Embedded Software Engineer III

About the role

Build the future of electric trucks. At Daimler Truck North America, we’re redefining long-haul transportation with cutting-edge battery electric vehicles. Join us as an Embedded Engineer III and help design systems that optimize range, performance, and real-world efficiency for trucks operating in customer fleets every day.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of vehicle-level energy management strategies across the full development lifecycle (modeling, simulation, embedded implementation and validation)
• Balance competing demands such as range, performance, durability, and driver comfort under real-world conditions
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams for hardware, software, electrical systems and vehicle integration
• Lead or contribute to validation activities for energy management controls in MiL, SiL, HiL and in-vehicle testing
• Correlate simulation results to real-world vehicle behavior, understand differences and maximize energy management systems outputs for a higher overall vehicle performance and high durability
• Use connected vehicle data to understand how e-systems perform in real operations including in fleet usage and make recommendations to improve efficiency and robustness for current and next-generation of e-vehicles
• Ensure alignment across requirements, models, software and validation results
• Contribute to continuous improvement using a structured engineering approach
• Provide technical leadership in energy management, help drive decisions, priorities and system-level solutions across engineering teams

Requirements

• Strong technical expertise in energy management in BEVs
• Expert experience with Mathworks toolchain, Vector tools, dSpace or equivalent HiL platform
• Familiarity with embedded systems, ECU integration and vehicle communication networks
• Good knowledge of SEDP or equivalent V-model development processes
• Experience in multi-stage validation environments (MiL, SiL, HiL and vehicle)
• Strong written and verbal communication; able to present technical tradeoffs, risks, and decisions to diverse audiences
• Strong work ethics, highly motivated, and ability to drive results in a collaborative engineering environment

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Mechanical Engineering and/or Computer Science with 5-7 years of relevant experience or 8+ years of experience in lieu of degree

Skills

• Strong systems thinking and cross-domain problem-solving skills
• Ownership mindset from concept through vehicle validation
• Effective collaboration across multidisciplinary engineering teams

Benefits

• Annual bonus program
• 401k company contribution with company match up to 6%
• Non-elective company contribution of 3 - 7% depending on age
• Starting at 4 weeks paid vacation
• 13+ calendar holidays
• 8 weeks paid parental leave
• Employee assistance program
• Comprehensive healthcare plans and wellness programs
• Onsite fitness (at some locations)
• Tuition assistance and volunteer paid time off
• Short-term and long-term disability plans

Pay

Salary range: $117,000 to $150,000 USD Pay Offered Dependent On Knowledge, Skills, And Experience.

Schedule

Onsite