About u-blox u-blox (SIX:UBXN) is a global technology leader in positioning and wireless communication in automotive, industrial, and consumer markets. Their smart and reliable solutions, services and products let people, vehicles, and machines determine their precise position and communicate wirelessly over cellular and short range networks. With a broad portfolio of chips, modules, and secure data services and connectivity, u blox is uniquely positioned to empower its customers to develop innovative and reliable solutions for the Internet of Things, quickly and cost effectively. With headquarters in Thalwil, Switzerland, the company is globally present with offices in Europe, Asia, and the USA. (www.u-blox.com )
Job Description As a fast-growing System Engineering team within Safety Critical Product organization, we are applying our best research and engineering capabilities to new products for which not only positioning performance, but also integrity and safety matters. Nowadays satellite-based positioning technology is widely accepted and integrated within many non-safety-critical tasks in mass-market applications, such as mobile phones and automotive infotainment, and also in some safety-critical tasks within dedicated limited-market applications especially in general aviation. We are pushing the technology further to meet high standards of safety-critical tasks within future automotive mass-market applications aiming to highly automated and autonomous driving. We are looking for experienced and passionate Test Engineer for our Safe Positioning System development . You will carry out system level test specification definition and test development for safety-critical positioning products. In this role , you will be interfacing directly with the system architect and engineers (who are your teammates), verification and validation team and development teams . You will capture the test needs and bring them to test specification definition . Hence, understanding the new system level requirements and how to verify the functionality is key part of your work. In addition, you will implement the tests and finally review the test results. Team has also a senior test engineer who will support you in this role. This may be the right opportunity for you , if you are quick learner and enthusiastic about safety-critical systems , y our analysis skills will enable you to define how to find issues and work with colleagues to resolve them and , as a team player, you can deal with multiple requests, optimizing your daily work according to the priorities you have set with your colleagues , We welcome you to apply to join an organization whose mission is to build cutting-edge technology that will shape the future of autonomous vehicle control and navigation . The role can be located in Tampere (or Espoo), Finland Your Responsibilities Planning and defining necessary Verification and Validation Strategies to ensure targeted performance and safety together with System Engineers and Verification and Validation experts Participate to the full functional safety-compliant product development life cycle (from design to validation and verification) Understanding the new system level requirements and how to verify them Defining, implementing and documenting system level test cases for safety critical products (GNSS and System verification) Reviewing test results against requirements and specifications and reporting performance and possibly identified defects, bugs or non-compliances Ensuring that system design meets the automotive quality , functional safety and integrity standards (ISO-26262 , ISO-21448 ) Developing your area of expertise and supporting decisions in that scope Your Skills and Experience Proven experience as Software / Test Engineer BSc or MSc in Software or Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications or equivalent experience Familiar with C/C++, Python/Perl, Matlab or similar scripting languages Familiar with GNSS technology Familiar with embedded software development Strong documentation and communication skills English fluent both written and spoken Pro-active attitude and a strong desire to collaborate Able to travel to other EU u-blox sites and locations, especially during the ramp-up of the team competencies (naturally, considering COVID19 restrictions) Bonus Point (if applicable, not mandatory) Good understanding of revision control systems (like Git, SVN) Functional safety (e.g. ISO 26262 certification) Automotive Testing/ Development expertise Experience with lab tools, Oscilloscopes, Multimeters, Spectrum Analyzers Knowledge of RF signal concepts, noise figure, measurements of key RF parameters Experience on serial communication (uart, usb) Basic understanding of schematics and test boards Requirements management tools (e.g. SystemWeaver, Jama, JIRA, IBM Doors, or others) Experience in working within a regulated industry
