Electrical Systems Lead Engineer

Carrier • East Syracuse, NY

1d • $96,000 - $192,000

About The Position

The Staff Electrical Engineer will lead the design, development, validation, and integration of electrical power systems for transport refrigeration units (TRUs) used in heavy-duty trucks, trailers, and commercial vehicle applications. This role requires deep expertise in automotive and heavy-truck electrical architectures, power distribution, Electrical safety, and integration of power electronics converters. The engineer will serve as a technical leader, driving system architecture decisions from concept through production while ensuring compliance with reliability, safety, regulatory, and customer requirements. The role supports Carrier’s transport refrigeration business.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering
• 8+ years of electrical engineering experience.
• 5+ years designing automotive, commercial vehicle, or heavy-truck electrical systems.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with transport refrigeration systems, auxiliary power units, mobile HVAC systems, or electrified vehicle systems preferred.
• 12V, 24V, and high-voltage DC electrical systems.
• Battery technology and power management systems.
• CAN communication networks.
• Electrical protection strategies and fault management.
• Wiring harness and connector system design.
• EMC/EMI design and mitigation.
• Electrical diagnostics and troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of Transport refrigeration electrical system architectures.
• Design low-voltage and high-voltage electrical power distribution systems.
• Define electrical interfaces between: Refrigeration unit, Battery systems, Alternators and charging systems, Inverters and converters, Controllers and telematics devices
• Develop wiring harnesses, power distribution modules, and control panels.
• Create electrical schematics, system block diagrams, and interface control documents.
• Lead electrical design activities through concept, prototype, validation, and launch.
• Perform electrical load analysis, power budget calculations, and fault analysis.
• Evaluate and select electrical components, sensors, relays, contactors, connectors, and protection devices.
• Drive design-for-manufacturing and design-for-serviceability improvements.
• Develop and execute electrical validation plans.
• Support EMC/EMI, environmental, durability, and reliability testing.
• Ensure compliance with applicable standards and regulations.
• Investigate and resolve field quality issues using root cause analysis methodologies.

Benefits

• Health Care Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision; Wellness incentives
• Retirement Benefits
• Time off and Leave: Paid vacation days, up to 15 days; paid sick days, up to 5 days; paid personal leave, up to 5 days; paid holidays, up to 13 days; birth and adoption leave; parental leave; family and medical leave; bereavement leave; jury duty leave; military leave; purchased vacation
• Disability: Short-term and long-term disability
• Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment
• Tax-Advantaged Accounts: Health Savings Account; Health Care Spending Account; Dependent Care Spending Account
• Tuition Assistance

What This Job Offers

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