Transmission Controls Engineer

Optimal Inc.
Livonia, MI

Job Description

Job Description

Position Description:
Own and manage multiple automatic transmission software components (features): manage changes and requirements, coordinate validation with HIL and calibration teams, act as SPOC for issue triage and resolution, bookshelf and release updates using software development and software quality processes, including all necessary deliverables (e.g. test reports, DVMs, calibration guides, etc.)

Skills Required:

Transmissions - Experience having worked on automatic transmissions either in software design or calibration. Approximately 5 years of experience in this area is sufficient. Agile Software Development - knowledge of agile principles. 1 year of working in an Agile environment is sufficient
Software Testing - experience using software testing tools to generate and evaluate standard software quality metrics like decision coverage, MC/DC and line coverage. 2 years of software testing experience.
MATLAB - 2 years using MATLAB
Software Development Lifecycle - 2 years working with lifecycle products like IBM ClearCase or GitHub
C - 2 years of writing or modifying c-code.
Simulink - 2 years working with Simulink models. This include modifying, designing, and simulating.

Skills Preferred:

Powertrain - developing powertrain controls (engine or transmission) software within the OEM/Client powertrain software environment.
Artificial Intelligence & Expert Systems - knowledge of AI tools (like copilot) and having used AI to assist in the creation, or completion, of work related tasks and objectives.

Experience Required:
4+ years developing automatic transmission controls using c-code and MATLAB/Simulink and State flow
Experience Preferred:
Experience with automotive calibration tools like ATI Vision, Vector CANOE.

Education Required:
Bachelor's Degree

Additional Information:
HYBRID / 4 days per week in the office

Use MATLAB/Simulink/State flow to model feature functions and autogenerate quality c-code directly from the model
Develop and execute unit tests to fully verify the functionality of the software with respect to requirements.
Use issue management tools (JIRA) to manage and document software feature change requirements, emphasizing customer (SP&I, calibration, program) needs and timing considerations
Develop interface specifications for interfaces that cross functional boundaries including across organizations, subsystems and feature.
Participate in, and communicate with, cross-functional teams to optimize solutions weighing software complexity, tuneability, testability and OEM/Client SW modeling guidelines

Posted 2026-05-29

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