Senior Electrical Engineer - PLY

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional development activities for control system programs, aligning technical deliverables, priorities, and timing with customer expectations and internal milestones.
• Support new business pursuit and RFQ activities by leading technical reviews, evaluating control system requirements, developing compliance matrices, estimating engineering scope, and contributing to customer proposals.
• Lead system-level development of safety-critical control systems for chassis applications, including control architecture definition, closed-loop strategy development, and compliance with ASPICE and internal development processes.
• Own control system requirements, dynamic models, and architecture design, ensuring full traceability throughout development.
• Develop and refine control algorithms including signal processing, close-loop controller design and compensation, plant modeling, stability analysis, and performance optimization.
• Define verification strategies and test procedures for control system requirements, including model-in-the-loop, software-in-the-loop, hardware-in-the-loop, production, and vehicle-level validation of closed-loop performance.
• Lead HIL bench actuator controller development and improvement
• Develop control-oriented interfaces and test tool capabilities in embedded environments, including CAN-based measurement, calibration, tuning, debugging, and customer demonstration support using tools such as CANape and CANalyzer.
• Analyze, tune, and debug control algorithms, embedded software, and electrical hardware in simulation, laboratory, production line, and vehicle environments.
• Support the launch of new products into production as well as products already in production.
• Facilitate communication and strategic coordination between the plant and TC, including support for troubleshooting, process improvement, technical reviews, etc.
• Work daily overtime and Saturdays and/or Sundays when directed by immediate supervisor or, as necessary, to complete essential job duties
• Develop and maintain a responsive and cooperative working relationship with internal and external customers. Treat everyone with dignity, trust and respect.

Job Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Working knowledge, understanding with design, evaluation and integration of vehicle control systems and/or vehicle sub systems, diagnostics, control modules/software, and electrical systems
• Must have a good understanding of classic and modern control theory, feedback control, compensations (lead/lag, notch, observer, etc.), stability analysis and design.
• Working knowledge of Model Based Systems Engineering, process, and toolchain
• Working knowledge of Matlab / Simulink, CAN communication tools (ie Vector CANape/CANoe/CANalyzer), and/or other tools and processes related to automotive product development
• Working knowledge of ASPICE processes development and implementation is preferred.
• Problem Solving & Analysis: Able to gather appropriate, often complex, data and diagnose the cause of a problem before taking action; separate causes from symptoms; apply lessons learned from others who encountered similar problems or challenges; anticipate problems and develop contingency plans to deal with them; develop and evaluate alternative courses of action
• Self-starter with good verbal and written technical communication skills both written & oral

Education and Experience

• Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent is required. MS Preferred
• At least 6 years of related automotive experience with chassis electronic components required
• Experience with control algorithms development is a must
• Experience with engineering project management is a must
• Experience with toolchains including ALM, requirement and traceability management tools, system architecture tools, test tools, etc. is a must
• Experience with FMEA, FTA and structured problem solving techniques (8D, 5Y…) is a must
• Experience with vehicle dynamics and vehicle model correlation is preferred
• Experience with generative AI, machine learning, and data analysis and their toolchains is a plus
• Familiarity with environmental, mechanical, and electrical verification testing methodologies in an automotive or environment
• Experience with safety critical electric system (Steering, Brakes, powertrain…) development in compliance with ISO26262 is preferred