Emobility Sr Engineer - Epowertrain Controls (L5)

When you join Daimler, you become an agent of change within our global community of people working to create a cleaner, safer, and more efficient world for today and tomorrow. Through innovation at all levels, our teams ensure our world-changing brands continue to increase the quality of life and the business success of our customers, their customers, and the world around them. The Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) brand portfolio is second to none, and includes Freightliner Trucks, Western Star Trucks, Detroit engines and components, Thomas Built Buses and Freightliner Custom Chassis.

We are the undisputed leader in the commercial vehicle market and the industry’s technology trendsetter. Empowered by purpose, DTNA employees drive a Technology Revolution through innovative products and a customer-centric culture. Our dedication to our customers and society does not end once our products hit the road. That’s because we believe that business success and social responsibility go hand in hand. We immerse ourselves in our customer’s experience, and support the environmental responsibilities of our sites to ensure our products are the reliable, sustainable and the desired tools of the future.

Job Overview

Daimler Trucks North America is the market leader and thrives as the voice of the trucking industry. We are compelled to persistently push the envelope as we sharpen our focus on electric mobility (eMobility) and develop vehicles that lead the market. DTNA has created a startup team to bring our vision to reality. This team exudes creativity, energy, innovation, and passion. If you have an entrepreneurial spirit and want to be on the forefront of eMobility, you are meant for this team. You will push the industry standards of electric vehicles to the next level. This is your chance to join us as we define the next chapter of the trucking industry. We can't wait to hear from you!

In this position, you will support the eMobility Group as a Sr Engineer for ePowertrain Controls. This is an emerging, exciting technology, and the right person will drive DTNA's success by helping our engineering department, customers and network adopt the new vehicles into their operations. This person will be responsible for leading control strategy for electrified powertrains, ensuring optimal performance and that all features are implemented into various ECUs, and cohesive software and network communication between components. You will also be investigating future advanced control strategies that would lead to optimal efficiency and capabilities of electrified powertrains in the industry.

Responsibilities

- Support companywide development and launch of electric mobility at Daimler Trucks.

- Lead coordination with other powertrain feature, component, and systems owners, to ensure software communication between all devices and ECUs on the powertrain is optimized.

- One of the lead contacts for global collaboration regarding powertrain software and controls, ensuring DTNA requirements and performance are met by global powertrain software.

- Define powertrain-specific feature performance and specifications, working with other ECU/ software engineers to ensure implementation into the powertrain and overall vehicle.

- Investigate technical ideas to improve powertrain performance using advanced control strategies of axles, inverters, battery/ BMS, e-motor control, advanced braking and traction systems, etc.

- Investigate issues with powertrain ECUs and coordinate resolution.

Verify developed features by participating in testing activities and workshops.

- Ensure powertrain software adheres to Functional Safety ISO26262 requirements, working with FuSa and compliance engineers to define requirements.

- Act as an ePowertrain Controls leader in the industry, representing DTNA and Daimler Trucks in industry meetings, associations, and conferences.

- Support production project timing to rollout electric test trucks according to project timing.

- Key contact for vendors of HV components, as well as numerous contractors, interns, external resources, and lower level engineers.

- Provide engineering support to vehicle production team to resolve manufacturing process issues related to ePowertrain controls.

- Stay current on electric vehicle technology developments. Generate new ideas and methods for optimizing vehicle design, systems, and processes.

- Broaden your expertise outside of your immediate responsibilities and become an expert in eMobility topics.

When you join Daimler, you become an agent of change within our global community of people working to create a cleaner, safer, and more efficient world for today and tomorrow. Through innovation at all levels, our teams ensure our world-changing brands continue to increase the quality of life and the business success of our customers, their customers, and the world around them. The Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) brand portfolio is second to none, and includes Freightliner Trucks, Western Star Trucks, Detroit engines and components, Thomas Built Buses and Freightliner Custom Chassis.

We are the undisputed leader in the commercial vehicle market and the industry’s technology trendsetter. Empowered by purpose, DTNA employees drive a Technology Revolution through innovative products and a customer-centric culture. Our dedication to our customers and society does not end once our products hit the road. That’s because we believe that business success and social responsibility go hand in hand. We immerse ourselves in our customer’s experience, and support the environmental responsibilities of our sites to ensure our products are the reliable, sustainable and the desired tools of the future.

Job Overview

Daimler Trucks North America is the market leader and thrives as the voice of the trucking industry. We are compelled to persistently push the envelope as we sharpen our focus on electric mobility (eMobility) and develop vehicles that lead the market. DTNA has created a startup team to bring our vision to reality. This team exudes creativity, energy, innovation, and passion. If you have an entrepreneurial spirit and want to be on the forefront of eMobility, you are meant for this team. You will push the industry standards of electric vehicles to the next level. This is your chance to join us as we define the next chapter of the trucking industry. We can't wait to hear from you!

In this position, you will support the eMobility Group as a Sr Engineer for ePowertrain Controls. This is an emerging, exciting technology, and the right person will drive DTNA's success by helping our engineering department, customers and network adopt the new vehicles into their operations. This person will be responsible for leading control strategy for electrified powertrains, ensuring optimal performance and that all features are implemented into various ECUs, and cohesive software and network communication between components. You will also be investigating future advanced control strategies that would lead to optimal efficiency and capabilities of electrified powertrains in the industry.

Responsibilities

- Support companywide development and launch of electric mobility at Daimler Trucks.

- Lead coordination with other powertrain feature, component, and systems owners, to ensure software communication between all devices and ECUs on the powertrain is optimized.

- One of the lead contacts for global collaboration regarding powertrain software and controls, ensuring DTNA requirements and performance are met by global powertrain software.

- Define powertrain-specific feature performance and specifications, working with other ECU/ software engineers to ensure implementation into the powertrain and overall vehicle.

- Investigate technical ideas to improve powertrain performance using advanced control strategies of axles, inverters, battery/ BMS, e-motor control, advanced braking and traction systems, etc.

- Investigate issues with powertrain ECUs and coordinate resolution.

Verify developed features by participating in testing activities and workshops.

- Ensure powertrain software adheres to Functional Safety ISO26262 requirements, working with FuSa and compliance engineers to define requirements.

- Act as an ePowertrain Controls leader in the industry, representing DTNA and Daimler Trucks in industry meetings, associations, and conferences.

- Support production project timing to rollout electric test trucks according to project timing.

- Key contact for vendors of HV components, as well as numerous contractors, interns, external resources, and lower level engineers.

- Provide engineering support to vehicle production team to resolve manufacturing process issues related to ePowertrain controls.

- Stay current on electric vehicle technology developments. Generate new ideas and methods for optimizing vehicle design, systems, and processes.

- Broaden your expertise outside of your immediate responsibilities and become an expert in eMobility topics.