Job Abstract

About Canoo

Canoo’s mission is to bring EVs to Everyone and build a world-class team?to?deploy this sustainable mobility revolution.?We have developed breakthrough electric vehicles that are reinventing the automotive landscape with pioneering technologies, award-winning designs, and a unique business model that spans all owners in the full lifecycle of the vehicle. Canoo is starting production and is distinguished by its pioneering and experienced team of technologists, engineers, and designers. With offices around the country, the company is scaling quickly and seeking candidates who love to challenge themselves, are motivated by purpose, and possess a strong desire to get things done.

The “Canoo Way”

Canoo’s success is the direct result of our disciplined application of our core operating principles and drills, which are based on three main principles: Think 80/20 (“Important versus less important”), Act 30/30 (“Reduce waste and increase output”), and Live 90/10 (“We have each other’s back”). We hire based on “MET” - Mindset, Equipment and willingness to Train - and seek individuals that take accountability and deliver results being Humble, Hungry to succeed, and Hunting for opportunities to win. We train our team to engage with each other by modulating between their intellect (iQ) and emotional intelligence (eQ) applying Facts, Finesse, and Force when they communicate. The principles and drills of the CANOO Way have been fundamental to our success, our ability to grow, continuously improve, innovate and are at the core of our day-to-day operations.

Job Purpose

As a Systems Engineer for diagnostics, you will be focused on supporting the implementation and verification of diagnostic functionality within Canoo’s vehicle software and manufacturing process. The framework for the implementation of the diagnostics is utilizing the Unified Diagnostic Services (UDS) protocol. You will be responsible for diagnostic test design and generation of software requirements to define diagnostic functionality within the vehicle and the manufacturing process. You will interface with engineering, software, and manufacturing to ensure the vehicle can be successfully initialized and calibrated. The crux of this role will be to understand current vehicle software controls and operation, to devise the best diagnostic strategy for each implementation and verify proper functionality. The desire and ability to take full ownership of each diagnostic test within your domain is a must. A secondary part of the role requires the generation of requirements and validation of vehicle features which can extend beyond the diagnostic domain.

Responsibilities (80s of the Position)

• Generate diagnostic strategies which integrate with vehicle control logic and manufacturing process.
• Define requirements for all diagnostic features and especially for UDS items (e.g. service routines, DTCs, etc)
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure proper coverage of vehicle diagnostics.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure delivery of diagnostic functionality.
• Support testing at both the vehicle and system level to verify diagnostic functionality.
• Interface with cross-functional teams to support powertrain performance testing, software testing, and validation.

Required

• BS in Electrical Engineering or Software Engineering or equivalent.
• Knowledge of CAN, CANFD, LIN, and Automotive Ethernet communication protocols.
• Understanding of writing requirements at the vehicle, system, and component level.
• Understanding of supervisory controls including state diagrams and state flows.
• Be comfortable with designing features and being hands on to evaluate proper functionality.

Preferred??

• 1+ year experience with automotive electronic systems and/or control logic, candidate must understand function of all electric vehicle systems.
• Strong working knowledge of Unified Diagnostic Services (UDS), candidate must be able to design and specify UDS test strategies using multiple diagnostic services.
• Experience using a requirements management database (e.g. Polarion, DOORS, Jama, etc)
• Working knowledge of automotive software architecture and implementation
• Working knowledge of automotive data collection & analysis tools (e.g. Vector CANalyzer)
• Understanding of binary and other related number systems (e.g. hexadecimal, ASCII, etc)
• Experience working within an Agile development framework & using relevant tools (e.g. JIRA)
• Knowledge of automotive diagnostic regulations

Travel Requirements

• Up to 25% Travel

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Physical Requirements for Non-Physical Positions

• While performing the duties of this job, employees may be required to sit for prolonged periods of time, occasionally bending or stooping, lifting up to 10 pounds, and prolonged periods of computer use.

Reasonable Accommodations

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

What's Cool About Working Here...

• Meaningful, challenging work that will redefine automotive landscape and make EVs available to everyone
• Comprehensive Health Insurance
• Equity Compensation
• Flexible Paid Time Off
• Casual workplace with an unbelievable feeling of energy

Canoo is an equal opportunity-affirmative action employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, past or present military service or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.

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