senior Software Systems Engineer on a 12 month contract basis. The individual will work as part of the Functional Integration Team, responsible for the development and release of application software for a number of high profile and challenging global applications with European, North American and Chinese vehicle manufactures.

The successful candidate will support the generation of software design document to appropriate software quality and safety standards, review of software implementation and perform system level testing and issue resolution.

Reporting to the Functional Integration Team Leader, the responsibilities will include:

* Assist with all aspects of the function development, testing and release for a specific application throughout the product lifecycle both internally and with customers and suppliers. (Overseas travel will be required from time to time)
* Translation of customer specifications into software requirements documents for implementation by the software team.
* Working with the Control Team to develop, simulate, prototype and evaluate new algorithms.
* Working with the software implementers to ensure that all software deliverables meet requirements and standards.
* Provide support for system integration and testing requiring development work on bench rigs and in vehicle.
* To contribute in the relevant areas of ECU and software safety analysis (eg. dFMEA, FTA).

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS:

* Able to work effectively with a team and with a strong positive attitude.
* 2.1 or better degree in Electrical / Electronic Engineering or a related discipline.
* Understanding of software/systems design and experience of tools/methods.
* Knowledge of real-time embedded software (C language).

DESIRABLE ATTRIBUTES:

* An understanding of analogue and digital electronic hardware.
* Matlab and/or Simulink experience preferably with automatic target code generation.
* Knowledge of safety-critical applications and/or automotive component development and industrialisation.
* Familiarity with SPICE or equivalent
* Understanding of CAN-bus communications and diagnostics over CAN
* Six-Sigma Green Belt certified

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.