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Principal Embedded Controls Engineer

LHP Engineering Solutions
Pontiac, MI Full Time
POSTED ON 3/3/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 8/29/2026
Job Location: 2800 Centerpoint Parkway, Pontiac, Michigan 48341

Duties

LHP Engineering Solutions LLC seeks a Principal Embedded Controls Engineer in Pontiac, Michigan. Telecommuting permitted 100% of time. Duties: deliver flexible, integrated, and executable embedded controls solutions for automotive systems to optimize vehicle and equipment performance and comply with safety regulations; analyze requirements and create process improvement and implementation plans to generate executable calibrations and tuning projects; provide technical guidance, mentorship, and training to embedded controls engineering teams; provide technical leadership for embedded control and executable calibration projects; stay abreast of changing safety regulations for automotive and safety systems; develop quality assurance techniques for embedded controls and executed calibrations to be developed by junior level engineers; perform root cause analysis and error correction for advanced, complex, and multi-faceted issues; coordinate and lead feature, calibration and functional safety reviews; confirm that new software features integrate with automotive control systems to meet safety and performance requirements; provide technical support and guidance, and collaborate in software and hardware implementation activities; apply quality assurance techniques and ISO 26262 requirements.

Requirements

Master’s degree (or foreign equivalent degree) in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer engineering, electrical and computer engineering, aerospace engineering, or related field, and 4 years of experience (gained at any time) in any engineering role which included at least one of the skills listed below. Included within the 4 years of experience, must have experience in all of the following: design and testing of embedded control systems for automotive applications; control module embedded design, including memory allocation, programming standards, microcontrollers, and microprocessor peripherals; testing and validation of system-level requirements; version control, requirements management and lifecycle management software; software architecture; real-time embedded software development tools and processes; application of ISO 26262; control systems in automotive or medical devices; MATLAB, Simulink, or Stateflow.

In lieu of master’s degree and 4 years of experience, will accept a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer engineering, electrical and computer engineering, aerospace engineering, or related field, and 6 years of post-bachelor’s, progressive experience in engineering roles which must have included the skills listed above.

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