Lead ECU Development Engineer

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced ECU development engineer to join our team in developing the world’s most efficient piston engines. If you have a background in developing control systems that enhance the advantages of combustion and electric power working together, you’ll find an exciting career path of leading cutting edge solutions at Intelline. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to contribute substantially to testing, demonstration, and early customer deliveries of world-first engine technologies.

This position will require in-person work at our Waterloo facility, with some flexibility for hybrid/remote work. Must include a resume and portfolio of work when applying.

We would prefer the candidate for this role be prepared for a start date between December 15th and January 15th.

Salary Range: $80,000-$100,000CAD/yr + stock options.

Requirements

Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree in an engineering discipline.
• 5+ years work experience in powertrain development and/or complex motion control systems.
• 3+ years experience with development and training of AI/ML models.
• 3+ years experience with National Instruments cRIO hardware and LabView. FPGA experience is a plus.
• 3+ years experience in rapid prototyping engine controls development with flexible ECU platforms (Mahle Flexible ECU, Audesse FlexCase, or similar).
• 3+ years experience with setup and calibration of a variety of sensors (pressure transducers, thermocouples, encoders, various automotive gas analysis sensors).
• Experience with CAN bus communication.
• Proficient in MATLAB/Simulink, python, C, Microsoft office products.
• Extensive knowledge of internal combustion piston engines and electric power generation through work experience and/or personal projects.
• Proven problem solving and critical thinking skills through previous work experience with substantial project responsibilities.

Additional skills to thrive in this role:

• Work experience in the automotive or industrial equipment sector.
• Experience with prototype engine development and/or prototype electric powertrain development.
• Hands-on experience with engines, powertrain systems, or similar multidisciplinary heavy-duty hardware projects.
• Work experience at a startup, or clear ability to take on substantial project responsibilities and quickly produce tangible results.
• Energetic and relentless approach to problem solving.
• Exceptional attention to detail and care for quality of work.
• Strong initiative. A successful candidate will strive for team success in pursuit of the company’s vision and can independently identify task priorities.
• Passion for power generation technologies and reducing carbon emissions with practical solutions.
• Passion for multidisciplinary hardware challenges – the complicated stuff.

About the Company

Intelline is a venture-backed hardware startup based in Waterloo, ON. We make industrial generators that use 40% less fuel, with virtually any fuel type. Our patented valve-in-piston linear engine technology offers unprecedented variability in combustion control, such that our generators can achieve the highest possible efficiency in real world conditions.

We’re developing an engine architecture for standalone power and hybrid vehicle use in multiple sectors (mining, construction, marine, energy, military, datacenter, and more). Our products will be exposed to a wide range of challenging environments and must produce reliable power for decades, all while minimizing carbon emissions from cradle to grave. It’s complicated, difficult, and important. If this excites you, we’d love to meet you.

We find examples of work to be the most helpful in understanding a candidate’s level of expertise, so a portfolio of projects (professional and personal) is important to us. If selected for an interview, here is what you can expect from our process:

We’ll schedule a 45min video interview to get to know you better. Examples from your portfolio are likely the main point of discussion, as we want to hear what you’re proud of, what you’re passionate about, and gain a better understanding of the person behind the work. The interview will be with Kyle (CEO). This interview is ideally just an engaging conversation, so our suggestions are to be authentic and get excited about topics you are passionate about.

You should hear back from us within a week of the first interview if we would like to schedule a technical follow-up. This will be 45min-1h, and likely will include additional engineering team members. We may ask some specific technical questions relevant to our work, some technical problem solving questions, and some questions to better understand your areas of expertise. In some cases we may send a small design challenge prior to this interview and ask you to show us a solution during the interview. Questions will mainly focus on the specific job, but we do expect you to have some basic combustion engine knowledge if you’re going to work with us in developing the world’s most efficient piston engine. If you have none, a day or two of googling will be enough, and will show us that you are both interested in our work and can learn efficiently (which you will have to do a lot of at a startup anyway).

When we have had a chance to meet with all candidates we will contact you by phone call to discuss an offer. The whole process from first interview to offer should be completed within two weeks. If you have any questions on our process please email kylefaller@intelline.ca