Battery Control System Engineering Specialist - Electrification

Caterpillar Inc.•Mossville, IL

3d•$126,000 - $189,000•Onsite

About The Position

Caterpillar’s Electrification & Energy Solutions division (E+ES) is focused on advanced power systems development with emphasis on electrification to provide sustainable power solutions to our customers. The E+ES Chemitronics Team handles Battery Modelling, Simulation and Battery Management System (BMS) controls development and implementation for a wide range of battery chemistries. We are looking for top talent to build and scale the next generation of technologies, products, and services to help our customers build a better, more sustainable world. Self-motivated, intelligent and team-oriented individuals with high emotional intelligence, humility and openness to discovery will thrive in our team. In this Battery Controls Engineering Specialist role you will be responsible for leading BMS controls software solutions for batteries, for a variety of Caterpillar applications including mobile construction and mining equipment, marine, rail, oil & gas, and stationary electric power. You will provide technical leadership that will shape the future of Caterpillar’s advanced power systems product offerings. You will work with a team of engineers and be accountable for gathering and meeting the voice of the customer throughout development and integration of control strategies (requirements, design, simulation, integration and validation). Accountability spans the full development cycle from concept to production implementation onto BMS controller. The position will collaborate with a global teams to solve technical problems and deliver on project goals, continually learn to stay abreast of innovative technology, and mentor team members. This role directly impacts Caterpillar's current and future electrified powertrain products.

Requirements

Bachelors or master’s degree in engineering (focus on control systems or mechatronics preferred) - BS in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, Computer Engineering or related curriculum.
Industry experience developing controls software, performance or system validation related to control algorithms for complex systems.
Expertise in software validation methodologies i.e. HIL, SIL, lab, machine/vehicle
MATLAB/Simulink (or similar) with embedded code exposure. Proficient with controls model design and Model Based System Engineering tools
Knowledge of Direct-to-Flash methodology for creating experimental flash files
Hands on experience with CAN Communication and use of CANape
Knowledge and experience with Lithium-Ion batteries and/or BMS control strategies.
Knowledge of tools, methods, and techniques of requirement analysis; ability to elicit, analyze and record required business functionality and non-functionality requirements to ensure the success of a system or software development project.
Plays an active or leading role in recording and storing requirement documents in various forms.
Ensures the successful completion of all major activities, tasks and deliverables pertaining to the requirement analysis stage.
Produces detailed functional and information requirements models and documentation.
Knowledge of thinking and reasoning at a conceptual level; ability to identify the critical ideas and interdependencies among system elements that impact performance.
Presents only the most salient points, that is, those that have the largest potential impact.
Links information patterns and trends to hypotheses.
Synthesizes key issues, patterns and trends and summarizes the implications.
Proposes alternative solutions when presented with problems or opportunities.
Masters new concepts quickly.
Simplifies complex ideas into easily understood concepts.
Knowledge of effective presentation tools and techniques to ensure clear understanding; ability to use summarization and simplification techniques to explain complex technical concepts in simple, clear language appropriate to the audience.
Uses subtle cues to determine the language and experience level of an individual or group.
Introduces technical terminology to listeners in the context of the product or service.
Uses effective analogies to help an audience understand a novel feature of a product or service.
Explains important details as they relate to the basic value of the product or service.
Approaches communication challenges from various angles to find the one that works.
Proceeds to next level of information when audience is ready.
Knowledge of embedded systems and their applications; ability to develop embedded systems with varying levels of complexity to control the operations of the machine it is embedded within.
Demonstrates experience with software architecture when embedded systems become complex in scale.
Develops embedded system software using compilers, assemblers, and debuggers.
Develops embedded systems' prototype to ensure it meets performance and security expectations.
Ensures the hardware and software requirements are met while structuring an embedded system.
Manages embedded systems ranging from low to high complexity with multiple units and networks.
Utilizes various debugging tools to reduce the number of bugs in an embedded system.
Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.
Ensures capture of lessons to be learned from a problem-solving effort.
Organizes potential problem solvers and leads problem resolution efforts.
Uses varying problem-solving approaches and techniques as appropriate.
Contributes to standard practices for problem-solving approaches, tools, and processes.
Analyzes and synthesizes information and devises alternative resolution strategies.
Develops successful resolutions to critical or wide-impact problems.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience or coursework dealing with battery electric power systems preferred
Prior experience with Battery systems simulation preferred
Experience with application of AI/ML and other advanced controls techniques preferred

Responsibilities

Define and document BMS control requirements; design and develop core and application software features based on product needs
Create common control features using model-based development for various electrification architectures.
Apply virtual product development (MIL/SIL simulations) for testing, optimization, and performance verification.
Develop, calibrate, and validate BMS control features in lab and application environments; Provide on-site support at proving grounds and customer locations as needed
Lead cross-functional engineering teams to implement robust BMS control strategies
Collaborate with customers and internal teams to understand software requirements and ensure (module/pack design/application) system integration and validation of control strategies
Protect Caterpillar’s intellectual property and deliver cost- and time-effective technical solutions