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Batteries Engineer - Senior Power Hardware

General Dynamics Land Systems US

Sterling Heights, MI

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JOB DETAILS
JOB TYPE
Full-time
SKILLS
3D Modeling, Aerospace and Defense, Analysis Skills, Best Practices, Cafeteria, Computer Engineering, Cost Control, Cost Engineering, Data Analysis, Documentation, Electrical Components, Electrical Engineering, Electrical Power Systems, Electricity, Electronics, Embedded Systems, Fitness, Flexible Spending Accounts, Hardware Components, Hardware Design, Hardware Quality Assurance, Healthcare, Heavy Equipment/Vehicles, Industry/Trade Analysis, Low Voltage (LV), Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering, Military, Power Engineering, Power Generation, Power Management, Powertrain, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Problem Solving Skills, Process Improvement, Product Costing, Product Engineering, Product Lifecycle Management, Productivity Management, Propulsion, Quality Assurance, Quality Management, Requirements Management, Security Clearance, System Integration (SI), Systems Engineering, Teamcenter, Technical Analysis, Technical Leadership, Technical Writing, Test Plan/Schedule, Time Management, Trade Studies
LOCATION
Sterling Heights, MI
POSTED
30+ days ago

Position Overview: General Dynamics Land Systems, part of General Dynamics, is seeking an Electrical Power Hardware Engineer to lead the design, development, and integration of smart High and Low Voltage Electrical Power Storage and Power Management Hardware solutions. This role is essential in advancing our vision of providing transformational capabilities for our products.
The Electrical Power Hardware Senior/Lead Engineer - Batteries will play a critical role in:
  • Analyzing technical trade-offs
  • Identifying architectures
  • Determining primary hardware components
  • Guiding critical enablers
  • Collaborating with product management, customers, and suppliers
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 and 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 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off)
  • Onsite cafeteria, fitness center, and outdoor fitness track
This role also involves defining and documenting requirements, executing design, analysis, development, and testing of Power Hardware, ensuring successful integration of High and Low Voltage Electrical Power Storage modules into vehicles.
 
Responsibilities: 
  • Lead hardware design delivery and subsystem integration activities across High and Low Voltage Electrical Power Storage domains
  • Coordinate the development and documentation of component and subsystem requirements for Electrical Power subsystems
  • Develop Electrical Power components to meet key performance and cost targets in collaboration with Product Engineering, Systems Engineering, Modeling, Analysis, Cost Engineering, Planning, and Program teams
  • Conduct component trade studies to select optimized solutions for vehicle requirements of range, performance, reliability, and cost
  • Develop Electrical Power component specifications to meet propulsion system requirements
  • Ensure Electrification and Electrical Power subsystem functions and interfaces adhere to engineering standards for on-time, high-quality delivery
  • Lead and support continuous process improvement, best practices, lessons learned, and quality improvement initiatives
  • Provide technical leadership for issue resolution and technical direction
  • Train, coach, and mentor team members
Requirements: 
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Electronics, or Mechanical Engineering (Master’s degree preferred)
  • 10 years of experience with Electrical systems, including Propulsion and Power Generation, with a focus on High and Low Voltage Electrical Power Storage systems
  • Working knowledge of embedded controls or electrical controls integration (architecture diagrams, designs, and implementation)
  • PLM experience using TeamCenter; knowledge of Cameo and Capital Logic is advantageous
  • Experience with data manipulation in 3D Modeling software
  • Automotive or Heavy-Duty vehicle and/or powertrain experience required; Military/defense land vehicle experience preferred
  • Excellent data analysis skills
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment
  • Proven skills in developing technical documents and oral communication
  • This position may require eligibility to obtain a US security clearance. (Non-US Citizens may not be eligible to obtain a security clearance)   
 
GDLS considers factors such as, scope/responsibilities of the position, candidate experience, education/training background, in addition to local market comparable and business considerations when extending an offer.             
 

About the Company

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General Dynamics Land Systems US

General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS), headquartered in Sterling Heights, Michigan is a wholly-owned business unit of General Dynamics Corporation’s (NYSE:GD) Combat Systems group and is a global leader in the design, development, production, support and enhancement of tracked and wheeled military vehicles. GDLS has a 70-year defense heritage of providing a full spectrum of high quality, technically superior, high value products and services to the United States and its Allies and demonstrates the leadership, financial resources, technology and strength of more than 7500 employees who are dedicated to making the Company the World’s preferred supplier of land vehicles and weapons systems. This dedication assures every shareholder, customer, and the nation, that the name General Dynamics will always mean Strength on Your Side.

At the heart of Land Systems’ military-vehicle platforms is the Abrams main battle tank and the family of Stryker and LAV wheeled combat vehicles. These key ground-force assets remain critical to the military’s structure and offer continuing opportunities for modernization and enhancements that meet the Warfighter’s evolving requirements while increasing troop safety and effectiveness.

COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Aerospace and Defense
FOUNDED
1982
WEBSITE
http://www.gdls.com/

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