About Pratt Miller, an Oshkosh company

Pratt Miller is a product development company in motorsports, defense, and mobility industries providing clients with product engineering and low-volume production solutions. Our range of research & development, engineering, prototype manufacturing, test & validation, and low-rate production capability help our customers bring their high-quality products to market faster.

Pratt Miller is a product development company in motorsports, defense, and mobility industries providing clients with product engineering and low-volume production solutions. Our range of research & development, engineering, prototype manufacturing, test & validation, and low-rate production capability help our customers bring their high-quality products to market faster.

Pratt Miller is looking for an experienced Data and Electronics Engineer to join its Competition Engineering Group. This role would support the Corvette Racing By Pratt Miller’s in-house race team. This position would have both shop based and trackside support responsibilities.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Vehicle Electronic Systems

Design and integration of vehicle electronics and control systems:

• Develop and specify harness, instrumentation, and electronic component requirements for system design
• Responsible for device programing and setup
• Develop and maintain system communication protocols and documentation
• Manage supplier technical interactions
• Develop and manage test requirements and planning when applicable
• Managing necessary reporting and documentation
• Development of operation SOPs

Maintenance of the vehicles systems not limited to:

• Develop and maintain the operating configurations for the various systems
• Manage associated documentation and distribution of updates
• Inspecting, installing, calibrating, and modifying vehicle electrical harnesses and instrumentation
• Verifying system operations
• Managing inventory and location of systems across the programs
• Tracking of maintenance and component servicing and life cycles

Trackside / Support Execution

Race and Test Event support

• Race and test event support is required.
• Support and testing duties could include but not limited to:
  • Installation of data system
  • Operation and programming of data systems
  • Verification, maintenance and replacement of instrumentation and electronics equipment
  • Data downloading and distribution
  • Telemetry monitoring
  • Participating in troubleshooting and issue resolution
  • Data review related to vehicle system and instrumentation operation
  • Assisting in setup and teardown of equipment
  • Other various activities suited to skill set
  • Reporting and documentation
• Specific program support can include any of the above-mentioned duties but can expand beyond this scope

Team Member Interactions

This role will interface heavily with our primary supplier and customer base. Overall communication and interaction are expected to be handled in a collaborative manner for the overall improvement of performance and execution.

The role will be expected to interact with other groups within Pratt & Miller, and outside in relation to execution of duties not limited to:

• Organization, participation, and collaboration in meetings
• Support and project related travel

ADDITIONAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

In addition to the responsibilities mentioned above, tasks relating to the following area will be. assigned as required:

• Support Pratt Miller initiatives, marketing events, and general development as necessary
• Provide feedback on product needs and processes
• Support Program Management Office on process developments and improvements

ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

Desired Education

• BS in engineering or other advanced technical background
• 2 years or greater of Motorsports experience with a focus on vehicle electronics and controls systems
• Experience with direct track and test support

Desired Specialized Knowledge and Skills

• Advanced engineering background covered as part of duties outlined above
  • Motorsport data acquisition system software and hardware
• Extensive knowledge of CAN based system programming, architecture, and operation
• Experience in data system harness design, build and maintenance
• Experience covering a range of vehicle data acquisition system tools
  • PI Toolbox
  • PI Workshop
  • Bosch WinDarab
  • Bosch RaceConOther
  • MoTec
  • McLaren
  • Other
• Advanced experience in data processing
  • Matlab
  • Excel
  • Other
• Basics knowledge in different programming languages
  • Simulink
  • C++
  • Visual Basic
  • Python
  • Other

Work Environment/Physical Demands

• Stress may occur periodically
• Long hours may be required at times

• Travel required but would vary on support needs 50~100 day a year

Pay Range:

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