Engineering Technical Leader – System Controls (Mining)

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Role Summary

The Engineering Technical Leader – Systems Controls will develop, implement, and validate of control systems for electric drive mining vehicles.  These propulsion systems will include control of electrical power input from an alternator, catenary, batteries, or other sources that feed traction and auxiliary inverters used to drive propulsion motors and auxiliary loads.  The propulsion control system also interfaces with other onboard and offboard vehicle systems. These Mining Off-Highway Vehicles (OHV) have payload capacities ranging from 100 to 400 tons.

Essential Responsibilities

• Document system requirements and flow requirements to subsystem, component & software development teams. 

• Evaluate detailed design for technical merit & adherence to sound engineering principles and adhering to business standards, practices, procedures, and product / program requirements.

• Verify and validate control system

• Coordinate sub-system validation and reports for testing performed internally, at 3rd party sites, or on customer site. 

• Support factory build of prototype & standard production systems. 

• Monitor and communicate project status, business issues and significant developments 
  Willingness to travel periodically for durations of 2 to 3 weeks to conduct testing or investigate issues.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or other Engineering discipline. 

• 5 or more years control development experience

• Experience using model-based designing tools such as MatLab/Simulink and/or MatrixX.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters degree in Electrical Engineering & Controls

• Experience with electric propulsion mining vehicle control development

• Experience in surface mining.

• Successful experience working in multi-location engineering teams involved in design and validation activities 

• Successful experience working with global teams

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