Software Application Engineer

About ZF

ZF Industrial Technology is a global leader for driveline and transmission technology for industrial application domains like Wind Power Technology, Off-Highway Systems and Test Systems for on- and off-road mobility. Find more information under ZF Industrial Technology. The ZF Wind Power Business Unit is part of ZF group which is known as one of the world’s leading automotive suppliers. Within our unit we develop, validate and service gear units used in wind turbines producing sustainable energy and we are doing this for more than 40 years! Today we build new drivetrain solutions to meet the requirements of the future. As wind turbines continue to grow, we are continuously pushed outside of our engineering boundaries, which makes it a challenging engineering environment to work in. Find out more: www.zf.com/windpower 

Job Description

This Job Role is part of Job Family "Research Development" / Sub-Job-Family "R&D Software" and includes jobs related to software development according the V-model, including coordinating software projects, deriving software requirements from system requirements, designing software architecture and modules, programming, integrating and testing software modules as well as software quality assurance.

Qualification: BE / BTech in Electronics & Communication / Mechatronics.

3-8 yrs of experience in Software calibration and configuration for transmission systems of construction machinery equipment

System definition, component selection and documentation for software application projects

Preparation and execution of safety- and functional tests on HIL (Hardware in the loop) and SIL (software in the loop) systems

Support and Definition of functional specifications together with clients and/or expert teams

Continuous improvement of existing application tool chain, processes, and approaches in interdisciplinary teams

Functional understanding of vehicle powertrain, vehicle electronics, CAN bus systems

Any high-level programming language (e.g. Matlab, Python)

Project Management Knowledge

Problem-solving skills with ability to communicate complex matters to all stakeholder

Analytical / Troubleshooting.