Senior Controls Engineer

About Pierce, an Oshkosh company

At Pierce Manufacturing, we build trucks that protect people and communities around the world. To our team, there is no room for anything less than providing the absolute best. Since 1913, building truck bodies on Model T Ford chassis in an old converted church has evolved to creating highly customized, carefully designed and engineering pumpers, aerials, tankers and rescue units that have no equal. Today, you'll find more than 30,000 Pierce apparatuses on the road that are making a difference in people's lives, every day. To us, every step in the process of building our trucks is personal. From innovation and expertise, to the customization and service. Our trucks are designed to perform under the toughest conditions.

The Sr Engineer – Controls works within engineering groups to support the development and implementation of the control strategy and sub-system requirements for advanced vehicle control systems. Controls work encompasses control strategy development and verification for engine, hybrid, and electric vehicles, for components (electronic control modules, motors, drives, engines, generators, energy storage cells, sensors, etc.), and for autonomous vehicle systems, suspensions systems, material handling systems, and other auxiliary systems for on-road and off-road applications.

YOUR IMPACT:  

• Under supervision, perform basic engineering calculations, investigations, and tasks. 
• Deliver results according to Oshkosh and general industry engineering standards and processes.
• Support more senior engineers in the preparation of plans, designs, computation methods, and/or reporting.
• Responsible for smaller projects or sub-systems of limited complexity.
• May be responsible for supporting multiple projects.
• Work in collaboration with software engineering, and other internal engineering groups or business support disciplines as well as external component suppliers.
• Provide guidance or mentorship to entry level engineers, designers, or technicians working on common projects.
• Responsible for vehicle sub-system controls research, development, verification and validation, testing and production implementation.
• Support developing requirements (resources, equipment, estimates, test plans, and milestones) according to the needs of a project.
• Support developing control strategies in a virtual simulation environment using modeling tools (such as ADAMS, Matlab/Simulink/State flow, AMEsim, etc.) or hardware-in-the-loop simulators and transferring simulated strategies to vehicle testing and eventual production implementation.
• Work with internal and external (industry consortiums, universities...) project teams on advanced control development efforts and on component development efforts.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Regular attendance is required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:  

• Accredited Bachelor's degree in mechnical/electrical Engineering or related field with three (3) or more years of related experience.

STANDOUT QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical or electrical Engineering and three (3) or more years of related experience or Master’s degree in mechanical or electrical Engineering and one (1) or more years of related experience
• Strong foundation in control systems, sensors, actuators, and system integration.
• Proficiency with MATLAB/Simulink/Stateflow and PLC programming (Allen-Bradley Studio 5000/RSLogix 5000, Siemens TIA Portal, FactoryTalk, Connected Components Workbench).
• Hands-on experience with industrial automation, robotics, AGVs/AMRs, and control system development and optimization.
• Experience designing, wiring, and maintaining industrial control panels in compliance with NEC and national electrical codes.
• Expertise troubleshooting PLCs, HMIs, SCADA systems, and industrial networks.
• Knowledge of embedded and automation-related programming (C, C#, Python).
• Experience with automotive or heavy-duty vehicle systems and industrial communication protocols, including EtherNet/IP, PROFINET, CAN, Modbus, OPC UA, MQTT, and Ethernet.
• Familiarity with IIoT and Industry 4.0 technologies, including Ignition MES (Perspective, Vision, and Edge).
• Proven ability to lead projects and support installation, commissioning, and maintenance of automation systems.

Pay Range:

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