Lead Engineer - Systems, Controls Hardware Architect

Trane Technologies•Minneapolis, MN

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

As our next Controls Hardware Architect at Thermo King, you will pioneer modern embedded controls hardware architectures and development practices across our product lines and steer the creation of our next-generation solutions. In this pivotal technical leadership role, you will take full ownership of functional, technical, and integration architectures for embedded controls hardware, ensuring robust connectivity with Thermo King’s internal ecosystems as well as the external systems and devices relied on by our customers, dealers, and partners. You will partner with the architecture team and cross-functional colleagues, set the benchmark for world-class controls solutions and champion end-to-end development from concept through execution.

Requirements

Proficient in embedded controls hardware selection, PCB design, layout, schematic capture, and use of design/development tools (e.g. Altium Designer, Cadence Allegro, Siemens Xpedition/PADS Professional, etc…), including design for signal integrity and controlled impedance layer stack-up techniques.
Experience with microprocessor and microcontroller architectures along with various communication links (CAN, SPI) and their impact on embedded hardware design.
Experience with IoT wireless electronics hardware selection and product design (RF, analog, digital electronics design) and components.
Knowledge of radio technologies such as cellular / GPS / WiFi / BT standards and certifications.
Experience with industrial connectivity protocols such as CAN, J1939, Modbus, MQTT, OPC-UA, secure IP-based protocols, and Automotive Ethernet (100Base-T1, 10Base-T1S)
Knowledge of UML, SysML, or MBSE for system modeling and design
Working knowledge of DevOps tools (e.g., GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, etc..)
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science or related technical field with 10 years of experience
Previous experience leading embedded controls hardware development or leading electronics architecture definition preferred
Strong organizational, leadership, and communication skills for working in cross-disciplinary teams (software, hardware, systems engineering)

Responsibilities

Serve as technical expert for embedded controls hardware architecture technology stack definition, leading analysis and improvements to design simplicity, modularity & re-use to provide embedded controls hardware capabilities across Thermo King products
Create and govern architecture standards, cybersecurity, wireless electronics, and modularity component roadmaps across product models, platforms, and regions with key engagement activity with Product management, Product Platform engineering, Telematics, and Controls teams
Evaluate and select appropriate embedded controls hardware technologies and platforms for solution development.
Lead tradeoff analysis and recommendations, preparing and presenting architectural reports to senior management
Create embedded controls hardware design process standard work guidelines, templates/tools (ie, system diagrams, calculation spreadsheets, error checking, etc…) to improve product development cycle time, promote consistency across teams, and to enable rapid innovation with a high degree of reuse
Provide technical leadership and mentoring to controls hardware engineering teams; supporting the design, review, and implementation of controls hardware electronics components
Ensure embedded controls hardware meets all functional, security, regulatory (e.g., wireless, cybersecurity compliance), and quality requirements for industrial and transportation environments