Senior Electrical Engineer - Power Distribution

The role

This person will design, configure, and industrialize electrical systems for heavy-duty transit buses. They will work on requirements analysis, concept design, detailed design, and BOM development.

What you will do

• Create and maintain Bills of Materials (BOM)
• Use analytical tools to assess designs for power, grounding, circuit protection, EMC, signal integrity, and thermal management
• Perform design trade-offs and optimization
• Use ECAD tools to create, review and release vehicle components, schematics and harness assemblies
• Manage BOM structuring, Change Control, Production Change Order (PCO), and Engineered Production Change
• Support designs throughout entire lifecycle including development, production launch, variant designs and field support
• Work with test engineers to create DVP&R, execute test plans and review results
• Provide engineering input to technical publications
• Collaborate with mechanical, controls, manufacturing engineers, and production personnel

Required qualifications

• Bachelor of Science (BS) in Engineering
• Minimum 5 years of progressive engineering experience
• Fluent with BOM, documentation control, and revision/version management
• Demonstrated working knowledge of wiring harness design and formboard drawing creation using CAD tools such as Zuken, Zuken E3, Capital, and AutoCAD Electrical
• Experience working with major component suppliers, engineering service suppliers, testing suppliers and product validation engineers
• Fluent in the direct design of components including Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Design for Service (DFS), and cost-efficiency (Value Engineering)
• Highly skilled in hands-on troubleshooting, product assembly, prototyping, testing, and validation using multimeters, power supplies, CANalyzer, and oscilloscopes
• Previous experience with electrical load analysis and management for low-voltage (12/24V) and high-voltage (600V or higher) systems
• Hands-on experience with automotive communication protocols such as J1939, CAN, LIN, and Ethernet
• Strong understanding of regulatory compliance and standards including SAE, NFPA, and ISO standards

Nice to have

• Electrical Engineering preferred
• Automotive, commercial and/or heavy-duty vehicle design familiarity, direct experience a plus
• Experience with a configure-to-order product and modular BOM management a plus

Benefits

• Mentorship
• Career growth opportunities
• Comprehensive benefits

Before you apply

• All candidates selected will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screening

About the company

ALTEN Technology USA is an engineering company with 3,000+ experts across North America. They partner with companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, and more.