Senior Electrical Design Engineer

PACCAR•Kirkland, WA

4d•$90,400 - $141,800

About The Position

This position is within the Electrical Engineering department at Kenworth and involves redefining how Kenworth vehicle requirements and system designs are integrated into vehicle level electrical systems. This will include investigative, development, and coordination activities. The role is a senior engineer position in the Kenworth Electrical Architecture Team, knowledgeable of electrical systems and motivated to contribute to a new generation of vehicles at Kenworth and PACCAR at large.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or equivalent engineering degree required.
3-5+ years of experience in electrical system development required.
Able to work in a team environment.
Background in system-level development, component selection, integration, performance, and validation.
Previously demonstrated resourcefulness, strong technical knowledge, analytical capability, and communication skills.
Strong interpersonal skills, be a self-starter and have demonstrated high levels of initiative and innovation.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in similar fields and/or Professional Engineering (PE) license preferred.
Desired experience in design & release of automotive or commercial vehicle electrical systems or industry-related background.
Experience with the Siemens Capital electrical system toolsets preferred.
Understanding of SAE J1939 physical layer dynamics, including differential signaling states, stub/backbone length constraints, and node limitations.
Experience with advanced physical layer variants, such as CAN FD (Flexible Data-Rate) up to 2 Mbps or J1939-16 preferred.
Hands-on experience with CAN bus termination strategies and managing split-termination circuits for EMI/EMC mitigation preferred.
Experience with 3D CAD, especially PTC’s Creo preferred.

Responsibilities

Be the senior engineer providing technical leadership and guidance to your team of fellow electrical architects as you transform system requirements and legacy designs into system level logical schematics within the Siemens Capital tool suite. Quality work output will be defined as clear system logical diagrams that are optioned appropriately for best integration into vehicle harnesses.
Work with Field Service and repair teams to improve clarity and speed to market of troubleshooting documentation.
Help develop new Corporate Standards appropriate for electrical architecture to standardize new processes.
Work with other teams at Kenworth and other PACCAR divisions to provide complete architecture definition to meet major harness release schedules. This includes interfacing with the PACCAR Technical Center and Peterbilt.

Benefits

401k with up to a 5% company match
Fully funded pension plan that provides monthly benefits after retirement
Comprehensive paid time off – minimum of 10 paid vacation days (additional days are provided with additional seniority/years of service), 12 paid holidays, and sick time
Tuition reimbursement for continued education
Medical, dental, and vision plans for you and your family
Flexible spending accounts (FSA) and health savings account (HSA)
Paid short- and long-term disability programs
Life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance
EAP services include wellness plans, estate planning, financial counseling and more
Holiday gift