When you join Daimler, you become an agent of change within our global community of people working to create a cleaner, safer, and more efficient world for today and tomorrow. Through innovation at all levels, our teams ensure our world-changing brands continue to increase the quality of life and the business success of our customers, their customers, and the world around them. The Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) brand portfolio is second to none, and includes Freightliner Trucks, Western Star Trucks, Detroit engines and components, Thomas Built Buses and Freightliner Custom Chassis.
We are the undisputed leader in the commercial vehicle market and the industry’s technology trendsetter. Empowered by purpose, DTNA employees drive a Technology Revolution through innovative products and a customer-centric culture. Our dedication to our customers and society does not end once our products hit the road. That’s because we believe that business success and social responsibility go hand in hand. We immerse ourselves in our customer’s experience, and support the environmental responsibilities of our sites to ensure our products are the reliable, sustainable and the desired tools of the future.
Job Overview
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is the market leader and thrives as the voice of the trucking industry. We are compelled to persistently push the envelope as we sharpen our focus on electric mobility (eMobility) and develop vehicles that lead the market. DTNA has created a startup team to bring our vision to reality. This team exudes creativity, energy, innovation, and passion. If you have an entrepreneurial spirit and want to be on the forefront of eMobility, you are meant for this team. You will push the industry standards of electric vehicles to the next level. This is your chance to join us as we define the next chapter of the trucking industry. This is an emerging, exciting technology, and the right person will drive DTNA’s success by helping our engineering department, customers and network adopt the new vehicles into their operations. We can’t wait to hear from you!
In this position, you will support the eMobility Group as the Simulation and Systems engineer, which encompasses the electric propulsion system (eMotor, inverter, battery, HV System) and vehicle. This individual will support the development of advanced control strategies and system development for electrified powertrain/systems optimization for efficiency and performance.

Responsibilities
- Use Simulation tools to develop concepts with best efficiency and performance for electric commercial vehicles

- Develop control-oriented models for Electric drivetrain to improve the capabilities and accuracy of Simulation tools

- Collaborate with design engineers by collecting accurate input variables for simulation and providing feedback on the performance and full-vehicle efficiency of their designs

- Support definition of powertrain-specific feature performance requirements and specifications based on simulation analysis

- Collaborate globally on Simulation efforts and tools, ensuring Daimlers Trucks world-class simulation capabilities

- Perform Simulation correlation activities with analysis of collected test data and comparison to Simulation model results and behavior

- Research novel ideas, controls and apply for patents in the DTNA electric powertrain system

- Apply advanced optimization techniques to find the best balance for efficiency and performance

- Apply advanced machine learning techniques to improve model accuracy

- Improve ePowertrain performance by developing and simulating advanced control strategies of axles, inverters, eMotor control, advanced braking and traction systems, etc

- Collect data and insights into ePowertrain features by participating in testing activities

- Broaden your expertise outside of your immediate responsibilities & become an expert in eMobility