Job Description

Ballard has an immediate opening for a Software (SW) Requirement and Safety Specialist to join the Systems Engineering team in the Vancouver Metro Area (Canada). Successful candidates will have the capability and proven experience in retrieving and understanding product/system level requirements and decompose/derive software requirements for embedded control applications. The candidates should also possess knowledge of regulations/standards and best practice for functional safety and cybersecurity to generate technical safety and

security requirements at the ECU and software level.

A successful candidate will work well independently and with the existing engineering team members and always have the desire to learn and continuously develop.

Responsibilities Include:

• Work closely with the owners of product and system requirements to collect and understand the complete high-level functional, regulatory, environmental and any non-functional features and constraints.
• Get heavily involved in DFMEA, HARA and TARA activities by contributing as controls/SW subject matter expert with the full scope of knowledge on Ballard major systems.
• Derive software requirements for fuel cell controls system by decomposing the high-level functional requirements with advanced methods like MBSE, and additionally include requirements for fault and threat detection and management with the inputs from all the mentioned design and analysis activities.
• Create and maintain all ECU and software-specific requirements, such I/O utilization and memory management, computing resource optimization, multithread scheduling and more.
• Participate within the software development life cycle to ensure all software requirements are cascaded down to design, implementation, and testing phases with end-to-end traceability.
• Get involved to establish and continuously improve embedded software development process by following standardized methods, such as SPICE, CMMI
• Prepare requirement and technical specification documents within MS office, or requirement management/ALM platform, such as JAMA, and engage in the formal change management process.
• Under the direction of the Controls Engineering Manager, work within cross functional teams with the implementation of systems engineering processes, which may include cross-functional reviews of requirements and documenting specifications.
• Other duties as occasionally required by management.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechatronics, EE, Mechanical engineering, or related field.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in industrial-level software development and documentation.
• Good understanding of pneumatic and hydraulic systems, components and how they interact with ECU controllers.
• Working knowledge of functional safety standards and cybersecurity standards (ISO 26262, ISO/SAE 21434).
• Working experience with FMEA and any type of hazard analysis, and familiarity with their work process and best practices.
• Hands-on experience with embedded ECU and associated software development.
• Proficient with MS office tools, such as Word, Excel, Visio and Powerpoint.
• Team player, self-motivated, has the habit of documenting and communicate promptly on what is done. Have a passion for engineering and doing things in a systematic way.

Desired Traits:

• Work experience with the Application Lifecycle Management platform (JAMA, Polarion, etc) is a strong asset.
• Experience with full software lifecycle and safety-critical software development, including requirements, design, integration, validation, and verification, is a strong asset.
• Work experience with Agile development process.
• Work experience or knowledge of ASPICE or equivalent standards and framework.
• Work experience or knowledge of fuel cell systems and technology.
• Experience with CAN and communication protocols, such as J1939, is a strong asset.

Perks You Will Receive

• Competitive Salary
• Annual Ballard Bonus Plan
• Hybrid role (the successful candidate will have to work 2 or 3 days per week in our office in Metro Vancouver)
• Benefits plan: extended health (medical & dental), short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, and employee family counselling and wellness programs.
• Company matching Retirement Saving program
• Impact Awards
• Inventor Incentive Program
• Paid Sick Days
• Employee Referral Program

Our Values

Listen & Deliver | Quality. Always. | Inspire Excellence | Row Together | Own It

Ballard values diversity in the workplace and is committed to Employment Equity. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates.