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Sr Software V&V Engineer

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Senior Software V&V Engineer

Our culture believes in POWERING YOUR POTENTIAL . We provide global opportunities to develop your career, make your community a better place and work with today’s most innovative thinkers to solve the world’s toughest problems.We believe in flexibility for you to explore your passions while making an impact through meaningful work within our inclusive workforce. That’s what #LifeAtCummins is all about.We are looking for a talented Senior Software V&V Engineer to join our team specializing in Engineering for our Component Business Segment in Troy, MI / or you home office.

In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways:

• This applied technology position creates software that is sold as an integral part of Cummins’ products. People in these positions will have involvement in specification, design, implementation, testing and/or release of software that controls the operation of Cummins’ products in a variety of customer applications.

• Investigates embedded software problems, understands causal mechanisms, recommends appropriate action, owns problem resolution and documents results.

• Applies and improves embedded software development processes and tools. Processes include model based development, coding, compiling and test. Tools include Simulink, code editors, integration tools, static analysis tools, compilers and hardware in the loop test tools.

• Obtains input and negotiates with product and software development teams and delivers verified software features, components, builds to product teams.

• Makes decisions in the areas of software requirements, architecture, design, implementation and test that impact the quality and performance of software subsystems and feature classes.

• Responsible for review of less-experienced developers/testers’ work to ensure robust, reusable, and efficient designs

• Provides independent leadership of smaller business impact projects or ownership of complex components, products, systems or services with greater elements of ambiguity over the senior or lead engineer level and with full accountability to the project team.

• Delivers independent execution of established and emerging work processes and systems, while still developing technology or product knowledge.

• Leads the development and improvement of work processes and systems across a functional discipline area within a business unit site.

• Coordinates and directs work amongst technicians and temporary student employees, assists in the transfer of knowledge to lesser experienced engineers through either indirect (scope of influence) or direct management of a small, local group of engineers.

• Provides support and guidance to influence technical direction within a project team and continues to develop proficiency in the competency areas critical to success in the role.

• Operates as a recognized specialist in a discipline or product area within the immediate team.

Qualifications

Skills

• Embedded Software Design and Construction - Constructs embedded software using industry best practices and robust software engineering principles; verifies software updates to ensure quality products.

• Product Failure Mode Avoidance - Mitigates potential product failure modes, by identifying interfaces, functions, functional requirements, interactions, control factors, noise factors, and prioritized potential failure modes and potential failure causes for the system of interest to effectively and efficiently improve the reliability of Cummins’ products.

• Product Function Modeling, Simulation and Analysis - Impacts product design decisions through the utilization and/or interpretation of computational tools and methods that predict the capability of a product's function relative to its system, sub-system and/or component level requirements.

• Product Platform Planning and Architecting - Creates and develops a holistic product platform including key architectural feature and function variants needed to align with market level product plans of future target markets; generates alternative architectures traceable to the requirements and performs trade-off analysis in collaboration with life-cycle stakeholders to ensure a balanced and optimum platform; communicates and maintains traceable information and plans executed by product development teams.

• Product Verification and Validation Management - Develops product systems validation plans from a variety of inputs to identify failure modes, while managing product risk and relative priority; negotiates product requirements against capability to guide project scope; evaluates analytical, simulation and physical test results to verify product capability and validate requirements; assesses legacy versus proposed system solution capabilities and produces recommendations with technical documentation to support product decisions.

• System Requirements Engineering - Uses appropriate methods and tools to translate stakeholder needs into verifiable requirements to which designs are developed; establishes acceptance criteria for the system of interest through analysis, allocation and negotiation; tracks the status of requirements throughout the system lifecycle; assesses the impact of changes to system requirements on project scope, schedule, and resources; creates and maintains information linkages to related artifacts.

• Systems Thinking - Defines the system of interest by drawing the boundaries, identifying its context within its environment, its interfaces, and that it has a lifecycle to aid in planning the problem statement, scope and deliverables ; analyzes linkages and interactions between elements that comprise the system of interest by using appropriate methods, models and integration of outcomes to understand the system, predict its behavior and devise modifications to it in order to produce the desired effects.

• Builds networks - Effectively building formal and informal relationship networks inside and outside the organization.

• Communicates effectively - Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.

• Decision quality - Making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward.

• Drives results - Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.

• Manages complexity - Making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.

• Resourcefulness - Securing and deploying resources effectively and efficiently.

Education, Licenses, Certifications

• College, university, or equivalent Bachelor's degree in Engineering or appropriate STEM field is required.

