ADS Simulation Engineering Manager

BASIC PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF POSITION

HAVAL is developing a research team in the US whose mission is to design and develop an autonomous research system capable of autonomous driving on pre-defined routes without the need for driver intervention, that would support future productization of a SAE Level 4 automated driving system in China for mobility services.

The primary responsibility for this job is to lead a team of engineers in the simulation engineering development for an autonomous driving ecosystem.  Developing simulations, systems and processes for the evaluation and identification of measured system robustness across an array of software and hardware processes.

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES:  This position does the following in accordance with all applicable Federal, State and local laws / regulations and the Company’s policies, procedures and guidelines:

• Develop a team and lead in the simulation development process that supports the broad ADS engineering community in the development of an autonomous vehicle.
• Lead simulation team resources in the development of a robust ADS system providing methods and processes to enable testing in simulation from the entire system down to the smallest software/hardware unit in combination with systems and functional safety
• Develop simulations Design of Experiments capable of interrogating system, subsystem and units from the perspective of their respective noise factors and provide identification of pass and fail results for the ADS engineering team.
• Maintain and develop traceability and linkage between each of the systems and functional safety teams along with each subsystem ADS team in order to deliver a robust ADS and identify clear deficiencies and route cause.
• Develop practices and process that ensure traceability, enable measurement and provide progress status for the entire ADS ecosystem
• Work closely with ADS team and ADS leadership to develop and support an ADS ecosystem.

SPECIAL PROJECTS

As assigned

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATIONS, AND TRAINING:

1. MS (or equivalent) in engineering or computer science with 7+ years of relevant software experience in industry.
2. At least 5 years of leadership / management experience in a technical management position.
3. Proven experience in Automotive or similar simulation systems.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND BACKGROUND:

• C++ programming expertise 
• Experience with  Desktop UI Toolkits (Qt)
• Experience with Computer graphics (e.g. OpenGL/DirectX, ..)
• Experience with Game engines (e.g. Unreal, Unity ...)

DESIRED SKILLS AND BACKGROUND:

• Augmented/Virtual/Mixed reality simulation
• Computer vision or robotics toolkit (e.g. ROS, OpenCV, PCL,...)
• Vehicle dynamics simulation (e.g. CarSim,...)
• Experience working with Real-time simulation development
• Familiar with systems engineering tools and methods of performing Noise Factor or Experimental Design of Experiments.
• Experience documenting and presenting results and identifying root causes.
• Experience developing simulation systems leveraging data, data with induced noise and simulated inputs
• Experience working and leading teams in systems development, strong leadership skills with a history of mentoring engineers
• Extensive programming experience with C, Python, Java.

• Excellent communication skills.

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS:

1. English fluency, verbal and written

EQUIPMENT OPERATION (% of time, description, nature of service):

1.  N/A

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

1.  Typical office environment.  The position will require walking, standing and sitting at a computer.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Candidates for positions with American Haval Motor Technology, LLC must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

DISCLAIMER:

The information provided in the description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by incumbents within the classification.  This description is not intended to be a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, qualifications and working conditions required of employees assigned to this job/classification.  This job is intended to include the current essential functions of the job.  Management reserves the right to add or modify the duties and responsibilities and to designate other functions as essential at any time.