Electrical Systems Integration Engineer

Insight Global - Lomita, CA

Full-time

Lomita, CA

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Electrical Systems Integration Engineer will be responsible for developing electrified powertrain concepts and optimizing systems through simulation. This role involves conducting trade-off analysis, completing detailed system design activities, and troubleshooting electric powertrain systems to resolve challenges. The engineer will work closely with component design owners and support development builds and validation processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop electrified powertrain concepts
• Identify design/development leverage opportunities
• Optimize systems through simulation
• Conduct trade-off analysis using key metrics (performance, TCO, R&D investment)
• Complete detailed system design activities, in concert with component design owners
• Support development builds and validation
• Troubleshoot electric powertrain systems to resolve electrical and mechanical component and system challenges

Requirements

• BS in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
• 8+ years experience for MS or PhD
• 10+ years of relevant product (machine, system, or component) development experience
• Ability to interrogate existing system schematics and develop new electrical system layouts
• Creation of detailed electrical schematics, leveraging industry and Caterpillar developed standards
• Ability to apply principles of electrical theory to electric powertrain design
• Strong collaboration and communication skills to efficiently work with process partners and internal customers
• Experience with design and simulation tools/software
• Experience in performance analysis and simulation at machine or system level
• Electric drive systems design, modeling and/or simulation (using tools such as Matlab, Simulink, etc.)
• Testing of electrical components, systems, machines
• Electric or mechanical drivetrain systems (design or simulation)
• Motor / generator systems (design or simulation)
• Power electronics / power conversion systems and controls (design or simulation)
• Power distribution design, including selection of protective components
• Hydraulic system design or simulation
• Machine or systems controls development / validation
• Experience mentoring less experienced engineers / team members