At Prodrive we support motorsport works and customer programmes across a range of international race and rally series. We are the team behind the 2020 GTE world endurance champions, the team that delivered the best-ever debut Dakar performance (having designed the car from scratch through the pandemic) and the team behind title contenders in the inaugural Extreme E series.

We're seeking a talented and motivated Software Engineer to join our systems team providing technical support to the motorsport department for race, rally & road projects. 

The successful individual will be integral to developing and supporting electrical & electronic solutions use on our vehicles.  This role will work alongside the other departments in a high pressure environment responsible for vehicle electronic systems and health analysis.

 Essential responsibilities

• Working in the systems team to develop electronic solutions from hardware selection, I/O allocation to software design and development
• Calibrating and tuning strategies for race & rally use
• Attending some events for data analysis and health monitoring of systems
• Assisting with the development & operation of test rigs
• Developing PC tools to assist race & rally engineers

Background and technical skills

• Must be experienced in model based software development using MATLAB & Simulink and setting up cross compilers and tool chains.
• C an advantage
• Development of PC software in tools such as C# and Python
• Experience of MIL, SIL & HIL testing
• Strong automotive, aerospace or motorsport understanding of electronics and embedded systems
• Good all-round technology knowledge and experience, especially full powertrain operating principles and calibration of
• Understanding various communication protocols and their limitations such as CAN, LIN & Ethernet and the use of bus analyzers such as PEAK, Vector or Kvaser tools
• Different sensor technologies
• Experience in motorsport or automotive ECU and data loggers
• Confident in integrating all components required to operate a racecar from the ground up
• Ability to read basic electronic schematics and follow electrical wiring drawings
• FMEA preparation & documentation
• Strong fault finding and working through problems methodically, both in hardware and software
• Data analysis using time series data loggers and health checking of vehicles
• EV systems & safe working practices an advantage
• Awareness of ISO26262 and functional safety goals & methods

Attributes

• Excellent spoken and written communication skills
• Ability to operate both independently and in a collaborative, team environment
• Excellent organisation, prioritisation and coordination skills
• Ability to work effectively and thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work under pressure
• Willingness to travel and support cars on event or test