Resident Engineer

Location

Ann Arbor, MI | United States

Job description

Overview:
As a Resident Engineer, you will play a vital role in supporting projects as part of the development team. Working closely with stakeholders, you will contribute to the resolution of technical issues, participate in release processes, and manage change procedures. Effective communication with various teams, including customers, manufacturing sites, and global engineering teams, will be crucial for the successful execution of projects. You will also be the primary representative of Smart Eye to the customer.

Core Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with Lead Design Release Engineer (DRE) to define requirements, verify performance, and address issues.
• Independently work at customer sites, taking direction from the Project Manager/Technical Project Lead and the Lead DRE.
• Address and resolve issues on assigned component technical specifications, working closely with requirement owners. Initiate change requests as necessary.
• Contribute to the resolution of system integration issues, including root cause analysis and verification of incidents through testing.
• Prepare and present responses to action items, ensuring effective communication and collaboration within the team.
• Coordinate time on test vehicles to ensure the subsystem is compliant to requirements. 
• Perform software reflashes when software changes are released.
• Support simulator/bench and vehicle testing as required.
• Coordinate creation of customer required test plans. 
• Communicate program timing requirements to the project team.
• Develop and maintain positive customer relationships.

Required Qualifications:

• Relevant Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in a relevant role.
• Proficient with Microsoft tools (Excel, Teams, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in a similar role.
• Familiarity with automotive cameras.
• Previous experience in an automotive development environment, which may include internships or cooperative programs.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with an ability to convey technical information effectively.

About Smart Eye 

Smart Eye is the global leader in Human Insight AI, technology that understands, supports and predicts human behavior in complex environments. Together with our subsidiaries Affectiva and iMotions, we are bridging the gap between humans and machines for a safe and sustainable future.

Today, our technology is embedded in next-generation vehicles, leading the way towards human-centric mobility through Driver Monitoring Systems and Interior Sensing solutions. Our Research Instruments offer unparalleled insights into automotive, aviation, assistive technology, behavioral science and many more fields.

Our subsidiary Affectiva is humanizing technology by pioneering Emotion AI, helping companies gain a deeper understanding of how consumers engage with their content, products and services, in automotive, media & entertainment, market research and beyond.

Our subsidiary iMotions provides the world’s leading biosensor software platform that synchronizes data streams in real time from multiple sensors.

Smart Eye was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Sweden with offices in the US, UK, Germany, Denmark, Egypt, Singapore, China and Japan. A publicly traded company since 2016, our customers include NASA, Nissan, Boeing, Honeywell, Volvo, GM, BMW, Geely, Harvard University, over 1,300 research organizations around the world, 70% of the world’s largest advertisers and 28% of the Fortune Global 500 companies.

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We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. 

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