Sr Principal Controls Engineer

Job Title: Sr Principal Controls EngineerJob DescriptionThe Sr Principal Controls Engineer leads the exploration of applicable technologies and systems for vehicle control strategies. This role involves developing and implementing advanced strategies and system-level requirements for vehicle control systems. Responsibilities include control strategy development and verification for engine, hybrid, and electric vehicles, components (electronic control modules, motors, drives, engines, generators, energy storage cells, sensors, etc.), autonomous vehicle systems, suspension systems, material handling systems, and other auxiliary systems for both on-road and off-road applications.Hard Skills

Bachelor's degree in mechanical or electrical Engineering with 8+ years of related experience

Master’s degree in mechanical or electrical Engineering with 5+ years of related experience

Ph.D. in mechanical or electrical Engineering with 2+ years of related experience

Automotive or heavy-duty vehicle familiarity with vehicle control system experience

Experience with automotive or heavy-duty vehicle CAN bus and architecture

Proficiency in Mathworks, dSPACE, or Vector tools and Autosar

Embedded software development experience using C/C/C# or Python

Responsibilities:

Responsible for the technical completion of a complex project on time.

Will be responsible for overall controls project schedule and budget.

Responsible for managing multiple priorities.

Collaborate with software engineering, other internal engineering groups, or business support disciplines, as well as external component suppliers.

May have exposure to the external customers and/or industry organizations.

Provide guidance or mentorship to lower-level Engineers.

Perform and check complex engineering calculations, investigations, and tasks.

Deliver results according to Oshkosh and general industry engineering standards and processes.

Responsible for the preparation and delivery of complex plans, designs, computation methods, and/or reporting.

Research, create, and update standard engineering methodology and procedures - best practices, etc.

Conduct independent research on new technologies and establish project-specific requirements (resources, equipment, estimates, test plans, and milestones).

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 or direct internal and external (industry consortiums, universities, etc.) project teams on advanced control development and component development efforts.

Assist or direct feasibility studies and project estimates (manpower, budget development, timelines, etc.) on proposed projects.

Support or direct proposal development about acquiring appropriate funding for various advanced control development efforts.

Provide insight to engineering design teams and mentoring to low-level engineers as needed based on expertise.

Other duties as assigned.

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