Senior Chassis Control Engineer

Senior Chassis Control Engineer – Canoo

Canoo’s mission is to bring EVs to Everyone and build a world-class team to deploy this sustainable mobility revolution. We have developed breakthrough electric vehicles that are reinventing the automotive landscape with pioneering technologies, award-winning designs, and a unique business model that spans all owners in the full lifecycle of the vehicle. Canoo is starting production and is distinguished by its pioneering and experienced team of technologists, engineers, and designers.

With offices around the country, the company is scaling quickly and seeking candidates who love to challenge themselves, are motivated by purpose, and possess a strong desire to get things done.

As a Sr. Chassis Control Engineer, you will design and develop state-of-the-art chassis systems, and their interactions with other vehicle systems, covering a variety of engineering tasks. From concept definition and system design to validation, you will help us deliver innovative systems including industry-leading Steer-By-Wire, Brake-By-Wire, and Suspension technologies.

• Define and manage system and software requirements for chassis systems, including steering, brakes and stability control systems
• Maintain DVPs, support development of test cases and coordinate execution of verification tests throughout program milestones including regulatory / homologation tests
• Mentor younger, less experienced members of the team.
• Support system validation and testing activities on vehicles, bench, HIL etc.
• Lead the definition of Functional Safety deliverables according to ISO
  26262 and Failure Mode Analysis
• Conduct issue investigation and root cause analysis, and manage open issues to closure
• Support the definition of Diagnostic DTCs, service routines, boot loader specifications
• Maintain system architecture, network design and interfaces with other vehicle subsystems, including ADAS and Powertrain, ensuring integration of chassis systems with other vehicle controllers
• Collaborate with the vehicle dynamics team to ensure vehicle performance targets are met
• Provide technical inputs to the legal and homologation teams
• Support vehicle activities, data logging and testing
• Support attribute definition, feature / vehicle behaviors definition, vehicle performance target setting
• Manage deliverables and suppliers to ensure timely delivery of software and relevant documentation, meeting program milestones and prototype builds

• Bachelor’s Degree (or higher) in Electrical/Software/Controls Engineering or Equivalent
• 4 or more years’ experience of Chassis Systems Development, Calibration and / or Control Software Development (Stability Control Systems, Steering, Braking or Suspension / Damping)
• Experience in requirements and test cases definition for safety critical Chassis Systems (DOORS, Polarion or similar)
• Knowledge and hands-on experience of braking and / or steering components and features
• Experience of Functional Safety (ISO 26262) and Failure Mode Analysis
• Experience with CAN-based tools for testing, data logging, feature calibration and issue investigation (such as Vector CANApe, CANAlyzer, CANoe)
• Experience in managing suppliers for SW development and issue resolution
• Understanding of automotive homologation and legal / regulatory requirements and testing for chassis systems
• Issue management, root-cause analysis
• Basic project management skills
• Familiarity with MS Office suite

• Master’s Degree.
• Understanding of vehicle dynamics, ADAS systems, and EV powertrain
• Experience in system validation and HIL testing, dSpace or similar
• Knowledge of Automotive Diagnostic DTCs, service routines, boot loader
• Valid driver’s license, performance driving license preferred such as a racing license, or test driver license from an automotive proving ground.
• Experience in architecture / network definition, and system integration for automotive application
• Matlab scripting and Simulink Modeling
• CAPL script

Travel may be required to other Canoo offices and external vehicle testing facilities, up to 20% of time, domestically and internationally.