Job Description & Details
This is a heavy-hitting engineering role focused on the full lifecycle development of propulsion and auxiliary drive control systems for heavy vehicles. If you enjoy getting your hands dirty with real-time simulation, motor controls, and bridging the gap between hardware and software, this is a solid gig where your MATLAB/Simulink models will actually dictate how massive hardware behaves.
What You'll Actually Be Doing
Your day-to-day will involve wrangling control algorithms for heavy vehicle propulsion, documenting existing features, and merging codebases to establish a clean baseline. You will be building plant models from scratch in MATLAB/Simulink to simulate real-world power converter topologies, working hand-in-hand with the power electronics and verification teams. Expect to spend a good chunk of time troubleshooting HIL systems, running design reviews, and analyzing defects to ensure the heavy machinery operates safely and efficiently.
The Core Tech Stack
You need absolute fluency in MATLAB/Simulink and a deep understanding of AC traction drives, induction motor control, and permanent magnet motor control. The team heavily relies on model-based development, so knowing your way around Field-Oriented Control (FOC), torque and speed loops, and converter/inverter topologies is non-negotiable. Familiarity with tools like IBM DOORS, Embedded Coder, and HIL test benches will make you immediately productive here.
Interview Expectations
Expect the hiring manager to drill down into your practical experience with Field-Oriented Control and ask you to debug a hypothetical instability issue in a permanent magnet motor drive. They are secretly testing whether you understand the physical limitations of the hardware or if you are just a button-pusher in Simulink. You will also likely face a scenario-based question about handling requirements creep and traceability using tools like DOORS.
Application Advice
Skip the generic fluff on your resume and put MATLAB/Simulink, HIL simulation, and specific motor control topologies right at the top. Make sure to explicitly highlight any past experience with heavy vehicles, power electronics, or complex mechatronics systems so the ATS flags you immediately as a domain expert rather than a generalist software engineer.