MATLAB & C/C++ - Automotive Engineer

🚀 We’re Hiring: Senior Energy Management Engineer – Climate & Thermal Systems | Automotive Hykmann Global Business Solutions AB is looking for an experienced Senior Energy Management Engineer for a specialized consulting assignment with an internationally renowned client in the automotive and sustainable mobility industry in Gothenburg, Sweden. Are you passionate about vehicle thermal management, climate control software, and energy-efficient powertrain technologies? This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to next-generation vehicles by developing, integrating, calibrating, and validating advanced climate control functions. We’re looking for an engineer with strong automotive thermal systems expertise, hands-on model-based development experience, and the ability to take end-to-end ownership of complex software functions. 📍 Location: Gothenburg, Sweden 📅 Assignment period: 2 November 2026 – 2 May 2027 🕒 Workload: Full-time, 100% ✈️ Travel: Approximately three trips per year for technical expeditions 🎯 About the Role As a Senior Energy Management Engineer, you will contribute to the development and optimization of climate control and thermal management functions for advanced vehicle platforms. You will work across the software development lifecycle, including control algorithm development, integration, calibration, testing, and verification. Your work will help improve cabin comfort, battery thermal management, powertrain cooling, and overall vehicle energy efficiency. Working closely with international stakeholders and cross-functional engineering teams, you will ensure that climate and thermal control functions meet system requirements, deliver reliable performance, and support customer expectations. 🔧 Key Responsibilities Develop, integrate, calibrate, and verify climate control software for automotive applications. Design and optimize control strategies for HVAC, battery cooling, powertrain cooling, and related thermal management systems. Develop and validate control algorithms using MATLAB, Simulink, and Stateflow. Apply model-based development techniques and support automatic code generation using Embedded Coder. Analyze and resolve complex software issues involving functionality, performance, and system integration. Perform software calibration using tools such as INCA and CANape. Conduct function validation, bench testing, and road testing. Assess system behavior against technical requirements, vehicle performance targets, and customer expectations. Collaborate with software developers, hardware engineers, test engineers, system architects, and product teams. Apply established software development processes and quality assurance practices. Take end-to-end ownership of assigned climate control functions, from concept and development through validation and continuous improvement. Evaluate emerging technologies and new control concepts to improve vehicle efficiency and thermal performance. ✅ Must-Have Skills & Qualifications Master’s degree in Control Systems, Vehicle Engineering, Applied Physics, Mechatronics, or a related engineering discipline. At least 5 years of relevant automotive industry experience, preferably in climate control and thermal management. Strong domain knowledge of climate and thermal systems, including HVAC, battery cooling, and powertrain cooling. Good understanding of control theory, including PID control and state machines. Hands-on experience with model-based development using MATLAB, Simulink, and Stateflow. Experience developing and simulating control algorithms and supporting automatic code generation using Embedded Coder. Practical experience with embedded software development in C/C++. Experience in software calibration using INCA, CANape, or equivalent automotive tools. Experience in function validation, test-bench activities, and vehicle road testing. Understanding of software development processes, technical documentation, and quality assurance. Valid B driving license and experience in vehicle testing and subjective evaluation. Professional proficiency in English, both written and spoken. ⭐ Meritorious Experience Experience with hybrid and electric vehicle powertrain technologies. Experience developing thermal management strategies for battery electric vehicles. Strong background in automotive control systems and function ownership. Experience benchmarking new technologies and evaluating alternative control strategies. Business or management education that complements a technical engineering background. Experience working in international, cross-functional automotive development environments. 👤 Our Ideal Candidate You are a technically strong and analytical engineer who takes responsibility for the end-to-end performance of assigned functions. You can translate customer needs and system requirements into effective control concepts, investigate complex technical problems, and drive solutions through development and validation. You enjoy collaborating with software, hardware, test, and product teams and can explain complex technical topics clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. You are curious, proactive, and motivated to explore new technologies that improve vehicle comfort, energy efficiency, and sustainable mobility. 🌱 Why This Opportunity? Contribute to the development of next-generation automotive climate and thermal management systems. Work on advanced control software for HVAC, battery cooling, and powertrain cooling. Apply model-based development and embedded software expertise to real vehicle applications. Collaborate with international engineering teams across multiple technical disciplines. Help improve vehicle performance, energy efficiency, and customer driving experience. 📩 Interested in This Opportunity? If you have solid automotive experience in climate control, thermal management, embedded software, and model-based development, we would love to hear from you. Please submit your updated CV highligh