Software Engineer Sr - Vehicle Software

The Oshkosh Corporation Vocational segment leverages the power of our people, brands, and strength in technology to improve the safety, cleanliness, and productivity of our communities.  The Vocational segment includes market leading brands McNeilus, Oshkosh S-Series, IMT, Pierce, MAXIMETAL, Oshkosh Airport Products, and Frontline Communications.  Our purpose-built products serve our communities with carefully designed and engineered refuse trucks, front-discharge mixer trucks, fire apparatus, Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting trucks, service vehicles, and command trucks.   Our products are designed to perform under the toughest conditions.

The Software Engineer Sr - Vehicle Software team member will design, implement and test/troubleshoot high-quality vehicle control subsystem software on EV refuse collection vehicles. The team member must be able to write embedded C/C++, Matlab autogenerated software to run on embedded platforms that controls various vehicle systems through network messaging and directly connected inputs and outputs. The team member will be an integral part of multiple projects and responsible for peer reviewing others software.

YOUR IMPACT:  

• Under supervision, perform engineering calculations, investigations, and tasks as assigned according to Oshkosh, as well as general industry, engineering standards and processes.

• Support more senior engineers in the preparation of plans, designs, computation methods, and/or reporting.

• Responsible for a project or part of a project of limited complexity.

• May be responsible for managing multiple projects.

• Collaborate as needed with other engineering or business support disciplines internally as well as suppliers externally.

• Provide guidance or mentorship to entry level engineers, designers, or technicians working on a common project.

• Ability to write high-quality, maintainable, object-oriented C++ software.

• Responsible for quality conscious design including cost and reliability.

• Participate in peer reviews, estimation, and other engineering activities.

• Follow defined CMMI level 3 procedures in the writing of software.

• Use reasonable foresight to identify vehicle operation and maintenance risks, and control them within acceptable levels.

• Write requirements and design documentation.

• Ability to travel off-site to support engineering projects.    

• Develop detailed requirements and track changes to them.

• Develop comprehensive test plans to verify safety and reliability of electronic systems.

• Conduct testing across multiple platforms, in both simulation and real-world use cases.

• Maintain effective communication with suppliers, internal and external customers, and outside resources concerning technical subject matter.

• Develop and peer review software.

• Process engineering information through CMMI level 3 procedures and software safety process.

• Ensure that technical issues are conducted within the framework of company policies and procedures.

• Evaluate designs for performance, safety, and reliability.

• Establishes priorities for work delegated to others.

• Prepare technical proposals, quotations, reports, and presentations.

• Other duties as assigned.

• Regular attendance is required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:  

• Accredited Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field with three (3) or more years of related experience.

STANDOUT QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Accredited Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer or Electrical Engineering.

• Familiarity with JavaScript, JSON, Python, simulink and SQL database in addition to embedded C/C++.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

• Internal Contacts: Contact with peers and others involving explanation of information (these contacts may be within or outside department or division), and the gathering of factual information; may include the communication of sensitive or confidential information.

• External Contacts:  Limited external contact to gather information, answer queries, or ask assistance.

• Communication Skills:  Read, write and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos; Read and interpret safety rules, operating/maintenance instructions and procedure manuals; Write routine reports, correspondence and speak effectively before both internal and external