Advanced Electric Drive and Power Electronics Senior Engineer

About the role

This role is categorized as hybrid. The successful candidate is expected to report to Warren three times per week, at minimum, or other frequency dictated by the business.

What You'll Do

• Lead development and documentation of initial component and subsystem requirements for electric drives
• Derive and develop component requirements to meet propulsion system requirements using systems engineering discipline, standard work and analysis / simulation including competitive assessments
• Document component requirements (via RCEs, ICDs) based on flow down of requirements from Propulsion System Technical Specs (P-STS) and vehicle technical specifications (VTS)
• Develop electric drive components to meet key performance and cost targets by working collaboratively with Product Engineering, Systems Engineering, Modeling, Analysis, Cost Engineering, Planning, and Program teams
• Lead or coordinate component trade studies to select optimized solutions to meet vehicle requirements of range, performance, drive quality, and cost
• Ensure analytical models, initial component designs, and controls have been developed with high fidelity through the BA phase for a successful hand-off at PPDR to Execution and Program teams
• Support multi-functional team led by advanced propulsion system architect in the development of Electrified Propulsion System Architectures through the Advanced Technology Work (ATW), Balanced Architecture (BA), and early GPDP development phase in accordance with the Electrification Process of Engineering
• Lead advanced technology development and testing ATW work in electric drives as needed Leveraging AI tools for Automation and process improvement

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or similar
• 5+ years of relevant experience
• Experience in design, development, and testing of electric drives / motors / power electronics
• Knowledge in power electronics theory and principles
• Understanding of electrified vehicle system and integration
• High level of interpersonal skills to work independently and effectively with domestic and international business partners
• Design, development, validation or release experience
• Ability to create and present information to leadership, peers, customers, and suppliers in a clear and concise manner
• Hands-on experience working in high-voltage laboratory and dynamometer environment
• Experience in using VDR data to make engineering decisions
• Power Electronics controls experience is a must

What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

• M.S. or Ph.D. Degree with specialization in electric drives (motors/inverters)
• Experience with electrical and mechanical CAD/CAE tools
• DFSS Certification
• Design thinking experience

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