Power system Design Engineer

Responsibilities for this Position

Position Title:

Power system Design Engineer

Location:

Sterling Heights, MI, United States

Category:
Engineering

Job Type: Full-Time

Country:
United States

State: MI

City:
Sterling Heights

Remote Work Options:
On-Site

Security

Clearance Required:

Ability to obtain security clearance

Career Level:

Junior

Requisition :

Description:

Description

About the Role:

The Power System Engineer duties include the development of Electrical Power Systems - encompassing electrical power generation, energy storage, power distribution, and management.

Job Scope will be ensuring the power system design has been fully architected, defined, properly sized, tested and validated all the way from power system modules and software to vehicle power system integration and checkout.

Company Information

General Dynamics is a successful Fortune 100, global aerospace and defense company, with over 90,000 employees world-wide. General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, has a strong foundation of delivering core engineering and manufacturing capabilities to our clients for military vehicles. Our team is focused on continuous process and productivity improvements that reduce product costs, while increasing troop safety and effectiveness.

Land Systems continues to work with the US Armed Forces and its Allies to ensure these vehicles remain survivable, relevant, flexible, affordable and capable of addressing a dynamic threat environment.

What We Offer:

Starting your career or you are an experience professional, we offer a Total Rewards package that is Impactful and built for you.

Healthcare including medical, dental, vision, HSA and Flex Spending

competitive base pay, incentive pay that rewards individual and team performance, and comprehensive benefits.

401k Match (6%)

Educational Assistance

9-80 Work Schedule (This position's standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.)

On-going learning opportunities within a diverse, inclusive and rewarding work environment

Onsite Cafeteria, remodeled with new equipment Fitness Center, and Outdoor fitness track

Responsibilities to Anticipate for this role:

Work with other Power system team individuals in design, development and support of electrical power generation, energy storage, power distribution and management systems for military vehicles.

Responsible for collecting/reviewing the customer requirements and component interface control documents (ICD's) and developing / mapping and managing the power load schedule / distribution.

Responsible for creating and drawing power system architectures (800

VDC, 270

VDC, 24

VDC) and schematics using Capital Logic software or CAMEO.

Responsible for power CAE analysis of the power system generation, energy storage, power conversion, distribution and load management - using ANSYS or Matlab / Simulink

Responsible for writing the electrical power system design requirements, and interface control documents.

Supporting the electrical power hardware component development.

Design and development of the test requirements, test plans and test procedures for the power system.

Creating custom CAN power system networks physical layer design.

Responsible for testing power distribution and management systems and their associated power distribution hardware components and creating reports on findings.

Troubleshoots the vehicle electrical power systems and power system hardware for failures using Vector suite tools or other testing devices.

Perform Power system checkout and sign offs for power system verification during vehicle prototype integration

Support CAE analysis for wire/connector sizing.

Gathers technical information, analyze technical problems, develop technical solutions, and implement technical solutions.

Conduct and/or participate in peer reviews of schematics and other drawings, specifications/requirements, interface control documents, I/O matrices, etc., as required.

Participates in various trade studies when available.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications Sought:

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering.

5 years plus in a related role is desired.

Experience with electrical power systems (power generation, power distribution, power management, energy storage) on automotive or military vehicles, including the specification, development, design, testing, integration, and troubleshooting of vehicle electrical power systems and their associated hardware components is required.

Familiarity with various communication busses, especially experience with CAN bus, along with the ability to troubleshoot CAN bus related issues associated with hardware components of electrical power systems, is required.

Experience in Analog and Digital Circuit Design of high power (28, 270, 600 Vdc) switching components/electronics, DC/DC converters, inverters, and motor controllers is desired.

Familiarity with many of the following required: power switching devices,…