Motion Control Expert

over 2 years ago
Full time role
Foster City, CA, US... more
Foster City, CA, US... more

Company

NIO’s mission is to shape a joyful lifestyle by offering premium smart electric vehicles and providing the best user experience. ...

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Job Description

NIO is seeking a Motion Control Expert to work at its North American operation.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the technical expert lead to the design and implementation of Motion Control (mostly brake control) algorithms:
  • Understand existing Motion Control system’s architecture, and the interface between the powertrain motor control and vehicle motion control.
  • Develop new and improve upon existing motion control features (mainly the brake control – ABS, dTCS, ESC, DTC, TVC, VLC, Regen Blending, etc), including potential architecture changes.
  • Develop interaction functions between motion control and Autonomous driving, including degradation strategies.
  • Expert support of the advanced calibration and validation activities and the interactions of algorithm, calibration, and validation teams
  • Develop calibration strategy and calibrate newly developed algorithms.
  • Validate newly developed algorithms using a variety of test methods – open loop simulation, co-sim, HIL, Vehicle…, to support development iterations at system level.
  • Support Calibration and Vehicle Performance Integration teams to define motion related experience for vehicle performance integration.
  • Expert guidance to the documentation of Motion Control algorithms
  • Document all levels of requirements discovered during new algorithm development, including supporting the Systems team to document system level requirements.
  • Document all levels of architecture of new algorithms, including supporting the Systems team to document system level architecture.
  • Document all levels of test cases for new algorithms, including supporting the Systems/Validation team to document system level test cases.
  • Technical Interface
  • Develop requirements, architecture and interfaces with suppliers
  • Interface with other teams, including suppliers and management, to trouble shoot and solve problems surrounding motion control systems.
  • Present and demonstrate new and/or improved algorithms to management (or support other teams to do so).

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree or above in Mechanical or Electrical engineering or related technical fields.
  • 15+ years in algorithm development for vehicle motion related control systems. Experience in leadership roles at tier one brake control suppliers is strongly preferred.
  • Technical Skills
  • Vehicle dynamics.
  • Control systems.
  • Embedded programming.
  • Automotive production development process.
  • Tools
  • Matlab/Simulink/Stateflow, C, or similar programming tools.

About NIO    NIO Inc. is a pioneer in China’s premium smart electric vehicle market. Founded in November 2014, NIO’s mission is to shape a joyful lifestyle. NIO aims to build a community starting with smart electric vehicles to share joy and grow together with users. NIO designs, jointly manufactures, and sells smart premium electric vehicles, driving innovations in next-generation technologies in connectivity, autonomous driving, and artificial intelligence. Redefining the user experience, NIO provides users with comprehensive and convenient power solutions, innovative Battery as a Service (BaaS) program, and other user-centric services. NIO began deliveries of the ES8, a 7-seater flagship premium electric SUV, in China in June 2018, and its variant, the 6-seater ES8, in March 2019. NIO officially launched the ES6, a 5-seater high-performance premium electric SUV, in December 2018 and began deliveries of the ES6 in June 2019. NIO officially launched the EC6, a 5-seater premium electric coupe SUV, in December 2019 and began deliveries of the EC6 in September 2020.
Equal Employment Opportunity   NIO is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, color, age, sex, ancestry, marital status, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, present or past history of mental disability, genetic information or any other classification protected by state or federal law. NIO US is an E-Verify employer.

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