Intern - Engineering Software

Software Engineering Student

Transforming mobility. Making automotive technology that is smarter, cleaner, safer and lighter. That's what we're passionate about at Magna Electronics, and we do it by creating world-class Electronic systems. We are a premier supplier for the global automotive industry with full capabilities in design, development, testing and manufacturing of complex Electronic systems. Our name stands for quality, environmental consciousness, and safety.

Innovation is what drives us and we drive innovation. Dream big and create the future of mobility at Magna Electronics.

About the role:

As a Software Engineering Student at Magna Electronics, you will join a team of software professionals, implementing cutting edge technologies on both existing and new development products of Autonomous Driving.

Your responsibilities:

• Perform all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle; design, code, test, integration, verification, and integration support, facilitated by an Agile software development workflow.
• Support scripting (Python/Batch) to automate the embedded development tasks and develop the tool documentation.
• Support the team to debug the real time ADAS safety critical application.
• Learn and become proficient with your skills in many different technical areas including object-oriented software development, real-time embedded development for multi-core and multi-processor systems, development for multiple operating systems (Linux, Windows). As well as cyber security/product protections, image/signal processing, image/data fusion, application development, and other development to support test and verification.

Who we are looking for:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer or Electrical or Computer Science
• Excellent academics (cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.0 as a general rule)
• Knowledge of SW Development Lifecycle
• Software development experience in C/C++
• Fluent in English

Your preferred qualifications:

• Experience with Software integration and debugging techniques.
• Knowledge of Scripting Languages preferred (Python/Bash scripting experience)
• Familiarity and understanding of differences between relevant C/C++ standards (i.e., C++98; C++11; C++17, etc.)
• Experience with Software Continuous Integration (CI) tool chains/pipelines, Git/Git Hub/ (configuration management, automated unit testing, static analysis, etc.).
• Knowledge of hardware bus interfaces, such as USB, UART, I2C and SPI
• Proficiency in use of basic electrical tools, i.e., oscilloscope, multimeter
• Demonstrated success in resolving technical challenges by leveraging strong problem-solving skills.

Special knowledge / skills:

• Proficient Computer knowledge and skills, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Professional Communication skills (written and verbal)

Physical demands / work environment:

• Normal amount of sitting or standing, average mobility to move around an office environment, able to conduct normal amount of work at a computer.