Senior Electrical Design Engineer

Company Information 

PACCAR is a Fortune 500 company established in 1905. PACCAR Inc is recognized as a global leader in the commercial vehicle, financial, and customer service fields with internationally recognized brands such as Kenworth, Peterbilt, and DAF trucks.  PACCAR is a global technology leader in the design, manufacture and customer support of high-quality light-, medium-, and heavy-duty trucks under the Kenworth, Peterbilt and DAF nameplates.  PACCAR also designs and manufactures advanced diesel engines, provides financial services and information technology, and distributes truck parts related to its principal business. 

Whether you want to design the transportation technology of tomorrow, support the staff functions of a dynamic, international leader, or build our excellent products and services — you can develop the career you desire with PACCAR. Get started! 

 

Division Information  

Kenworth Truck Company is the manufacturer of The World’s Best® heavy and medium duty trucks. Kenworth is an industry leader in providing fuel-saving technology solutions that help increase fuel efficiency and reduce emissions. The company’s dedication to the green fleet includes aerodynamic trucks, compressed and liquefied natural gas trucks, and medium-duty diesel-electric hybrids. 

Kenworth Electrical Architecture Team is dedicated to improving the quality of all engineering projects that require electrical wiring. This team is focused on definition of the electrical architecture of our systems.

We are looking for someone motivated to take a senior engineer role in the Kenworth Electrical Architecture Team that is knowledgeable of electrical systems and motivated to contribute

to a new generation of vehicles at Kenworth and PACCAR at large. This position is within the Electrical Engineering department at Kenworth and involves redefining how Kenworth vehicle requirements and system designs are integrated into vehicle level electrical systems.  This will include investigative, development, and coordination activities

 

Job Responsibilities: 

• Be the senior engineer providing technical leadership and guidance to your team of fellow electrical architects as you transform system requirements and legacy designs into system level logical schematics within the Siemens Capital tool suite. Quality work output will be defined as clear system logical diagrams that are optioned appropriately for best integration into vehicle harnesses.  

• Work with Field Service and repair teams to improve clarity and speed to market of troubleshooting documentation.  

• Help develop new Corporate Standards appropriate for electrical architecture to standardize new processes.  

• Work with other teams at Kenworth and other PACCAR divisions to provide complete architecture definition to meet major harness release schedules. This includes interfacing with the PACCAR Technical Center and Peterbilt. 

 

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or equivalent engineering degree required. Master’s degree in similar fields and/or Professional Engineering (PE) license preferred.  

• 3-5+ years of experience in electrical system development required. Desired experience in design & release of automotive or commercial vehicle electrical systems or industry-related background.  

• Able to work in a team environment. 

• Background in system-level development, component selection, integration, performance, and validation.  

• Experience with the Siemens Capital electrical system toolsets preferred.  

• Understanding of SAE J1939 physical layer dynamics, including differential signaling states, stub/backbone length constraints, and node limitations.  

• Experience with advanced physical layer variants, such as CAN FD (Flexible Data-Rate) up to 2 Mbps or J1939-16 preferred. 

• Hands-on experience with CAN bus termination strategies and managing split-termination circuits for EMI/EMC mitigation preferred. 

• Experience with 3D CAD, especially PTC’s Creo preferred.  

• Previously demonstrated resourcefulness, strong technical knowledge, analytical capability, and communication skills.  

• Strong interpersonal skills, be a self-starter and have demonstrated high levels of initiative and innovation.  

• Travel up to 10% possible as conditions allow