• Post-graduate (Master's) degree relevant to this discipline area may be required for select roles.

• This position may require licensing for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations.

Experience

• Prior Senior or Lead Engineer equivalent work experience in a relevant discipline area is required with a demonstrated track record of technical problem solving and quality decision making. Knowledge of MS Office tools is preferred

Overview

• This position will be part of the Advanced Engineering & Innovation Group within the Cummins-Meritor division and will support activities as directed by the Manager in the areas of Commercial vehicle chassis, Sensing Technologies & Innovation. As a Sr. Software V&V Engineer your primary focus will be on Electronics, Mechatronics and Electro-Pneumatic Smart Systems, with responsibility for leading embedded software verification and validation activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the definition, design, and execution of mechatronic product verification and validation activities through product development lifecycle.

• Lead creation of V&V test strategies in compliance with stakeholders’ requirements and industry standards (ASpice, ISO26262, ISO21434).

• Collaborate with cross-functional electronics, mechatronics, software and mechanical engineering teams to specify system and software requirements and functionality.

• Lead creation of test specifications, test cases, test suites in compliance with requirements, and conduct MIL (model in the loop), SIL (Software in the loop), HIL (Hardware in the loop) testing, and assist on vehicle level validation of control systems to ensure they meet functional and non-functional (performance, quality standards) requirements.

• Setup and maintain laboratory software and system test benches and propose improvements to existing laboratory capabilities for V&V activities.

• Create and maintain automated regression testing framework to efficiently execute software and systems test plans.

• Collaborate with software teams to debug and resolve software bugs and ensure the software release milestones are met.

• Utilize simulation tools to create mathematical models of product systems, allowing real-time simulations to test and validate control strategies, tuning parameters, and safety measures, refining algorithms as needed.

• Ensure software and systems comply with safety standards (e.g., ISO 26262)

• Perform risk assessments and implement safety protocols.

• Diagnose and resolve technical issues in electro-mechanical and electro-pneumatic systems.

• Develop maintenance procedures and schedules to ensure system reliability.

• Create detailed technical documentation, including system schematics, wiring diagrams, and user manuals.

Required Experience

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in leading and executing verification and validation of embedded software for mechatronics, electro-pneumatic, electro-hydraulic or electrical systems, motors, and linear actuators.

• Working experience in automotive tools and communication bus systems and protocols (VectorCast, Vector Canape, CANalyzer/CANoe, CANdela Studio, Typhoon, dSPACE, Automation Desk, Synect)

• Experience in plant modeling and associated toolchain for closed loop simulation (e.g., MATLAB/Simulink, Simscape).

• Experience programming using C, C++, CAPL, CASL, Python for developing test automation suites.

• Experience working with ALM tools for requirements, project management and software version controls (Polarion/Doors, Jira, Azure/Git)

• Experience working with evaluation boards, rapid prototyping and production ECUs.

• Knowledge of electronics and electro-pneumatic components, and product development processes.

• Experience in testing methodologies (requirements based, fault injection, performance testing etc.)

• Familiarity with safety standards and regulations relevant to the product industry.

Preferred Experience

• Electronic Braking Systems, Electric Steering Systems, Pneumatic controlled systems.

• Hands-on experience with Vector and dSpace toolchain for verification and validation of mechatronics systems, including setup, configuring, commissioning and maintaining test benches.

• Plant modeling and closed loop simulation experience with Matlab/Simulink, PowerSim, TruckSim, etc.

• Hands on experience with vehicle systems and components.

Compensation and Benefits

Base salary range is $96,000-144,000.00. Pay rate will commensurate with experience. Additional benefits vary between locations and include options such as our 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Cash Balance Pension Plan, Medical/Dental/Life Insurance, Health Savings Account, Domestic Partners Coverage and a full complement of personal and professional benefits.

Cummins and E-Verify

At Cummins, we are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer dedicated to diversity in the workplace. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, gender, color, disability, national origin, age, religion, union affiliation, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship, gender identity and/or expression, or other status protected by law. Cummins validates right to work using E-Verify. Cummins will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee’s Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.

Job ENGINEERING

Primary Location United States-Michigan-Rochester Hills-US, MI, Troy, 2135 West Maple Road

Job Type Experienced - Exempt / Office

Recruitment Job Type Exempt - Experienced

Job Posting Jun 6, 2024, 9:30:00 AM

Unposting Date Jun 21, 2024, 9:29:00 AM

Organization Cummins Meritor

Role Category Hybrid - Potential for Partial Remote

Relocation Package Ineligible

Req ID: 240004CS