Lead Developer; f​/m​/d

For our office in Trivandrum, dSPACE is looking for creative and motivated professionals. You will work on exciting and technologically cutting‑edge product development projects, in the areas of control prototyping, code generation and Hardware‑In‑the‑Loop (HIL) simulation. We are offering a position as a Lead Developer for validation solutions in the vehicle domain. In this role, you take ownership of plant model development activities, guiding the team to ensure maintainability, scalability, and alignment with HIL hardware requirements.

As part of the development team, you will lead the setup and enhancement of plant models related to Battery Management Systems (BMS), Vehicle Control Units (VCU), Motor Control Units (MCU), Vehicle Dynamics, Instrument Cluster, and Telematics. Beyond implementation, you will address gaps and drive improvements at both component and system levels. By combining your technical expertise with leadership, you will shape the validation ecosystem for vehicle systems.

In doing so, you can expect a variety of exciting, challenging, and diverse tasks that you will solve together as a team. Your future colleagues are looking forward to working with you on a wide range of challenging subjects. During the induction period, your colleagues will support you to familiarize you with our products and tasks.

• You own plant model development, guiding the team for maintainability, scalability, and HIL hardware alignment.
• You drive the creation and improvement of library blocks across vehicle control and telematics domains, addressing gaps to ensure model fidelity.
• You define technical direction for model setup, enhancement, and validation.
• You steer development to meet validation needs and OEM expectations.
• You mentor developers to ensure lean, sustainable practices.

• You have a
  
  B.Tech/M.Tech university degree in Electronics and Communication or Electrical and Electronics Engineering, with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience.
• You have strong experience in system architecture and subsystems such as VCU, MCU, BMS, motor, inverter, battery, vehicle dynamics, instrument cluster, and telematics, guiding implementation at a team level.
• You have strong knowledge in motor and inverter control methods and telematics systems, including Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) technologies.
• You have deep expertise in MATLAB® and Simulink®, and have previous experience with vehicle modeling and simulation tools.
• You have strong C programming knowledge, applied to S‑Function development and integration with simulation models.
• You have hands‑on experience in HIL validation, ensuring model‑hardware compatibility, and are familiar with SIL workflows.
• You are familiar with Azure® Dev Ops and Git for version control and CI/CD workflows.
• You demonstrate strong leadership in guiding development teams, mentoring engineers, and ensuring sustainable practices, and have excellent English communication skills, both written and verbal.

• A crucial role in a young, dynamic, and fast‑growing team.
• A work environment that fosters trust, respect, and feedback.
• An onboarding buddy to integrate you smoothly into our team.
• Productivity and improvement time between development sprints.
• A mentor helping you with your personal goals, technical progress in general and your software engineering skills in particular.

dSPACE is a market innovator and leader in providing solutions and systems for embedded controller software development in Automotive, Aerospace and Manufacturing industries. Founded in Germany in 1988, dSPACE employs over 2,600 dedicated people worldwide, who are committed to making the embedded controls software development process more efficient through innovative tools and services. Working at dSPACE means taking on challenging and varied tasks in a promising and exciting industry.

With us, you have responsibility and can shape your personal career. A collegial and cooperative approach is as natural for us as the continuous development of your expertise.