Aptiv in Kokomo, Indiana still has the following opening

Radar integration engineer for active safety and autonomous driving vehicles

A radar integration engineer guides automotive engineers in the design of vehicle body components that are compatible with millimeter wave radar signals, in order to successfully integrate Aptiv’s automotive radars into vehicles having active-safety and autonomous driving functions. These vehicle components include grilles and fascias with various configurations, including sub-wavelength geometrical features, having complex interactions with the millimeter wave signals passing through them. In-depth job-specific training will be provided by a senior radar integration engineer.

Will apply electromagnetics, physics, spatial geometry, radar signal processing principles and strong mathematical/analytical skills to:

1. Analyze the interactions of millimeter wave radar signals with vehicle body components, including reflection, diffraction and refraction to predict the effects on radar measurements (target range, range-rate, azimuth angle, elevation angle), and ultimately predict the effects on vehicle functions that depend on radar data
2. Innovate new analytical methods approaches, innovate new test methods, innovate new methods of visualization of complex data, continually increase Aptiv’s knowledge of the effects of vehicle body components on radar signal integrity, continually improve Aptiv’s service to our automotive OEM customers
3. Interact extensively with automobile OEM customers in order to guide them in the design of vehicle components (including ones with complex geometries) through which radar signals pass, to achieve compatibility with automotive radars, while at the same time allowing maximum possible design latitude to our customers to meet their styling and manufacturing needs
4. Be able to communicate highly technical concepts clearly and simply to customers and others that are not expert in the field
5. Characterize and analyze the effects of microwave-frequency relative permittivities and loss tangent values of plastics and paints on the performance of automotive radars
6. Use and interpret anechoic chamber radar testing and methodology (including full 2D-scan testing to measure off-axis effects) to determine the effects of vehicle components on radars

Requirements

• Master’s in Electrical Engineering or Physics -- Bachelor’s will be considered for the right candidate
• Strong mathematical and analytical capability
• Fundamentals of electromagnetics, signal processing, antenna principles, and transmission line theory

Desired (but not required):

• Prior knowledge radar design
• Strong Matlab proficiency
• Industry experience
• Familiarity with electromagnetic simulation tools (full-wave, geometrical optics, etc.)

Note –

Aptiv will move from Kokomo to the north side of Indianapolis in a year or so from now.