System Design Engineer

Jarraff Industries LLC•St. Peter, MN

20h•$94,082 - $103,302•Hybrid

About The Position

The System Design Engineer is responsible for the design, development, integration, and validation of electro-hydraulic control systems, machine electrical architectures, and embedded controls software for off-highway equipment. This position owns system architecture from concept through production release. Works cross-functionally with mechanical, hydraulic, manufacturing, procurement and service teams to deliver robust, safe, and compliant machines.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering - Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics with 5+ years of experience, OR a 2-year Engineering/Technical degree with 10+ years of experience, OR 10+ years of combined experience in off-highway product development, system design/architecture, embedded controls, electro-hydraulic systems, and harness design.
Hands-on experience with Danfoss PLUS+1, Parker IQAN, and/or CODESYS, and working knowledge of embedded C/C++.
Working knowledge of SAE J1939 and CAN bus (physical and application layers), Siemens NX / Teamcenter, and IGE-XAO or equivalent harness design tools.
Proven ability to perform system-level troubleshooting on complex electro-hydraulic machines, with excellent technical communication across departments.
Microsoft Office tools

Responsibilities

Defines and documents machine-level electrical, electro-hydraulic, and control system architecture, including controller selection, I/O allocation, CAN network maps, and power distribution.
Develops or communicates with outside suppliers the requirements for software, using applications such as Danfoss PLUS+1, and CODESYS (IEC 61131-3), C and C++ and Parker IQAN for machine control solutions.
Designs and configures CAN and SAE J1939 networks between ECUs, engines, transmissions, telematics, and displays.
Uses 3D software such as Siemens NX to package electrical controls, harnesses, sensors in the machine model while managing revisions, BOMs, and release workflows in Siemens Teamcenter.
Designs production-ready wire harnesses using IGE-XAO and AutoCAD or DraftSight (schematics, from-to lists, connector tables, manufacturing drawings) and selects wire gauges, connectors, seals, and terminations suited to off-highway environments; coordinates with harness suppliers on design considerations.
Leads troubleshooting of prototypes and training for production machines. Works with Engineering Technicians to development and write validation plans.
Supports testing, customer visits, and warranty investigations, analyzes test and field data and proposes design improvements, ECRs/ECOs.
Produces and maintains system requirements, FMEAs, , and technical files supporting SAE J1939, ISO/CE Machinery Regulation and EPA requirements.
Manages multiple development projects concurrently, works with outside suppliers, and other business units.
Is fluent in Microsoft Office Suite and standard engineering computing tools; learns new development software and attends training as required to maintain competency.