Power Electronics Embedded Software Engineer

Role: Power Electronics Embedded Software Engineer

Location: Detroit, Michigan - Hybrid

Role ID: 2024-2467

Our vision is to create a safe and sustainable world.

Ricardo plc is a global strategic, environmental, and engineering consulting company. With over 100 years of engineering excellence and employing close to 3,000 employees in more than 20 countries, we provide exceptional levels of expertise in delivering leading-edge and innovative cross-sector sustainable products and solutions. Every day, we enable our customers to solve the most complex and dynamic challenges to help achieve a safe and sustainable world.

Role Purpose

We are seeking an experienced Embedded Software Engineer focused in Control for Power Electronics, e-Machines and Drives (PEMD) to deliver on-going client projects, and to further develop the capabilities of the team.

Our Software, Control, and Applications group develops and validates complex control systems for advanced clean propulsion and energy systems, such as xEV powertrains, power electronics, motors, and fuel cell systems. We support customers across the full control development spectrum, from core algorithms to fully validated production software, including ASIL-rated software. In this role, you'll primarily focus on embedded software development for power electronic systems, such as electric machines and DCDC converters, but may also support other technical areas based on workload.

Key Responsibilities

• Technical development of Embedded Software for Power Electronics, E-Machines and Drives,
• Technical accountability for software solutions, covering requirements specification, device drivers and algorithm development, implementation, calibration and validation.
• Testing of software, by Unit, Hardware-in-Loop & physical testing on dyno and in-vehicle.
• Interface directly with clients and suppliers on technical issues.
• Reporting of technical status internally with focus on delivery of projects on-time and on-budget.
• Technical supervision and mentoring of junior team members on assigned technical tasks.

Key Competencies and Experience

• Degree in Engineering - focused in Embedded Software / Control / Electrical / Electronics or similar
• Fluency in programming in C for microcontroller applications 
• Substantive experience developing embedded software for power electronics systems.
• Experience providing technical leadership to engineering project teams.
• Excellent English communication skills for frequent interaction with internal and external customers.
• Regular liaison with customers is required - may include some business travel for customer meetings, on-site development support, and visits to other Ricardo sites.

Desirable Competencies and Experience

• Fluency in model-based development languages, especially MATLAB-Simulink
• Some exposure to motor control theory and practice and ability to contribute on topics including 
  
  • Power electronic / thermal aspects of power electronics design
  • Electromagnetic / thermal / mechanical aspects of electric machine design
  • Multiphysics optimisation for power electronic systems
• Experience of Infineon AURIX family of microcontrollers
• Experience in AUTOSAR
• Functional safety, ISO26262 and similar 

Working here

You will be warmly welcomed into our workplace where every voice matters. We are diverse thinkers and doers, coming together to create a culture of inclusion. We will support you to find your place.

We will encourage you to use your passion and expertise to make a positive impact through the projects you work on.  Your knowledge and desire to bring about change will be invaluable in helping deliver innovative solutions that support communities across the globe in becoming safer and more sustainable.

Work life balance 

We're happy to discuss flexible working arrangements. Wellbeing is at the core to our culture, allowing employees to flourish and to achieve their full potential.

Benefits

We want you to know how much you are valued. Your remuneration and benefits package will reflect that. You will receive a range of benefits which include support for your physical and mental health. 

Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion statement

We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, creed, gender identity. sexual orientation, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, marital or parental status (IL only), height, weight, national origin, citizenship status, age, domestic violence victim status, arrest record or conviction record (MI only), genetic information, military or veteran status or disability, or any other classification protected by applicable federal, state, or municipal law. VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

Next steps

Once you have submitted your application a member of our Recruitment Team will be in touch. Please be aware that the timing can vary dependent on the volume of applications that we receive for each role and in some cases, we may start to review applications prior to the closing date.

Ricardo is a Disability confident employer please advise the recruitment team via recruit@ricardo.com if you require any adjustments to support you throughout the recruitment process.

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