Senior Principal Engineer - Controls

• Responsible for the technical completion of a complex project on time.
• Will be responsible for overall controls project schedule and budget.
• Responsible for managing multiple priorities.
• Work in collaboration with software engineering and other internal engineering groups or business support disciplines as well as external component suppliers.
• May have exposure to the external customers and/or industry organizations.
• Provide guidance or mentorship to lower-level Engineers.
• Perform and check complex engineering calculations, investigations, and tasks.
• Deliver results according to Oshkosh and general industry engineering standards and processes.
• Responsible for the preparation and delivery of complex plans, designs, computation methods, and/or reporting.
• Research, create, and update standard engineering methodology and procedures - best practices, etc.
• Conduct independent research on new technologies and establish requirements (resources, equipment, estimates, test plans, and milestones) according to the needs of a project.
• Responsible for developing control strategies in a virtual simulation environment using modeling tools (such as ADAMS, Matlab/Simulink/State flow, AMEsim, etc.) or hardware-in-the-loop simulators and transferring simulated strategies to vehicle testing and eventual production implementation.
• Work with or direct internal and external (industry consortiums and universities etc.) project teams on advanced control development efforts and on component development efforts
• Assist or direct feasibility studies and project estimates (manpower, budget development, and timelines etc.) on proposed projects.
• Support or direct proposal development with regards to acquiring appropriate funding for various advanced control development efforts.
• Provide insight to engineering design teams and mentoring to low level engineers as needed based on expertise.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Regular attendance is required.

• Accredited Bachelor's degree in mechnical/electrical Engineering or related field with eight (8) or more years of related experience.

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical or electrical Engineering and ten (10) or more years of related experience or Master’s degree in mechanical or electrical Engineering and eight (8) or more years of related experience or Ph.D. degree in mechanical or electrical Engineering with four (4) or more years of related experience.
• Automotive or heavy-duty vehicle background with vehicle control system experiences.
• In-depth work experience in automotive or heavy-duty vehicle CAN bus and architecture.
• In-depth work experience in Mathworks, dSPACE or Vector tools and Autosar.
• Embedded software development experiences using C/C++/C# or Python a plus.

• Internal Contacts: Contact with peers and others involving explanation of information (these contacts may be within or outside department or division), and the gathering of factual information; may include the communication of sensitive or confidential information.
• External Contacts: Limited external contact to gather information, answer queries, or ask assistance.
• Communication Skills: Read, write and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos; Read and interpret safety rules, operating/maintenance instructions and procedure manuals; Write routine reports, correspondence and speak effectively before both internal and external groups; Read, analyze and interpret business manuals, technical procedures and/or government regulations: Read, analyze and interpret scientific and technical journals, financial reports and legal documents.
• Decision-Making: Significant responsibility for decisions and final results, affecting more than one function or a function with multiple unites. Substantial analysis is required and many factors must be weighted before a decision can be reached.
• Complexity, Judgment and Problem Solving: Work requires the ability to plan and perform work in light of new or constantly changing problems, work from broad instruction, and deal with complex factors not easily evaluated. Decisions require considerable judgment, initiative and ingenuity in areas there is little precedent.
• Supervisory/Managerial: General instructing, scheduling, and reviewing the work of others performing the same or directly related work. Acts as “lead worker”.

• Physical Demands: Frequent: Standing, Walking/Running, Sitting, Reaching, Hearing, Talking, Visual, Typing; Occasional: Driving, Fine Dexterity, Manual Dexterity; Upper Extremity Repetitive Motion; Seldom: Lifting/Carrying 25lbs., Pushing/Pulling 25llbs.
• Non-Physical Demands: Frequent: Analysis/Reasoning, Communication/Interpretation, Math/Mental Computation, Reading, Sustained Mental Activity (i.e. auditing, problem solving, grant writing, composing reports), Writing.
• Environmental Demands: Frequent: Work Alone, Frequent Task Changes, Tedious/Exacting Work; Occasional: High Volume Public Contact.
• Work Schedule: Routine shift hours. Infrequent overtime, weekend, or shift rotation.
• Demands/Deadlines: High volume and variable work demands and deadlines impose strain on routine basis or considerable stress intermittently; OR regular direct contacts with distressed individuals within the immediate work environment; and/or exposure to demands and pressures from persons other than immediate supervisor.

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