System Design and Verification Engineer

System Design and Verification Engineer

Location: Waterloo, Iowa, United States
Competitive salary with Bonus

Full time direct hire, Full benefits

Relocation

Visas possible

Job description

As a Virtual Analysis & Verification Engineer, Dynamic Systems Modeling, you will develop dynamic systems models (DSM) of onboard vehicle thermofluid systems and integrate these with other vehicle subsystems and controls models to create whole vehicle /implement systems. In addition, you will exercise these models to select designs that deliver optimal system-level performance such as vehicle range and productivity at different ambient conditions.

Requirements

Essential requirements

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline

5+ years industry experience.

4 or more years of experience developing and exercising dynamic systems models to guide design of one or more of the following vehicle systems: power unit, cooling system, drivetrain, hydraulics, suspension, traction, controls, or similar

2 or more years of experience designing and developing vapor compression refrigeration cycles such as those used in vehicle HVAC systems

2 or more year of experience integrating DSM models with control models, to be used for model-based software development

Excellent organizational, communication, and people skills that enable collaboration and knowledge exchange across a multi-functional team.

Preferred requirements

Expertise building DSM models using Mathworks Simscape and integrating them in Simulink

Strong technical background in:

Thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, and heat transfer

Control theory, design, and analysis

Numerical analysis and methods

Programming languages Matlab, Python, C++, etc.

Experience in design or modeling of hybrid or battery electric vehicle systems (e.g., batteries, motors/generators, power electronics, and supporting systems)

Demonstrated ability to integrate new technologies into products and bring to market

Comfortable using PTC Creo or other CAD tools