Job Description
Who will you be working with?
The Wabtec Mining team delivers world class electric drive propulsion systems for heavy haul mining trucks with payloads up to 400T.
These systems are introducing new technology to help mines meet their sustainability goals.
How will you make a difference?
In this role, the Sr Engineer - Control Systems will develop, implement, & validate controls for electric drive mining vehicles.
You’ll have the opportunity to interact directly with customers and cross functional teams during product definition and project execution.
What do we want to know about you?
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or other Engineering discipline.
- Strong preference for Electrical Engineering with motor, alternator, and power electronics control experience.
- 8 or more years control development experience
- Experience using model-based designing tools such as MatLab / Simulink and / or MATRIXx.
What will your typical day look like?
- Developing control systems for new products and new features for our existing fleet. Control development will span the entire lifecycle from customer definition, concept selection, modeling, simulation, and implementation to verification and validation testing.
- Documenting system requirements and flowing requirements to subsystem, & component development teams.
- Evaluating detailed designs for technical merit & adherence to sound engineering principles and adhering to business standards, practices, procedures, and product / program requirements.
- Coordinating sub-system validation and reports for testing performed internally, at 3rd party sites, or on customer site.
- Monitoring and communicating project status, business issues and significant developments
- Periodic travel for durations of 2 to 3 weeks to conduct testing or investigate issues.
What about the physical demands of the job?
Candidates will be required to work in a full test lab and support testing in the field, the below physical capabilities are essential :
- Climb multistory access stairs and / or ladders on large mining trucks to perform validation testing.
- Work with hand-coded control models and interpret models and simulations.
You may also be asked to perform other duties outside of your function or trade, for which adequate training will be provided if necessary.
More information on offered benefits, which include health, welfare, and retirement, is available at mywabtecbenefits.com .
Relocation assistance may be provided if eligibility requirements are met.
Wabtec will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the U.S. for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable) and fitness for duty test (as applicable).