India

The Embedded Software Engineering group designs, implements, and tests embedded software for powertrain controls and development tools at Allison Transmission.  The Manager, Embedded Software & Tools role manages a group of software developers and manages projects related to software, tools, process, and other capability.  This role is focused on building & managing a capability in India which interfaces closely with a corresponding US-based team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build & manage a team of software developers who design, develop, test and document embedded control system software for Powertrain applications and associated tools.
• Perform hands-on functional and unit testing, system validation, automated testing, and requirement to test traceability
• Work with cross-functional engineering teams of Systems, Algorithm, Calibration and Validation engineers to develop existing and new products
• Develop software designs and design documentation & standards
• Shall be flexible to work to have an overlap with Eastern Standard Time zone for few hour as and when needed
• Analyze software behavior to find root cause for unexpected or unacceptable operation
• Describe & present work results to peers and managers as needed
• Archive work products to document process compliance and for future maintenance needs
• Develop, enhance, deploy, and maintain software development, software test, and coding best practices which are applicable globally to controls software organizations working on any Allison products
• Conduct reviews, audits, tests and other SQA activities to ensure compliance to Allison software development standards
• Other duties as assigned

Key Performance Measures:

• Leads regional software engineering initiatives and builds software development capabilities from the India technical center
• Encourages team by addressing barriers and conflicts to achieve departmental requirements.
• Evaluates & executes synergy opportunities across business unit operations & products within the software domain.
• Shows critical thinking, and decision-making ability to achieve various engineering initiatives.
• Integrates & influences existing ecosystems by thoroughly understanding the software controls, the controls system roles which interact with software, and process/tool chain developers.

Qualifications:

• BS in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience
• Ability to read & write software, control system requirements, and validation plans
• Strong oral and written business communication skills in written & spoken English
• Ability to organize & manage multiple software development & testing projects simultaneously

Experience:

Required:

• 5+ years of software engineering experience
• Project/Program manager role in multiple multi-disciplinary projects
• Experience budgeting/forecasting expenses.
• Demonstrated history of teamwork and cross-functional leadership
• Experience working with global teams of engineers

 Preferred:

• Master’s degree Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science
• 10+ years of experience in automotive and/or commercial on-/off- highway vehicle industry
• Exposure to India’s automotive controls, validation, and/or supply chain ecosystem
• Engineering leadership/management experience
• Experience with C/C++ or other compiled software languages
• Simulink/StateFlow/MathWorks software or model development
• Experience with software version control & change management
• Experience with software quality processes & tools, such as CMMI, SPICE, Autosar
• Experience with in-circuit debuggers like Lauterbach