Senior Platform Controls Software Engineer

JOIN THE TEAM THAT’S POWERING PROGRESS

Building cities. Driving commerce. Fueling Progress. For over 100 years, Allison has powered the vehicles and technology that move our world forward. What powers us? Our employees. From the first person hired by James Allison in 1915 to the thousands across the globe who work for Allison today, we're driving progress everywhere because we employ top talent worldwide. In both the Allison Transmission and Allison Off‑Highway Drive and Motion Systems business units, our team strives to Improve the Way the World Works.

Learn more about this role and how you can begin driving your career forward!

• Choice of medical plans with prescription coverage
• Employer HSA contribution
• Dental & Vision Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave
• Short & Long-Term Disability
• Other voluntary benefits including:
  Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Identity Theft Protection and Pet Insurance
• 401K with generous Company match & contribution
• Accrued Paid Time Off
• 12 Paid Holidays + 1 Floating Holiday
• Robust employee wellness program
• Tuition assistance program

Are you passionate about solving complex technical problems and bringing innovative products to life? We are seeking a Senior Platform Controls Software Engineer to join our dynamic and fast‑paced team.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to work on cutting‑edge technology and develop software for a range of innovative powertrain controls. You will be responsible for designing, implementing, and testing embedded software controls that are the platform by which our products are built upon, thus providing the most reliable and valued propulsion solutions in the world to enable our customers to work more efficiently.

• Design, develop, test and document embedded control system software on top of which Powertrain applications will be built.
• Perform functional and unit testing, integration testing, system verification, automated testing within HIL/SIL environments.
• Work with/in cross‑functional engineering teams of Systems, Algorithm, Calibration and Validation engineers to develop existing and new products.
• Develop software requirements from functional requirements.
• Develop software designs and design documentation.
• Design and implement embedded software to meet functional requirements.
• Analyze software behavior to find root cause and suggest corrective actions for unexpected or unacceptable operation.
• Describe & present work results to peers and leadership as needed.
• Conduct design and implementation reviews of software.
• Archive work products to document process compliance and for future maintenance needs.

• BS in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Computer Science.

• Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.

• 5+ years of automotive engineering experience developing C and C++ real‑time embedded controls.
• Experience using Visual Studio or VS Code Integrated Development Environment (IDE).
• Experience with Git Hub for software version control & change management.
• Experience with software quality processes & tools, such as CMMI, SPICE, Autosar.
• Technical leadership experience.
• Experience with all or a few of the following: real‑time operating systems (RTOS), linker command files, microcontroller memory management, hardware/software interface (HSI) layer software, and failure detection of sensors/actuators/internal controller failure modes.

• Supervisory experience.
• ISO 26262 Certification.
• ISO 21434 Certification.

Allison Transmission is an equal opportunity employer. We have opportunities for all qualified applicants regardless of age, race, color, sex, religion, creed, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. If you are an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran requiring assistance and/or reasonable accommodations reviewing any of the careers information, please contact us at 317‑242‑5000.

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