International Corporation, a leading North American truck manufacturer with great products, a strong market position and best-in-class distribution network, has an exciting new opportunity for a High Voltage Battery Senior Electrical System Engineer to join our EV Battery team. This is currently a hybrid position working 3 days in office and 2 days work from home a week at Rochester Hills, MI, or Elmendorf, near San Antonio, TX, Lisle, IL. (International reserves the right to update the current hybrid working status at any time)
The High Voltage Battery Senior Electrical System Engineer will help lead development of an externally sourced energy storage system (ESS) solution in addition to working on future internal solutions for the electrification of International commercial vehicles. The High Voltage Battery Sr Electrical System Engineer ensures that the ESS integrates with and functions optimally with the vehicle propulsion and auxiliary systems.
Responsibilities Defining and leading Pack requirements and system interactionsSupport Pack sizing, DFMEA, mechanical, fitment, and thermal system interactionsSupport battery functional safety, battery controls and specificationsCreation and maintenance of complete Design Requirement Documents for HV Energy Storage Systems identifying and taking into account requirements that flow-down from ofgovernmental, regional, industry, and internal International standards, Centers of Excellence, and
lessons-learnedCreation and maintenance of relevant system interface documentsReview of supplier DFMEAs and co-development of HV ESS Functional Safety requirements and system DFMEAs with the Vehicle Performance Integration team, create representative ESS solution usage cases for performance and life assessmentPerform preliminary (course/static) ESS sizing estimates for power and energy utilizing supplier and internal test dataGenerate static power capability maps and energy walks for ESS variantsLead internal and external work-streams to achieve timely execution of program deliverables with good qualityUtilize engineering tools and processes to successfully develop and validate hardware and software of the ESS in collaboration with suppliers and internal departmentsProvide support during vehicle production launchUnderstanding of components in the battery distribution unit, such as fuses, contactors, pre-charge resistors, to meet ESS life, durability, and safety requirementsInteraction with sensors used in HV RESS, including cell-monitoring sense circuity, associated ASICs, current, temperature, and gas sensorsGenerate electrical requirements for RESS Design Requirements DocumentsPerforming system level stack-ups of sensing errors, communication resolution, interconnection resistances, and environmental effectsDevelop excel-based tools to facilitate quick assessment and visualize impact of changesProvide electrical inputs to the RESS modeling engineer
DoE to properly validate/verify RESS electrical components via CAE and physical testingResponsible for the electrical portion of the RESS DVP&R, including resource planning, authoring test procedures, and assessment of resultsLead or assist in root-cause analysis (8D) and suggest corrective actions of RESS electricalsAuthor and maintain RESS electrical interface requirement documentsWork with vehicle electrical wiring team to optimize RESS HV architecture and interfaces.Integrate the RESS solution into test-benches and development vehicles.Must be able to collaborate and work well in teams, including across brands and time-zones Minimum Requirements Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Engineering TechnologyAt least 8 years of experience in product design/developmentAt least 1 year leading others in engineer/design activities
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Master’s degree in Engineering or Engineering TechnologyAt least 6 years of experience in product design/developmentAt least 1 year leading others in engineer/design activitiesOR
PhD in Engineering or Engineering TechnologyAt least 3 years of experience in product design/developmentAt least 1 year leading others in engineer/design activities Additional Requirements Qualified candidates, excluding current International Motors employees, must be legally authorized on an unrestricted basis (US Citizen, Legal Permanent Resident, Refugee or Asylee) to be employed in the United States. International Motors does not anticipate providing employment related work sponsorship for this position (e.g., H-1B status) Desired Skills Automotive related engineering degree Electrical or experience highly desiredExperience or education in (Electrical, Systems, Mechanical)Strong understanding of basic electrical concepts and computations applicable to batteriesWorking experience with HV Energy Storage Systems for commercial or automotive applicationsWorking experience with relevant industry standards such as SAE J1939, J1772, ISO15118, ISO26262, etc.Designing, developing, documenting, and maintaining Battery Management practicesDeveloping Battery Management requirements, determining sensing requirements, setting maturity and clearing thresholds, and implementing in softwareCascading specifications from system to the BMS;Working knowledge of thermodynamics, EMC/EMI, grounding best practicesWorking knowledge of circuit modeling & simulation (MATLAB/Simulink, xSpice, or similar)Working knowledge of on/off vehicle DAQ systemsMust be able to perform electrical and statistical calculations to support component sizing (current at power, voltage at power, etc.)Hands on experience with power-electronics and electrified propulsion systemsExperience with physical testing of electrical componentsHands-on experience working on HV lithium-ion batteriesFamiliar with design-for-serviceability conceptsWorking knowledge of HV battery management systems, cell balancing, HV isolation monitoringWorking experience in following automotive product development processes and product
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