Lead Engineer - High-Voltage Battery Projects

PACCAR Inc; Lewisville, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 142,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k with match

Pension plan

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Medical, dental, vision

FSA/HSA

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Employee assistance program

Job summary

PACCAR in Lewisville, TX is seeking a Project Lead Engineer to own plans for High Voltage Battery development within the Battery Department. You will create, maintain, and report status on deliverables related to cost and timing for key stakeholders, driving the master timing plan for production.

The role emphasizes collaboration across divisions, supplier alignment, and ownership of HV battery subsystem requirements throughout the product lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or equivalent.
• 5+ years of relevant experience, preferably within vehicle, automotive, or heavy duty commercial platforms.
• Excellent professional interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written) are required.
• Proactive team player with strong multi-tasking and problem-solving skills.
• Strong experience with High Voltage Battery systems.
• Experience with Microsoft Office products.
• Experience in validating and industrializing components for mass market deployment.
• Working knowledge of tools: Creo/Pro Engineer and Windchill preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to work with Tier 1 partner in product development preferred.
• Working knowledge of battery pack system, electrical architecture, thermal architecture, vehicle architecture, and mechanical design of commercial vehicles preferred.
• Hands-on experience and manufacturing experience desired.
• Experience in program management preferred.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for engineering definition, development, design, validation, and release planning related to high voltage batteries.
• Collect, define, and integrate design, validation, and production activities to form a cohesive plan towards production of HV Batteries.
• Align with other project lead engineers and project managers to build the full powertrain plan for production.
• Support the engineering team in establishing deliverable dates, aligning suppliers and internal stakeholders to the master timing plan.
• Own assigned electrical components or subsystems, including requirements definition, interface coordination, validation planning, and maintenance of design documentation across the product lifecycle.
• Must be able to work with a diverse set of stakeholders (PACCAR Divisions, Suppliers & Customers) and manage multiple tasks concurrently.
• Domestic and international travel up to 20 %.

Skills

HV battery systems

communication skills

multi-tasking

problem solving

project management

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical/Electrical/Mechatronics

Tools

Creo/Pro Engineer

Windchill

Job description

PACCAR in Lewisville, TX is seeking a Project Lead Engineer to own plans for High Voltage Battery development within the Battery Department. You will create, maintain, and report status on deliverables related to cost and timing for key stakeholders, driving the master timing plan for production.

The role emphasizes collaboration across divisions, supplier alignment, and ownership of HV battery subsystem requirements throughout the product lifecycle.