Senior Electrical Systems Lead – Automotive & Heavy-Duty

Carrier; City of Syracuse (NY); On-site; USD 96,000 - 192,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Benefits

Retirement Benefits

Paid time off

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

Tuition Assistance

Job summary

Carrier Global Corporation is seeking an Electrical Systems Lead Engineer in Syracuse, NY to lead the design, validation, and integration of electrical power systems for transport refrigeration units in heavy‑duty trucks and trailers.

You will own system architecture, power distribution, safety, EMC/EMI, and regulatory compliance, guiding concepts from concept through production while ensuring reliability and meeting customer requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
• 8+ years of electrical engineering experience.
• 5+ years designing automotive, commercial vehicle, or heavy-truck electrical systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of transport refrigeration electrical system architectures.
• Design low-voltage and high-voltage electrical power distribution systems.
• Define electrical interfaces between refrigeration unit, battery systems, alternators and charging systems, inverters and converters, controllers and telematics devices.
• Develop wiring harnesses, power distribution modules, and control panels.
• Create electrical schematics, system block diagrams, and interface control documents.
• Lead electrical design activities through concept, prototype, validation, and launch.
• Perform electrical load analysis, power budget calculations, and fault analysis.
• Evaluate and select electrical components, sensors, relays, contactors, connectors, and protection devices.
• Drive design-for-manufacturing and design-for-serviceability improvements.
• Develop and execute electrical validation plans.
• Support EMC/EMI, environmental, durability, and reliability testing.
• Ensure compliance with applicable standards and regulations, including root-cause analysis for field quality issues.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Automotive electrical design

Power systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Carrier Global Corporation is seeking an Electrical Systems Lead Engineer in Syracuse, NY to lead the design, validation, and integration of electrical power systems for transport refrigeration units in heavy‑duty trucks and trailers.

You will own system architecture, power distribution, safety, EMC/EMI, and regulatory compliance, guiding concepts from concept through production while ensuring reliability and meeting customer requirements.