Chief Controls Engineer - Connected Vehicles

Location: Hagerstown, Maryland, United States

Salary: $118,600–$204,000 per year across U.S. locations

Company

JLG, an hirify.global company, develops access equipment including mobile elevating work platforms, telehandlers, utility vehicles, and accessories.

What you will do

• Lead a large multidisciplinary engineering team of managers, engineers, designers, and technicians.
• Direct vehicle controls research, development, verification, validation, testing, and production implementation.
• Develop and establish control strategies for engine, hybrid, electric, autonomous, material-handling, suspension, and auxiliary vehicle systems.
• Set engineering goals, technical baselines, product strategies, budgets, project estimates, milestones, and funding proposals.
• Research emerging technologies, identify innovative solutions, and guide technical decisions and organizational modernization.
• Collaborate with software engineering, customers, suppliers, industry consortiums, universities, and internal business functions to resolve complex technical issues.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• At least 10 years of related experience; 12-plus years with a bachelor’s degree, 10-plus years with a master’s degree, or 5 years with a Ph.D.
• Automotive or heavy-duty vehicle experience involving vehicle control systems.
• Expertise in one or more areas such as suspension control, powertrain control, vehicle stability control, material-handling equipment control, vehicle dynamics simulation, or advanced hydraulic control.
• In-depth experience with automotive or heavy-duty vehicle CAN bus and architecture, as well as MathWorks, dSPACE, Vector tools, and AUTOSAR.
• Ability to lead teams, manage budgets and P&L responsibility, make complex technical decisions, and present decisions to leadership and customers.

Nice to have

• Embedded software development experience with C, C++, C#, or Python.

Culture & Benefits

• People-first culture with opportunities to support professional growth and success.
• Routine shift hours with infrequent overtime, weekend work, or shift rotation.
• Reasonable accommodation is available during the application process.
• Employment is with an equal opportunity employer.