Transforming the Future with Convergence of Simulation and Data

Software Engineer Controls

Job Summary:

Our client in Kanata, ON is looking for a Software Engineer Controls. This is a contract position.

What You Will Do:

The Vehicle Software Platform group is responsible for the software platform that enables connectivity and advanced application features within next generation vehicles. The team is designing and building the next generation software platform structured around high-performance compute clusters and zonal aggregators. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work on one of the most exciting and impactful vehicle features right now.

Over-the-Air (OTA) Software Updates. You will define, design, and build the OTA Software Update framework capable of updating the entire vehicle software, enabling teams to speed up feature delivery that complement and enhance our vehicles. Development is in C++ and follows an agile methodology.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Design, document and develop new features for the software update stack.
• Provide support for integration issues and defects.
• Contribute to optimizations in system resource usage and component performance.
• Actively engage in our continuous improvements around delivery, quality, and reliability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement efficient and cost-effective software solutions that span multiple domains.

Basics:

• A Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related field. 
• Minimum of 2 years of software development experience with C++.
• Minimum of 2 years of professional experience in developing enterprise level software. 
• Strong software engineering skills including design, programming, debugging and validation of software solutions.
• Working knowledge of established software design patterns, efficient data structures and multi-threaded system design.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Excellent teamwork and people skills.
• Hybrid position. 

Preferred:

• 5+ years of software development experience with C++.
• 5+ years of professional experience in developing enterprise level software.

How You Will Be Successful:

• Envision the Future
• Communicate Honestly and Broadly
• Seek Technology and Business “First”
• Embrace Diversity and Take Risks

What We Offer:

• Competitive Salary
• Comprehensive Benefit Package
• Group Retirement Savings Plan (GRSP) with matching contributions
• Paid holidays and vacation time off
• Free training on all Altair products

Why Work with Us:

Altair is a global technology company providing software and cloud solutions in the areas of data analytics, product development, and high-performance computing (HPC). Altair enables organizations in nearly every industry to compete more effectively in a connected world, while creating a more sustainable future. With more than 3,000 engineers, scientists, and creative thinkers in 25 countries, we help solve our customer’s toughest challenges and deliver unparalleled service, helping the innovators innovate, drive better decisions, and turn today’s problems into tomorrow’s opportunities.

Our vision is to transform customer decision making with data analytics, simulation, and high-performance computing.

For more than 30 years, we have been helping our customers integrate electronics and controls with mechanical design to expand product value, develop AI, simulation and data-driven digital twins to drive better decisions, and deliver advanced HPC and cloud solutions to support unlimited idea exploration. To learn more, please visit altair.com

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At our core we are explorers; adventures; pioneers. We are the brains behind some of the world’s most revolutionary innovations and are not only comfortable in new and unchartered waters, we dive headfirst. We are the original trailblazers that make the impossible possible, discovering new solutions to our customer’s toughest challenges.

Altair is an equal opportunity employer. Our backgrounds are diverse, and every member of our global team is critical to our success. Altair’s history demonstrations a belief that empowering each individual authentic voice reinforces a culture that thrives because of the uniqueness among our team.