Charging electric vehicles without human interaction

Embedded Software Engineer, Automotive Software Engineer

Embedded software

Last night, I did not sleep very well… I am currently implementing the Vehicle-2-Grid communication protocol, which allows our charging solutions to communicate to the electric vehicle it is supposed to charge. However, for some reason it never stops charging. Somehow the charging station does not understand when the vehicle is fully charged.

So, my morning was going to be classic; debugging. I headed into the laboratory and fired up my development system. I have a very nice electric vehicle simulation box that makes debugging a lot easier. Luckily, I found the bug. It appeared to be a faulty implementation in the open source code that I reused for this project.

A quick update to resolve the bug and we’re ready to test our charging system on that Tesla that I’ve seen in the parking garage for several times now.

Besides my activities as software engineer, I’m also involved in the ISO 15118 standardization committee. Being part of this committee allows me to get to know other companies involved in the same field and discuss with them how the future of electric vehicle charging is going to look like. Did I already mention that these meetings are all over the world?

Aim for the stars; then plan to make it happen

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Embedded Software Engineer profile

BSc, BEng or MSc in Computer Science or related study
C/C++ for DSPs/MCUs for low software level
Implementing control loops and microcontrollers like ARM (Cortex-M) or TI C2000 etc.

Pros and cons

Developing state-of-the-art charging solutions
I can borrow my co-worker’s Tesla for testing
Working in a team full of passionate people

Bugs haunt me at night

The Prodrive Technologies Mindset

Responsibility

You don’t just go to work, you feel responsible for your project

Flexible

You decide when, where and how much you want to work

Manufacturing

You like to think about manufacturability when designing

Initiative

You don’t sit and wait, you have a hands-on mentality

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What we offer

Perfect environment for people willing to take full responsibility in a project
Unlimited growth opportunities and freedom in taking different roles in different projects
Young and dynamic culture
Unlimited personal budget for training courses, classes or studies
We are open 24/7 and provide lunch, dinner and a company gym
We keep management positions to a minimum, so there is virtually no hierarchy
Create your future with your own personal development plan
Tools and equipment such as an iPhone, iPad and laptop
The flexibility to work wherever and how much you want
Salary that grows with your performance
Opportunity to become a shareholder and entrepreneur in the company
Travel allowance based on the days you are actually at Prodrive
31 vacation days
Retirement plan
Distribution of profits

Application steps

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