As a System Design Engineer within CTCT, you will play a vital role in the team developing technology that works for our customers. In this hands-on role, you will be responsible for the specification, design, and integration of future machine control systems for earthmoving and paving machines (excavators, bulldozers, graders, etc.). You’ll work with marketing, multi-discipline engineering teams, and machine OEMs, to ensure we develop innovative, high-quality products.
You will utilize your detailed knowledge of practical applications of electrical, software, and mechanical engineering skills to lay out system architecture and the systems that are dependent on them. In addition to your broad-ranging technical skills, you will have excellent interpersonal skills to work within ambiguous situations, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to define and develop products, and help transform requirements into product strategy and technical direction, including sometimes serving as the technical lead in engineering teams (leading through influence).
Key Exciting Responsibilities
Create earthmoving and paving machine control system designs
Collaborate with cross-functional teams in the creation and application of system architectures, product design, and verification
Contribute to the creation of product safety concepts and architectures
Assist in the decomposition of product system and safety requirements into subsystem requirements
Coordinate with cross-functional engineering teams on V-model execution
Support electronics hardware component selection and design ensuring system needs are met
Define machine control networks including layout, system usage, security, and messaging
Define communication interfaces including electrical implementation, bus loading analyses, and messaging protocols
Participate in assessments influencing product safety such as hazard & risk analyses, DFMEA, FMEDA, PFMEA, and common cause failure analysis
Assume a leadership role in resolving complex technical problems. Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers and technicians.
Travel (including international) is less than 25%
Essential Skills & Experience
BS in electrical engineering, mechatronics, or a related field
5+ years of experience working in embedded product development
Minimum 3 years of experience developing functionally safe products
Familiar with system design - application level problem solving, system architectures, CAN networks, machine integration
Electronics experience; capable of understanding and developing system diagrams and schematics
Experience designing and interfacing with vehicular communication and control systems
Knowledge of electronic hardware and software product development processes and tools
Proven record of applying functional safety principles and practices to product development
Experience contributing to product risk assessments, FMEAs and FMEDAs
Technical leadership - use of influence and experience to achieve goals
Solid analytical and problem solving skills
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, capable of writing technical specifications and presenting to customers and cross-functional stakeholders
Ability to work independently and as part of a global team
Bonus Points For
Experience designing Machine Control Systems
Familiarity with functions and usage of construction or agriculture machinery
Deep understanding of industry standards such as ISO 19014, ISO 13849, IEC 61508, and ISO 26262
Ability to reconcile functional and regulatory product requirements, and process them into detailed engineering requirements
You possess expertise in analog and exposure to digital electronic circuit design and risk mitigation strategies
Experience in the development and management of organizational standards and processes
You have a proven track record working with Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs), specifically with accelerometers and gyroscopes
Logistics
Location: Dayton, Ohio
Travel Requirement: Less than 25% (including international)
Compensation: Trimble provides the following compensation range and general description of other compensation and benefits that it in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position. This compensation range is based on a full time schedule. Trimble reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, or federal law.
- Hiring Range
- $115,600.00–$158,900.00
- Pay Rate Type
- Salary
- Bonus Eligible?
- Yes
- Commission Eligible?
- No
Benefits: Trimble offers comprehensive core benefits that include Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, Time off plans and retirement plans. Most of our businesses also offer tax savings plans for health, dependent care and commuter expenses as well as Paid Parental Leave and Employee Stock Purchase Plan. If this position is identified above as commission- or bonus-eligible, the terms of the commission plan or discretionary bonus plan for which you are eligible will be provided following the employee start date.
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