Ride Control Engineer Control Engineer e-drive units (m/f/d) 100% at Specialized Cham, Switzerland To strengthen our e-Bike SW development team in Cham, Switzerland, we are seeking for a Control Engineer to commence immediately or by agreement. In this role you will be at the forefront of developing solutions for state-of-the-art e-Bike Motors. Internally, you will be in close collaboration with System, Quality, Test engineers, and Product Managers. Externally, you will be working with various vendors. How you’ll make a difference

• Design, develop and optimize high-level e-bike controllers. Debug them using tools based on CAN protocols.
• Own the automatic shifting component. Develop an automatic shifting solution that will be the new benchmark in the industry.
• Develop derating strategies to stay within limitations of a given component.
• Formulate and prototype new concepts.
• Work with other teams (System engineering, Turbo digital engineering) to achieve the best possible rider experience.
• Help improve our ways of working.
• Go out, ride and bring it beyond the expectations.

What you need to win · Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant field such as: mechatronics engineer, software engineer, control engineer or similar.

• Minimum 3 years of relevant, post-graduate, full-time experience.
• Proficiency in: C/C++, Python and Mathworks products.
• Experience with controller or application development in an industrial setting.
• Experience working with CAN bus analyzers and protocols.
• Experience with version control (git).
• Ability to multitask effectively among different projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication skills as you will collaborate with and coordinate between hardware and quality engineers, software developers, program managers, and suppliers across the globe.
• Excellent English skills (written and spoken), German is a plus.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of machine learning (neural networks, deep learning etc.)
• Knowledge of new programming languages such as: Zig and Rust.
• Experience working with debuggers (code profiling etc.).
• Interest in state-of-the-art control theory, system identification or signal-processing.

What we offer: We are a dynamic and multicultural team within an innovative and growing environment. You can look forward to a modern working space, lunch rides, social security- and many other benefits. You are interested? We look forward to receiving your compelling application stating your salary expectation and earliest starting date. Please submit your application exclusively via our online career portal. Applications via e-mail, mail or employment agencies will not be considered.
Specialized Europe GmbH - Human Resources - Werkstattgasse 10 - CH-6330 Cham - www.specialized.com/careers
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