Principal Engineer - Controls

Location: Orrville, Ohio, United States; the pay range applies across U.S. locations.

Salary: $91,500–$148,100 per year.

Company

JLG, an Oshkosh company, develops access equipment including mobile elevating work platforms, telehandlers, utility vehicles, and accessories for construction and related industries.

What you will do

• Lead exploration of technologies, systems, and methods for vehicle control strategies.
• Develop system requirements and advanced control strategies for engine, hybrid, electric, autonomous, suspension, material handling, and auxiliary systems.
• Research, develop, verify, validate, test, and implement vehicle control systems in production.
• Build control strategies in virtual simulation environments and hardware-in-the-loop simulators, then transfer them to vehicle testing and production.
• Define project resources, estimates, test plans, milestones, and controls schedules.
• Collaborate with software engineers, suppliers, universities, industry groups, and other project teams while mentoring entry-level engineers.

Requirements

• Accredited bachelor's degree in mechanical or electrical engineering, or a related field.
• At least five years of related engineering experience.
• Ability to perform complex engineering calculations, investigations, planning, reporting, and technical problem solving.
• Experience with vehicle control systems in automotive or heavy-duty vehicle environments is preferred.
• Experience with CAN bus and vehicle architecture is preferred.
• Regular attendance and routine-shift availability are required.

Nice to have

• Bachelor's degree with eight or more years of experience, a master's degree with five or more years, or a Ph.D. with two or more years of related experience.
• Experience with MathWorks, dSPACE, Vector tools, or AUTOSAR.
• Embedded software development experience using C, C++, C#, or Python.

Culture & Benefits

• Work follows Oshkosh and general industry engineering standards and processes.
• Routine shift hours with infrequent overtime, weekend work, or shift rotation.
• Opportunities to contribute to advanced control development and collaborate with external technical organizations.
• People-first culture with opportunities to support professional growth and success.
• Reasonable accommodation is available during the employment process for applicants with disabilities.