Intern, Controls

About Harbinger

Harbinger is an American commercial electric vehicle (EV) company on a mission to transform an industry starving for innovation. Harbinger’s best-in-class team of EV, battery, and drivetrain experts have pooled their deep experience to bring a first-of-its-kind EV platform to support the growing demand for medium‑duty EVs and hybrids. Harbinger:
Familiar Form, Revolutionary Foundation.

• Location: Immerse yourself in our innovative culture! This role requires a commitment of 4 days in‑office per week at our facility in Garden Grove, CA as well as full‑time hours (40 hours a week).
• Duration: 10‑11 weeks (May 26 to August 7 OR June 22 to August 28)
• Relocation Support: A $1,000 relocation stipend is available for interns currently residing more than 50 miles from Garden Grove, CA.
• Compensation: Earn an hourly rate of $25‑35 USD per hour.

Harbinger Motors is seeking a Controls Intern to contribute to the development of vehicle control systems for an electric medium‑duty truck. The position will contribute directly to the development and validation of algorithms for control of vehicle systems, and more broadly help develop a vehicle product which is a technological step forward in the space.

• Develop software algorithms in Simulink & Stateflow
• Create physical models in Sim Scape to represent vehicle components and systems
• Perform Model‑In‑The‑Loop simulation tests for validation of control algorithms
• Build Algorithm code using code generation tools
• Debug issues in implemented code found in simulation testing or in‑vehicle testing.
• Use vehicle communication instrumentation to root‑cause issues identified
• Assist with hands‑on evaluation of controls performance in bench setups and in‑vehicle
• Software Requirements authoring and decomposition of system requirements
• Develop fault detection for loss of communication or I/O
• Develop fail‑safe strategies for algorithms in response to detected faults
• Develop automation scripts for CI/CD to generate Simulink model metrics, etc.

• Experience with MATLAB / Simulink required
• Experience with source control systems such as git, svn, mercurial required
• Knowledge of hybrid / electric vehicle systems and components preferred
• Experience with CAN monitoring tools such as CANalyzer, Bus Master, or similar preferred
• Exposure to Classical / Modern Control theory preferred
• Work authorized in the United States OR ability to obtain F‑1 visa

Harbinger is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition or any other characteristic protected by law.

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