Vehicle Controls Engineer

Principal / Senior Vehicle Controls Engineer

Location: Greencastle, PA (100% Onsite)

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly motivated Principal / Senior Vehicle Controls Engineer to support the development of next-generation high-capacity boom lift platforms. The engineer will play a key role in designing, implementing, testing, and validating advanced vehicle control strategies for off-highway mobile equipment.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience in vehicle controls, CAN communication networks, control algorithm development, and hands-on machine testing within automotive, heavy-duty, construction, or agricultural equipment industries.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement advanced vehicle control strategies and control algorithms.


• Design, integrate, and validate vehicle control systems for mobile machinery.


• Perform hands-on vehicle and machine testing to validate system performance.


• Diagnose and troubleshoot vehicle control issues during development and validation.


• Support software and hardware integration activities.


• Analyze CAN communications and vehicle network behavior.


• Utilize Vector CANalyzer and related tools for diagnostics and validation.


• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to bring products from concept to production.


• Support system verification, validation, and production readiness activities.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or related Engineering discipline.


• 5-10 years of experience in Vehicle Controls Engineering.


• Strong experience developing vehicle control systems and control strategies.


• Hands-on experience performing physical vehicle testing and troubleshooting.


• Experience with CAN Bus networks and SAE J1939 communications.


• Proficiency with Vector CANalyzer and related diagnostic tools.


• Experience with electrical architectures for automotive or heavy-duty vehicles.


• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in:

• Construction Equipment


• Agricultural Equipment


• Heavy-Duty Vehicles


• Off-Highway Mobile Equipment


• Automotive Industry


• Experience with boom lifts, aerial work platforms, telehandlers, or similar machinery.


• Knowledge of embedded control systems and vehicle diagnostics.

Required Skills

• Vehicle Controls


• Control Strategy Development


• Control Algorithms


• Vehicle Testing


• Machine Validation


• CAN Bus


• SAE J1939


• CANalyzer


• Vector Tools


• Embedded Controls


• Electrical Systems


• Diagnostics & Troubleshooting


• Verification & Validation (V&V)

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Simulink / MATLAB


• CANoe


• Functional Safety


• Vehicle Integration


• Mechatronics


• Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL)


• Off-Highway Equipment Controls