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Role: Principal Software Systems Engineer
Company: Global automotive company
Job Type: Permanent
Salary:  Attractive salary + bonus, healthcare, life assurance, dental
Location: Birmingham

As Principal Software Systems Engineer, you will lead a team is responsible for the development and release of application software for a number of high profile & challenging global applications with European, North American & Chinese vehicle manufacturers. You will lead this development, striving for customer delight with timely deliveries, novel system functions and high quality software. You will lead a team in the generation of software design documents to appropriate software quality and safety standards, review of software implementation and perform system level testing and issue resolution. As the post covers the interaction between software and hardware a broad understanding of a range of engineering disciplines, such as electronic hardware & control and software development for embedded systems, will be an advantage.

What we are looking for:

Essential:
Experience of team leadership and delivery in a technically and commercially challenging environment
Able to work motivate and work effectively within a team with a strong positive attitude
2.1 or better degree in Electrical / Electronic Engineering or a related discipline
Understanding of software/systems design and tools and methods
Knowledge of using real-time embedded software (C language) to support algorithm development activities
Experience of writing formal software requirements specifications

Desirable:
An understanding of analogue & digital electronic hardware
Matlab and/or Simulink experience preferably with automatic target code generation
Familiarity with SPICE or equivalent
Understanding of CAN-bus communications and diagnostics over CAN
Knowledge design for safety-critical applications and/or automotive component development & industrialization
Six-Sigma Green Belt certified
Tiro Associates Ltd is a specialist Employment Agency and Employment Business assisting with both contract and permanent opportunities in the automotive, aerospace, electronics, engineering and manufacturing sectors. For details of all our current vacancies please refer to tiroassociates.com

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