About this role
Job title: Vehicle Control Technology Manager
About the Role Hyundai America Technical Center, Inc. (HATCI) seeks a Vehicle Control Technology Manager for the Vehicle Control Technology team. This role shapes the future of vehicle intelligence for the North American market, focusing on the Truck, SUV, and Off-road segments. The team researches, develops, and prototypes advanced control algorithms that define the brain of the vehicle. As the manager, you will lead a team of high-performing engineers dedicated to control logic concept and design, delivering solutions to enhance performance, efficiency, and customer experience, with emphasis on heavy-duty towing and rugged off-road maneuvers. By leveraging machine learning, AI, and model predictive control, you will drive next-generation vehicle behaviors and manage strategic research partnerships.
What You'll Do
- Lead and manage a team of 4–5 advanced control engineers, providing technical mentorship, career development, and performance evaluations.
- Oversee control logic concept and design, ensuring the team develops creative solutions for vehicle motion, energy management, and specialized performance attributes for Trucks and SUVs.
- Drive technical innovation in specialized applications, including advanced towing features and off-road performance.
- Establish and maintain research partnerships with top universities and research labs to stay at the forefront of control technology and academic advancement.
- Direct model-based development workflows, ensuring best practices in MATLAB/Simulink, Simscape, and Software-in-the-Loop testing environments.
- Manage departmental resources including budget allocation and software licensing for simulation and development tools.
- Cultivate global collaboration by serving as the primary technical liaison with R&D Headquarters in South Korea to align North American development with global product cycles.
- Technical quality assurance: Review and approve technical reports, system trade-offs, and business cases for new technologies before presentation to executive leadership.
- Cross-functional leadership: Support North American headquarters with technical inquiries and collaborate with vehicle testing teams to validate prototype software in real-world towing and off-road environments.
- Travel requirements: Occasional domestic and international travel for vehicle testing events, global R&D meetings, and university partnership visits.
What We're Looking For
- Master’s Degree in a related engineering field.
- Deep technical expertise in control theory and the strategic leadership necessary to manage complex projects and high-level research partnerships.
- Experience leading a team of 4–5 advanced control engineers.
- Experience with model-based development workflows and Software-in-the-Loop testing environments.
- Experience with simulation and development tools.
- Ability to establish research partnerships with universities and labs and liaison with R&D HQ in Korea.
- Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration.
- Willingness to travel approximately 10–15%.
Compensation & Benefits
- Salary: Not disclosed.
- Travel: Occasional domestic and international travel.