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Power Distribution Engineer

Washington, DC · On-site

$103K - $181K/yr

Develop relay/contactor control logic and interlocks (hardware + firmware/logic as applicable) to ... Qualifications * BS in Electrical Engineering, or related field. * Experience designing power ...

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VA VE Engineer

Detroit, MI · On-site

VA VE Engineer Location: Dearborn, MI (Onsite) Duration: Permanent (Full-Time) * Development will ... Contactor control * Diagnostics and fault handling * Must have a solid background in working with ...

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Battery System Engineer

Palo Alto, CA · On-site

We're looking for a Battery Systems Engineer (at all levels) to own the battery system architecture ... contactor and fuse sizing, fault detection, and end-of-life criteria, partnering with BMS hardware ...

Canoo

Senior Systems Engineer, HV Systems

Oklahoma City, OK · On-site

$89K - $123K/yr

Job Title Senior Systems Engineer, HV Systems About Canoo Canoo's mission is to bring EVs to ... Develop and document, high level HV management strategies such as contactor opening/closing schemes ...

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Analog ATE Test Engineer

Aliso Viejo, CA · On-site

... contactor qualification, and tester correlation. * Define, improve, and validate test methods ... Analyze engineering test data and report results to the team (design, product engineering ...

Canoo

Senior Systems Engineer, HV Systems

Oklahoma City, OK · On-site

$97K - $132K/yr

Job Purpose The Senior HV Systems Engineer, HV Systems will be responsible for the high voltage ... Develop and document high level HV management strategies such as contactor opening/closing schemes ...

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BMS Software Development Engineer

Dearborn, MI • On-site

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Job description

  • Develop and own operating state machines and mode management, including supervisory coordination across multiple controllers
  • Implement high-voltage sequencing, including precharge control, contactor activation/deactivation, contactor diagnostics, and interlock handling
  • Implement protection strategies for overvoltage, undervoltage, overcurrent, temperature extremes, isolation loss, and thermal events
  • Implement current and power limit calculation and arbitration, including derate strategy
  • Implement cell balancing demand logic across modules and strings
  • Implement thermal management control, actuation, setpoint strategy, and thermal diagnostics
  • Aggregate measured and estimated states for system-level reporting
  • Propagate and announce faults to external systems
  • Own diagnostic strategy, including fault detection, debounce, classification, storage, clearing, and reporting
  • Integrate and calibrate estimation models delivered by algorithm engineering
  • Own the calibration parameter set and its documentation
  • Develop application software using model-based development with production code generation and handwritten C
  • Author software requirements and design documentation traceable to system requirements
  • Support safety and security analyses
  • Support validation debug, root cause analysis, and field issue resolution
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Computer, Mechatronics, Controls, or Mechanical Engineering
  • 5+ years developing embedded application or control software for electronic control units
  • Model-based development proficiency with production code generation
  • Working C ability
  • Demonstrated state machine, sequencing, and diagnostic strategy design on a production program
  • Requirements-driven software development with traceability, unit testing, and code review discipline
  • Comfort working directly with hardware, benches, and instrumentation to debug control behavior
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability and willingness to travel occasionally
  • Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States
  • Visa sponsorship is not available
  • Preferred: Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls, or a related technical field
  • Preferred: Battery management control software experience, including contactor sequencing, protection strategy, limit calculation, and balancing
  • Preferred: High-voltage system experience and understanding of isolation, precharge, and interlock principles
  • Preferred: Software development under functional safety process requirements, including safety mechanism implementation
  • Preferred: Calibration methodology and parameter management for production programs
  • Preferred: Coordination or aggregation logic across distributed controllers
  • Preferred: Thermal management control strategy experience
Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in developing embedded application software and control strategies for electronic control units, with a strong focus on model-based development, high-voltage systems, and diagnostic strategies. Proficient in requirements-driven software development and capable of integrating hardware with software for effective control behavior.

Highest-signal resume keywords
  • Embedded Application Development
  • Model-Based Development
  • High-Voltage System Experience
  • Diagnostic Strategy Design
  • Requirements-Driven Software Development
ATS Optimization KeywordsHard Skills
  • C Programming
  • State Machine Design
  • Control Software Development
  • Thermal Management Control
  • Fault Detection and Reporting
  • Calibration Methodology
  • Power Limit Calculation
  • Cell Balancing Logic
  • Safety Mechanism Implementation
  • Unit Testing
Soft Skills
  • Strong Written Communication
  • Strong Verbal Communication
Industry Keywords
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Controls Engineering
  • Battery Management Control
  • Functional Safety Process
  • Isolation Principles
Tools & Technologies
  • Instrumentation
  • Debugging Tools
  • Production Code Generation
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