Electric (High Voltage) Product Design Engineer II

Daimler Truck AG • Portland, OR

20d • Hybrid

About The Position

Daimler Truck North America LLC is hiring an Electric (High Voltage) Product Design Engineer II to support its Zero Transmission (formerly eMobility) Group as a High Voltage Power & Safety Systems Controls engineer. The role covers the HV PowerNet and active and passive high-voltage systems, supporting electric mobility development and launch. The position is based at the company’s Portland, Oregon office and is hybrid, with work performed both from home and at the office; employees must live within reasonable commuting distance. Domestic and international travel may be required, up to 20%. Relocation assistance is not available.

The engineer will develop and support high-voltage control strategies and features for electrified powertrains, coordinate implementation across ECUs, and help ensure cohesive software and network communication between components. The role includes system-level functional safety work, requirements and specification development, design and release coordination, integration and validation, vehicle-level performance definition, and support for testing and workshops. The engineer will also prepare system engineering quality and functional-safety documentation and collaborate globally to ensure DTNA requirements and performance are met.

The position offers an annual salary of $108,826. The employer states that this position is not open to visa sponsorship or existing visa holders. Applicants must be legally authorized to work permanently in the country where the role is located at the time of application. Final candidates must complete a criminal background check and may be required to complete a pre-employment drug screen.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or Computer Science.
• At least 2 years of related experience.
• Experience with vehicle networks.
• Experience with CAN.
• Experience with communication protocols.
• Experience with software.
• Experience with Functional Safety ISO 26262 requirements.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally as needed, up to 20%.
• Must live within reasonable commuting distance of the Portland, Oregon office.
• Must be legally authorized to work permanently in the country where the position is located at the time of application.

Responsibilities

• Support the High Voltage Power & Safety Systems Controls engineering function for the Zero Transmission Group, including the HV PowerNet and active and passive HV systems.
• Support development of global high-voltage control features and functions for electrified powertrains, including implementation of North American-specific features into ECUs and cohesive software and network communication between components.
• Investigate advanced control strategies to optimize PowerNet control and high-voltage safety.
• Conduct feature-level functional safety work as the system safety engineer and support system test definition and sign-off.
• Support companywide development and launch of electric mobility.
• Develop HV PowerNet and safety features and support the HV system owner in optimizing communication between devices and ECUs.
• Develop scripts to optimize data mining and generate reports for safe high-voltage software and architecture development.
• Define HV-specific feature performance requirements and specifications, coordinating with ECU and software engineers to implement them in the ePowertrain and vehicle.
• Collaborate globally on high-voltage software and controls to ensure DTNA requirements and performance are fulfilled.
• Create North American requirement specifications for new software features and manage design, release, integration, and validation for electric powertrain systems.
• Support functional safety analysis for high-voltage systems, including defining relevant systems and supporting creation of product-creation-process documents such as HARAs.
• Ensure ePowertrain software adheres to ISO 26262 functional safety requirements in collaboration with FuSa and compliance engineers.
• Define and document vehicle-level high-voltage system requirements and performance, including features, software and controls requirements, test requirements, and vehicle specifications.
• Complete high-voltage system engineering quality documentation, including Functional Safety (ISO 26262), DFMEA, and PFMEA.
• Create regional feature requests relevant to the US market and lead them through implementation.
• Verify and develop high-voltage features by participating in testing activities and workshops.
• Support system definition and preparation of relevant documentation throughout the product creation process.

Benefits

• Annual bonus program.
• 401(k) company contribution with company match up to 6%, plus a non-elective company contribution of 3–7% depending on age.
• Starting at 4 weeks of paid vacation.
• 13 or more calendar holidays.
• 8 weeks of paid parental leave.
• Employee assistance program.
• Comprehensive healthcare plans.
• Wellness programs.
• Onsite fitness at some locations.
• Tuition assistance.
• Paid volunteer time off.
• Short-term and long-term disability plans.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level