Power Controls Engineer

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In this role, you will own key aspects of the 48V powernet control system for advanced vehicle electrical architectures, including Powernet 1, 1+, and future platforms. You will be responsible for developing system‑level control requirements and test cases that ensure robust low‑voltage power supply performance across normal, edge, and corner‑case user scenarios.

You will work closely with software development, power supply hardware, electrical architecture, diagnostics, functional safety, and validation teams to ensure system coherence from concept through release. The role requires strong systems thinking, hands‑on issue investigation, and the ability to analyze interactions between power generation, energy storage, load behavior, voltage and current stability, and charge margin.

• Lead development and ownership of 48V powernet control strategies for vehicle low‑voltage power supply systems.
• Define, implement, and release system‑level control requirements for:
  • Operating mode management
  • Power generation
  • Load management
  • Energy management
  • Fault management
  • Calibration strategies
• Develop requirements and test cases covering normal operation, degraded operation, and corner‑case user scenarios.
• Analyze system interactions across power supply hardware, software controls, vehicle electrical architecture, and dependent vehicle systems.
• Evaluate charge margin, voltage stability, current stability, load behavior, and system‑level energy balance.
• Support system‑level simulation and validation activities, including SIL, HIL, breadboard, and vehicle‑level testing.
• Lead requirements decomposition, traceability, and alignment with functional safety, diagnostics, DFMEA, and validation activities.
• Triage system‑level issues and drive clear problem statements for subsystem teams to support root cause analysis.
• Collaborate with software development, power supply hardware, electrical architecture, diagnostics, and validation teams to deliver coherent system solutions.
• Support integration of 48V power systems across vehicle platforms while ensuring alignment with architecture, safety, diagnostic, and validation requirements.
• Lead decision matrices and technical trade‑off assessments to address system issues and recommend solutions.
• Lead technical documentation, system specifications, design reviews, and release readiness reviews.
• Operate effectively within an Agile development environment, including Jira, PI planning, sprint planning, risk management, and dependency tracking.

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Automotive Systems, or a related technical field, or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• At least 3 years of experience in automotive system, hardware, or software engineering development.
• At least 3 years of experience with ICE and xEV low‑voltage power supply architectures, including:
  • Alternators/Belt‑Integrated Starter‑Generators (BISG)
  • DC‑to‑DC power converters (DC‑DC)
  • Low‑voltage batteries (AGM Lead‑acid, Lithium‑ion)
  • Power distribution boxes
  • Vehicle load management systems
• At least 3 years of experience developing or supporting system‑level requirements, system or software DFMEA, test cases, and validation plans.
• At least 3 years of experience in Agile development practices and Dev Ops tools such as Jira.

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Control Systems, Automotive Systems, or a related discipline.
• Experience in body systems, low‑voltage power supply, electrified vehicle systems, or powertrain system or software development.
• Hands‑on experience with system requirements development, validation support, and issue investigation.
• Understanding of modern software development practices, including continuous integration and continuous deployment concepts.
• Experience with HIL, SIL, breadboard, or vehicle‑level testing.
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