ADAS Evaluation Engineer / ADS Validation Engineer

Position: ADAS Evaluation Engineer / ADS Validation Engineer

Location: Ann Arbor, MI, 48109

Duration: 12 Months

Job Type: Contract

Work Type: Onsite

Payrate: $ 53.00 - 53.00/hr.

Overview:

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client is a recognized prominent global enterprise in the automotive sector, listed among the top 50 companies in the Global Fortune rankings. As a leading player in the global automotive industry, our client manufactures vehicles in 27 countries and effectively markets them across over 170 countries and regions worldwide.

Job Description:

Who we are

• Collaborative. Respectful. A place to dream and do.
• These are just a few words that describe what life is like at the client.
• As one of the world’s most admired brands, the client is growing and leading the future of mobility through innovative, high-quality solutions designed to enhance lives and delight those we serve.
• We’re looking for diverse, talented team members who want to grow and challenge what’s possible with us.

Who we’re looking for

• The client’s Integrated Vehicle Systems (IVS) Department is looking for a passionate and highly motivated ADAS (Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems) and ADS (Automated Driving Systems) Evaluation Engineer.
• The primary responsibility of this role is to evaluate current and future ADAS (Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems) and ADS (Automated Driving Systems) against defined performance requirements.
• Example activities include preparing systems, vehicles, test equipment, and logistics for evaluation drives as well as completing and analyzing collected data from such drives.
• Reporting to the Senior Engineering Manager, the person in this role will support the IVS department's objective to evaluate ADAS (Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems) against performance requirements.

What you’ll be doing

• Support the evaluation and tuning of ADAS / ADS systems with a focus on North American road conditions and challenges.
• Support the development and initial implementation of proof-of-concept systems.
• Configure, modify, and troubleshoot test vehicles, sensors and data acquisition equipment.
• Communicate performance issues through project leaders to suppliers & TMC to support proposals of appropriate countermeasures.
• Implement quantitative benchmarking methods for ADAS (Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems) on competitor vehicles using GPS, camera, or other sensors.
• Complete data gathering evaluations on public roads and proving grounds.
• Analyze test data and make performance change recommendations to the system owners through project leaders.

Requirements:

What you bring

• Experience installing, troubleshooting, and using data acquisition & testing equipment such CanAlyzer, Vbox, Panel 4, or other data acquisition equipment.
• Functional knowledge of high-precision GPS systems, including differential measurements and base station corrections.
• Basic proficiency in creating or modifying scripts to automatically analyze test and simulation data using MATLAB, Python, or other similar programming languages.
• Bachelors’ degree in engineering or equivalent technical area.
• Experience evaluating ADS or ADAS systems.
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 25% (US domestic).
• Willingness to support in-person / on-campus work up to 100% of the time.

What you may bring

• Experience with simulation, closed-track, or on-road verification of vehicle control systems
• Experience or basic knowledge of ADAS related regulatory assessment protocol testing.
• Experience or functional knowledge of cloud computing systems such as Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, or equivalent.
• Working knowledge in the principles of radar, machine vision, and sonar.
• Experience in robotics and ROS-based developments.
• A client Middle-Class license or equivalent.

TekWissen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.