Job Description

Position Overview

Navistar, a leading maker of commercial vehicles, has launched a new business unit, NEXT eMobility Solutions, to deliver customized electrification solutions in the truck and school bus markets using lean, agile practices.  

NEXT eMobility Solutions is dedicating a world-class, lean engineering team to developing the best products in the electric vehicle space.  We are looking for bright, talented and experienced individuals passionate about being a part of the transformation from traditional powertrains to the electrification of Navistar vehicles. Be a part of a team environment in a collaborative and “start-up” atmosphere!

Navistar is seeking an electrical architecture engineer for its BEV and FCEV vehicles and long term vehicle strategy.  The HV Architecture Engineer is the single point technical expert to deliver the integration of all HV components and is responsible for the development of system requirements and cascade to component suppliers and controls and software teams, verification of requirement functionality, development of calibration “books” with the controls team, and responsible for resolving related issues during vehicle level development, validation, and production. 

The position will be based in Rochester Hills. 

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Develop and cascade requirements in a requirements management tool. 

Validate responsible requirements on test apparatus’ and vehicles as needed. 
Main deliverables: 

Execute validation, system management, FMEA, and HV component diagnostic requirements for the HV distribution system in a BEV or FCEV.    

Analyze HV component power/current loading.  Work with HV distribution team to determine wire cross section areas/gauges required. 

Develop equipotential bond strategy for each HV component.  Implement and validate. 

Analyze HV components and document X/Y Capacitance, own, recommend, implement, and validate pre-charge/discharge requirements and strategy 

Simulate HV architecture.  Inhale component ripple susceptibility and sources. 

Document and communicate HV component specifications resulting from system level ripple analysis 

Own HV isolation attributes for all HV components and recommend set points for isolation detection threshold 

Serve as the interface from the eMobility team to other Navistar interfaces and alliance partners to optimize “inside” supplied HV component implementation for Navistar-branded vehicles. 

For those software-enabled functions, work with controls and software teams on requirement implementation, resolving requirement or implementation issues on an electrical buck or related test property. 

Compare ideal implementation to supply base solutions, develop trade-offs and implement optimized solution. 

Work with calibration and controls team to develop calibrateable variables that can modify the behavior of any software-enabled functions during vehicle developmental activities 

Basic Requirements
 

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Engineering Technology
At least 8 years of experience in product design/development
At least 1 year leading others in engineer/design activities

OR

Master’s degree in Engineering or Engineering Technology
At least 6 years of experience in product design/development
At least 1 year leading others in engineer/design activities

OR

PhD in Engineering or Engineering Technology
At least 3 years of experience in product design/development
At least 1 year leading others in engineer/design activities

Additional Requirements


Desired Skills
 

BSEE, BSME, or BS in any software-related discipline, MS preferred. 

Experience working for or in a controls environment. 

Demonstrated expert on vehicular HV technical attribute and architecture development 

Deep thinking hands-on contributor of technical solutions 

High natural curiosity that seeks and retains deep domain knowledge, system performance, and optimization across all vehicle functions and customer expectations 

Motivated problem solver with demonstrable examples of analyzing complex compromises at the vehicle level. 

Deep experience with technical feature experts and peers and team environments 

Must have experience with the following tools: 

CanAlyzer with demonstrable experience writing CAPL scripts 

INCA or equivalent controller calibration tool(s) 

Systems requirement tools such as Doors, Polarion, etc. 

Simulink as an embedded coding solution for production electronic controllers 

Should have at least 4 years of experience on production electric vehicle architectural concepts with an emphasis on the assigned position. 

Vehicle launch experience.