Electronics and Control Engineer-Senior

About Pratt Miller, an Oshkosh company

Pratt Miller is a product development company in motorsports, defense, and mobility industries providing clients with product engineering and low-volume production solutions. Our range of research & development, engineering, prototype manufacturing, test & validation, and low-rate production capability help our customers bring their high-quality products to market faster.

Pratt Miller is looking for a Senior Electronics-Controls Engineer to join its Competition Engineering Group.  This role would support both Pratt Miller internal teams and customer programs under the management of Competition Engineering and the Customer Support Program. This position would have both shop based and trackside support responsibilities when required.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Vehicle Electronic Systems

Design and integration of vehicle electronics and control systems:

• Develop and specify harness, instrumentation, and electronic component requirements
• Responsible for system architecture design and device programing and setup
• Develop and maintain system communication protocols and documentation
• Manage supplier technical interactions
• Develop and manage test requirements and planning when applicable
• Specify harness and communication requirements for series related data logging system
• Complete necessary reporting and interaction with Corvette GT3 Customer Support Program team to promote solutions to the customer program

Maintenance and operation of the vehicles systems not limited to:

• Develop and maintain the operating configurations for the various systems
• Manage associated documentation and distribution of updates for internal teams and customer vehicle fleet
• Inspecting, installing, and modifying vehicle electrical harnesses and instrumentation

Maintenance and operation of power distribution and vehicle control systems not limited to:

• Develop, calibrate, and maintain vehicle control code for internal and customer team applications
• Simulation and testing of feature developments
• Customer request development, integration, and feedback
• Maintain a feature timeline and development plan
• Manage associated documentation and distribution of updates for internal teams and customer vehicle fleet
• These control systems include, but are not limited to:
  • Traction Control
  • ABS
  • Clutch control
  • Driver feedback and dash systems
  • Scrutineering systems
  • Embedded fuel/energy consumption strategies
  • Interaction between Chassis and Powertrain Systems
  • Simulation and hardware in the loop integration

Trackside / Support Execution

Race and Test Event support

• Race and test event support when required. This could be in support of an internal team and/or customer support.
• Internal team support and testing duties could include but are not limited to:
  • Operation and programming of data acquisition and control systems
  • Verification, maintenance and replacement of instrumentation and electronics equipment
  • Data downloading and distribution
  • Telemetry monitoring
  • Participate in troubleshooting
  • Data review related to vehicle system and instrumentation operation
  • Assisting in setup and teardown of equipment
  • Other various activities suited to skill set
• Series specific and customer program support can include any of the above-mentioned duties but are dependent on the support level expectation and requirements.

Team Member Interactions

This role will interface heavily with our primary supplier and customer base. Overall communication and interaction are expected to be handled in a collaborative manner for the overall improvement of performance and execution.

The role will be expected to interact with other groups within Pratt & Miller, and outside in relation to execution of duties not limited to:

• Organization, participation, and collaboration in meetings
• Support and project related travel

ADDITIONAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

In addition to the responsibilities mentioned above, tasks relating to the following area will be. assigned as required:

• Support Pratt Miller initiatives, marketing events, and general development as necessary
• Provide feedback on product needs and processes
• Support Program Management Office on process developments and improvements

ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

Desired Education

• BS in engineering or other advanced technical background
• 5+ years or greater of Motorsports experience with a focus on vehicle electronics and controls systems
• Preferred background in vehicle dynamics and controls engineering

Desired Specialized Knowledge and Skills

• Advanced engineering background covered as part of duties outlined above
  • Motorsport data acquisition system software and hardware
  • Controls engineering and system development
• Extensive knowledge of CAN based system programming, architecture, and operation
• Experience covering a range of vehicle data acquisition system tools
  • PI Toolbox
  • PI Workshop
  • Bosch WinDarab
  • Bosch RaceConOther
  • Other
• Advanced experience in data processing
  • Matlab
  • Excel
  • Other
• Basics knowledge in different programming languages
  • Simulink
  • C++
  • Visual Basic
  • Python
  • Other

Work Environment/Physical Demands

• Stress may occur periodically
• Long hours may be required at times
• Travel required but would vary on support needs

Pay Range:

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