Exterior Lighting Sr. System Exterior Integration Engineer III

Daimler Truck AG•Portland, OR

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Vehicle Level Engineering Department is built on four core values: Respect, Pioneering, Tenacity & Excellence. We work together in an environment of genuine trust, inclusivity and belonging. Robust product development is our passion, we take pride in seeing our trucks on the road for their progressive design, ease of use and purpose built engineering. Our commitment to innovation results in products that our customers, drivers, and operators crave. We are relentless in the pursuit of breakthrough processes and tools to accelerate the ultimate customer focused solutions to the market. If you are creative and passionate about solving hard problems and want to make a difference for those who keep the world moving – we want to hear from you! We are looking for an experienced engineer ready to expand their technical skills and leadership within the Systems Engineering department. The Systems Engineering team is responsible to intake development requests and process those through our Systems Engineering teams to deliver reliable, robust and industry leading features. This role will be responsible for the Exterior Lighting system for all Freightliner and Western Star Commercial Vehicles. The ideal candidate will bring strong development background, proven track record of providing high quality customer centric solutions and desire to grow in their technical leadership.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering OR a related field from an accredited college/university, and 5+ years of experience, is required.
Strong background in technical system or component requirements authoring using proper syntax aligned with industries standards.
Experience developing lighting features and functionality rooted in software based design on commercial vehicles or passenger vehicles
Experience in commercial vehicles engineering and an understanding of software and EE architectures used in their development.
Proficient communication skills in both written and verbal forms
Analytical, logical thinking and problem solving skills
Ability to work in an environment of ambiguity and ongoing change
Experience with vehicle communication networks (i.e. CAN, Ethernet, LIN)
Experience with technical requirements management platforms (ELM, JAMA, etc.)
An attached a resume is required

Nice To Haves

Experience with lighting (either system, controls or component level)
Degree in Systems Engineering

Responsibilities

Lead and Develop the Exterior Lighting system for all Class 6-8 vehicles for Freightliner and Western Star
Responsible for authoring all functional system requirements for exterior lighting to meet vehicle performance & regulatory targets
Ensure all regulation requirements surrounding FMVSS108 are met
Develop industry leading lighting solutions with regional and global partners
Collaboration with upstream stake holders (Feature Management, Vehicle Level Architecture & Platform Strategy)
Collaboration with downstream stakeholders (Systems Integration, Product Engineering & Product Validation)
Identify process improvement within the Systems Engineering workflow and collaborate with fellow engineers to implement and continuously improve our processes
Be a strong contributor to the evolution of culture of the Systems Engineering department
Ability to mentor Jr. engineers

Benefits

annual bonus program
401k company contribution with company match up to 6% as well as non-elective company contribution of 3 - 7% depending on age
starting at 4 weeks paid vacation
13+ calendar holidays
8 weeks paid parental leave
employee assistance program
comprehensive healthcare plans and wellness programs
onsite fitness (at some locations)
tuition assistance and volunteer paid time off
short-term and long-term disability plans