Senior Powertrain Engineer for Electric Commercial Vehicles

Carter Murray; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Benefits package

Job summary

Carter Murray in Houston is seeking a Lead Powertrain Engineer to own electric commercial vehicle powertrain development and integration. This hands-on leadership role requires strong EV expertise and direct experience with powertrain integration in commercial vehicle applications.

You will drive projects from concept through validation and production release, collaborating with cross-functional teams and external customers to deliver high-performance solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Computer Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in electric vehicle powertrain integration.
• Strong understanding of electric powertrain systems within medium-duty or heavy-duty commercial vehicles.
• Experience with powertrain architecture, system integration, testing, and validation.
• Familiarity with product development methodologies such as V-Model, APQP, IATF 16949, or similar frameworks.
• Strong troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent technical documentation abilities.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical engagement and discussions with customers and key stakeholders.
• Drive cross-functional development of electric powertrain systems.
• Define system requirements, architecture, integration strategies, and validation plans.
• Lead mechanical and electrical integration activities across vehicle platforms.
• Oversee software implementation, HIL testing, field testing, validation, and software release management.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to develop powertrain architectures and system requirements.
• Manage development plans, budgets, milestones, and project schedules.
• Develop technical concepts, layouts, and proposals based on customer requirements.
• Review and approve technical documentation and design deliverables.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective action initiatives for system and component issues.
• Support product commissioning activities both onsite and remotely.
• Lead prototype build programmes, testing campaigns, and validation efforts.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship across multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Technical documentation

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Computer Engineering

Job description

Carter Murray in Houston is seeking a Lead Powertrain Engineer to own electric commercial vehicle powertrain development and integration. This hands-on leadership role requires strong EV expertise and direct experience with powertrain integration in commercial vehicle applications.

You will drive projects from concept through validation and production release, collaborating with cross-functional teams and external customers to deliver high-performance solutions.