Type: 24 months contract on W2
Industry: Engineering Equipment Manufacturing
POSITION DESCRIPTION
Education & Experience Required:
Bachelor//'s (BS) in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
10+ years of relevant product (machine, system, or component) development experience
8+ years//' experience with an MS or PhD in Engineering
Required Technical Skills:
Ability to interrogate existing system schematics and develop new electrical system layouts
Creation of detailed electrical schematics, leveraging industry and client-developed standards
Ability to apply principles of electrical theory to electric powertrain design
Experience with design and simulation tools/software
Desired Technical Skills:
Experience in performance analysis and simulation at machine or system level
Electric drive systems design, modeling and/or simulation (using tools such as Matlab, Simulink, etc.)
Testing of electrical components, systems, machines
Electric or mechanical drivetrain systems (design or simulation)
Motor/generator systems (design or simulation)
Power electronics/power conversion systems and controls (design or simulation)
Power distribution design, including selection of protective components
Hydraulic system design or simulation
Machine or systems controls development/validation
Required Soft Skills:
Desired Soft Skills:
Position//'s Contributions to Work Group: We have an exciting opportunity for a System Integration Engineer in Caterpillar//'s Electrification & Advanced Power Solutions Division. This position will work with experienced electric powertrain technical leads to understand customer, business, and regulation requirements and have accountability for developing ePowertrain solutions for construction and mining equipment to meet emissions reduction goals.
Typical Task Breakdown:
Develop electrified powertrain concepts
Identify design/development leverage opportunities
Optimize systems through simulation
Conduct trade-off analysis using key metrics (performance, TCO, R&D investment)
Complete detailed system design activities, in concert with component design owners
Support development builds and validation
Troubleshoot electric powertrain systems to resolve electrical and mechanical component and system challenges
Interaction with Team:
Daily interaction with project leads, peers, and subject matter experts
Weekly interaction with internal process partners
Travel Requirement:
Work Environment:
