Power Systems Engineer

Waltonen Engineering is actively seeking a Power Systems Engineer to join our team!

The Power System Engineer's duties include the development of Power Systems. Power Systems include generation, storage, distribution, and management. Develop / Support product fabrication hardware/software requirements and test plans/reports for validation.

Job Scope will be ensuring the power system design has been fully defined, properly sized, traceable, and validated during testing down to the components and software. Support lab testing and vehicle troubleshooting and issue resolution tasks.

Responsibilities

• This position helps with the design, develop and support of the intelligent electrical power distribution and management systems for vehicles.
• Responsible for collecting/reviewing the customer requirements and component interface control documents (ICD’s) and support in developing / mapping and managing the power load schedule / distribution.
• Responsible for creating and drawing power system architectures and schematics using Capital Logic software or CAMEO.
• Support power CAE analysis of the power system generation and distribution – using ANSYS or Matlab/Simulink
• Support in writing the electrical power system design requirements, and interface control documents.
• Supporting the electrical power hardware component development.
• Support in Design and development of the test requirements, test plans and test procedures for the power system.
• Support in Creation of custom CAN power system networks physical layer design.
• Support testing power distribution and management systems and their associated power distribution hardware components and creating reports on findings.
• Supports in troubleshooting the vehicle electrical power systems and power system hardware for failures using Vector suite tools or other testing devices.
• Support CAE analysis for wire/connector sizing.
• Gathers technical information, analyzes technical problems, develops technical solutions, and implements technical solutions.
• Conduct and/or participate in peer reviews of schematics and other drawings, specifications/requirements, interface control documents, I/O matrices, etc., as required.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years in a related role is desired
• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering
• Knowledge of electrical power systems (power generation, power distribution, power management, energy storage) on automotive or military vehicles, including the specification, development, design, testing, integration, and troubleshooting of vehicle electrical power systems and their associated hardware components is desired.
• Familiarity with various communication busses, especially experience with CAN bus, along with the ability to troubleshoot CAN bus-related issues associated with hardware components of electrical power systems.
• Familiarity with: power switching devices, power control devices, motor control devices, high power electronics, serial data busses (especially CAN bus), microprocessors, single board computers, digital I/O cards, analog I/O cards, and embedded systems.
• Experience with CAE tools for system modeling is a plus.
• Willingness to learn hardware in the loop and software in the loop bench-level testing.
• Willingness to learn Vector Suite testing products including CANoe CAPL.
• Knowledge or willingness to learn J1939 CAN standards.
• Familiarity with Teamcenter / Vismockup.
• Only United States Citizens can be considered
• Must Possess or be able to obtain a security clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• This position may require the candidate to be able to climb on/off, work in, and work around military vehicles is desired. Must be able to pass ASR test (Anthropometric Size Requirement for confined space)
• Work environment will consist of prototype shop, laboratory, manufacturing and office.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Vacation and Holiday pay
• Employer matching 401K
• Hybrid work schedule after 90 days for eligible positions
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Flexible Spending Programs (FSAs)
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability insurance
• Employee Referral Program
• Additional Voluntary Benefit Programs
• Off-site company events & Employee Luncheons

Who are we?

Waltonen Engineering, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and will consider qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, marital status, weight, height, or the presence of a non-job-related medical condition or handicap.