Principal Engineer-Controls
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Job description
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Complete technical project or part of a project of moderate complexity and managing the controls schedule for the project. Performs more complex engineering calculations, investigations, and tasks. Deliver results according to Oshkosh and general industry engineering standards and processes. Responsible for preparation and delivery of plans, designs, computation methods, and/or reporting. Work in collaboration with software engineering, and other engineering groups or business support disciplines as well as external component suppliers. Provide guidance or mentorship to entry level engineers working on common projects. Research, create, and update standard engineering methodology and procedures - best practices, etc. Perform vehicle system controls research, development, verification and validation, testing, and production implementation. Establish requirements (resources, equipment, estimates, test plans, and milestones) according to the needs of a project. Responsible for developing control strategies in a virtual simulation environment using modeling tools (such as ADAMS, Matlab/Simulink/State flow, AMEsim, etc.) or hardware-in-the-loop simulators and transferring simulated strategies to vehicle testing and eventual production implementation. Work with internal and external (industry consortiums, universities...) project teams on advanced control development efforts and on component development efforts. Assist feasibility studies and project estimates (manpower, budget development, timelines) on proposed projects. Support proposal development with regards to acquiring appropriate funding for various advanced control development efforts. Role requires up to 2% domestic and 1% international travel. Hybrid work permitted two (2) days a week within a reasonable commuting distance of the Greencastle, Pennsylvania office.
Requirements
Main Education and Experience: At least a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related field of study and five (5) years of experience as a Controls Integration Engineer, HIL Verification & Validation Intern, or related role where experience was gained.
Alternate: Master's degree in stated fields and two (2) years of stated experience
Special Skills: Also requires two (2) years of experience in the following:
- Automotive or heavy-duty vehicle background with vehicle control system;
- Automotive or heavy-duty vehicle CAN bus and architecture;
- Mathworks, dSPACE or Vector tools and Autosar;
- On and off vehicle test and troubleshooting;
- DOORs; and
- JIRA.
Benefits & conditions
$91,500.00 - $148,100.00
The above pay range reflects the minimum and maximum target pay for the position across all U.S. locations. Within this range, individual pay is determined by various factors, including the scope and responsibilities of the role, the candidate's experience, education and skills, as well as the equity of pay among team members in similar positions. Beyond offering a competitive total rewards package, we prioritize a people-first culture and offer various opportunities to support team member growth and success.