Sr. Principal Engineer - Controls (Autonomous Vehicles)

Location: Orlando, Florida, United States; regular attendance and on-site technical support are required.

Salary: $104,100–$173,900 per year

Company

Oshkosh AeroTech provides aviation ground support products, gate equipment, and airport services for airlines, airports, air-freight carriers, ground handlers, and military customers.

What you will do

• Lead the development, integration, and validation of JetDock autonomous docking controls across aircraft cargo loader platforms.
• Develop, modify, troubleshoot, and validate embedded controller software using Danfoss PLUS+1 and, where applicable, CODESYS.
• Design vehicle electrical and controls architectures, including controllers, sensors, displays, electrical components, and communication interfaces.
• Integrate LIDAR and other sensors for aircraft detection, positioning, and automated vehicle functions.
• Lead system testing, vehicle testing, customer-site validation, production implementation, and root-cause investigations.
• Provide technical direction and mentorship to controls engineers while coordinating with electrical designers, mechanical engineers, suppliers, manufacturing, quality, and Field Service teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, software engineering, mechanical engineering, or a related field, with at least eight years of related experience.
• Hands-on experience developing and troubleshooting embedded controller software with Danfoss PLUS+1 or CODESYS.
• Experience designing vehicle or mobile-equipment electrical and control systems and integrating controllers, sensors, and electrical components.
• Experience with CAN bus communication, vehicle controls architecture, and system-level hardware/software troubleshooting.
• Experience leading complex controls engineering activities and providing technical guidance to other engineers.
• Ability to work in Orlando, Florida, with regular attendance and on-site field support as required.

Nice to have

• Experience with both Danfoss PLUS+1 and CODESYS, Danfoss mobile controllers, and related control hardware.
• Experience integrating LIDAR and other sensing technologies into automated vehicle functions.
• Background in aircraft ground support equipment, off-highway vehicles, mobile hydraulics, or other complex mobile machinery.
• Experience with common embedded software across multiple vehicle models and powertrain configurations.
• Advanced CAN diagnostics, control-system validation tools, and C/C++ or Python development experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaboration with international teams, customer representatives, suppliers, and cross-functional engineering groups.
• Opportunities to provide technical leadership, mentor engineers, and improve software reuse and validation processes.
• People-first culture with opportunities to support team member growth and success.
• Competitive total rewards package and pay determined by experience, education, skills, responsibilities, and internal equity.